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As Sri Lanka enters another day of darkness for social media platforms, has the ban really been effective ? Has social media done more good or bad for you? How do we ever find a way to regulate the world’s largest “community” or should it be kept away from regulators? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a report released Wednesday, World Health Organisation said, to be healthy, children under 5 years old should be spending less time staring at screens and more time playing. They recommend no more than one hour of screen time per day for children under 5 and no screen time at all for infants under 1. Trouble is though, will you comply? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IPO sector has seen an increase over the last year and it will only continue to grow according to global and local markets. Despite the various means of alternative funding, getting a company to an IPO stage is the holy grail for most entrepreneurs but it’s not without challenges. We talk about what’s happening in the sector and we speak to Terence Loo of Aquilas Advisory about fac...

According to a 2017 survey carried out by the American Psychology Association, there has been a 30% increase in students seeking counselling on University campuses. Technology might be the culprit. However, sometimes we use them to de-stress . But how much is too much? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last couple of months, we saw WhatsApp add a bunch of features, some for added functionality and some for security purposes. According to new reports, WhatsApp could soon make taking screenshots of the chats a thing of the past. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani, the age of “the CEO” needs to come to an end and in turn, everyone who works for a company needs to be held accountable for its progress or lack thereof. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Between corporate jargon, business buzzwords, and all the acronyms we toss around, it can seem like we speak an entirely different language at work than in the rest of our lives. We use a lot of these terms in the interest of efficiency, but a lot can get lost in translation. Given the choice, which Buzzwords would you bin? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just days after Disney announced its pricing schemes and line of programming for Disney+, Netflix has subtly fired back with a viewership flex of its own. It seems like we’ll finally get to see those big (albeit elusive) numbers that Reed Hastings’ streaming giant is always so confident about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you hate reading the T&Cs when signing up for a new account, but are concerned about your privacy online, then you need Jumbo ; an app that manages your privacy for you, from Facebook to Alexa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instagram has considered hiding the like count on photos, so audiences can’t see how many people have liked an individual post. Why would they be considering this? What benefits might it have for the user? How will it affect businesses and influencers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, isn’t out yet—but it seems that the device it’s called “the future” is falling flat before it’s even hit customers’ hands. We hear what Samsung has to say about reports of display issues that have emerged just 48 hours after its first outing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Communication and Multimedia Ministry plans to set up a computer programming school for secondary school leavers. Its Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the initiative was to train the younger generation to be IT (information technology) savvy so as to be able to compete in the digital age. He said his Ministry was looking at various models in building and developing the computer programming sylla...

The Dabbawalas of Mumbai have been delivering food for 125 years - and are extremely good at it. According to Harvard Business School, they are rated 6 Sigma, meaning that when they rarely make a mistake, it amounts to 3.4 mistakes in a Million. What services in Malaysia could we improve immediately with a little tech and innovation? - the team discusses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Some offices have brutal office politics, while others employ brutal videogames to prevent office politics. Apparently the wildly popular online game Fortnite has made its way into office culture, with more people jumping on the battle royale bandwagon than ever before. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you hook customers with something free and get it to pay off big? Here are three questions to ask if you're thinking of offering a freemium option to your customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO and co-founder, has said that he would remove the social media platform’s ‘ Like ’ button if he knew it would create a culture of toxic reassurance. Similarly, there might be other features on popular social platforms that we could do without altogether. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New studies in the US show, indoor shopping malls with ‘experiential’ tenants aren’t benefiting from greater shopper traffic. So the retail apocalypse continues… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Videogames are a billion-dollar industry. While it takes hundreds, if not thousands of employees working on the backend to get a game going, these developers and designers aren’t unionized. That might change in the very near future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many office workers, “working from home” has replaced a day spent recovering under the covers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inventions that change the world usually start as concepts and ideas at exhibitions like the annual Geneva Inventions Fair. We look at some of the smartest, most useful ideas - like a solar-powered umbrella - to come out of the convention this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever thought about writing a user guide for yourself ? About the way that you work, your principles and your work ethics? It turns out that it can be quite cathartic and help your employees learn a little bit about you as a leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The results of a new survey show that of a handful of countries, holidaymakers from certain countries are most likely to choose their destination based on how good their photos make them appear on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As excited as we fans are about the premiere of the final season of Game Of Thrones, we are just as wary about the one thing that comes with the release of every new episode: spoilers . Here are some tech hacks to avoid them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disney chief Bob Iger has officially announced the launch date, price tag, and a slew of original content that will debut on Disney+ - Disney’s streaming service and potential rival to Netflix. The big question is, when will we be able to get it here in Malaysia?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the eighth and final season of HBOs Game Of Thrones looming on the horizon, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the business lessons that the franchise has taught us, as well as some of the other lessons that we’ve learned from the world of entertainment in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.