Enterprise Explores

It’s that “free year” you took after a 6-month internship. It’s that two-year freelancing phase. And maybe it’s the 15-month break you took from work to complete a course. Whatever the case, explaining the gap in your resume can get tricky and maybe even slightly awkward, so here’s how you can do it well.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

We’re following up on an article that we talked about last week - about how there’s less than a 5% success rate for fresh graduates getting an interview. We speak to Avinash Kumar, Monroe Consulting, to get a recruiter's point of view. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year, big brands try to outdo each other with clever April Fools’ pranks. When done right , these pranks enter a (sort of) pop-culture zeitgeist and can have incredible shelflife, making them a marketer’s dream. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine how easy and unstressed life and decision-making would be if there were a foolproof formula for knowing absolutely when to bail on something—a relationship, a job, a goal, a venture, a life path. We take a look at several ways you can tell that it's the right time to quit, all drawn from research .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After two years of stalling, Apple has called it quits on their charging mat, AirPower, even after alluding to its ability to charge AirPods as recently as four days before the cancellation . Why has Apple pulled the plug? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the vein of Amazon and other online shopping platforms, McDonald’s is leveraging on artificial intelligence insights to help them predict what you’re going to want to order.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instead of paying your cell phone bill in cash, Moolah Mobile lets you pay for your service as you use it, by putting ads on your home screen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A company called Family Tree is encouraging people to possibly trade their privacy for the possibility of justice ! By creating a DNA bank, Family Tree believes authorities will have a better chance of tracking the bad guys in the event of a crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone is waking up to the fact that big tech companies have been skimming personal data for years and not saying much about it. But if you’re already giving up your data, what kind of convenience would you be willing to trade it for? We discuss what tech companies could accomplish to improve our lives if they used our personal data more wisely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

It’s time to get serious about the digital accessibility of your product. As tempting as it might be to prioritize stunning visuals and mobile experience over an accessible design, accessibility has become a legal requirement—not an option—for many businesses. Just ask Beyonce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to The Star , fresh graduates claim they have to send in more than 100 applications before getting 1 interview on average. But why is this, and what are the obstacles preventing them from getting past the application stage and into the interview room? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TM has launched their first pre-5G network in the SetiaWalk vicinity, touting faster speeds and better coverage than native 4G. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plastic surgeons are blogging, posting on Instagram, and creating stories for Snapchat that often show real patients undergoing procedures in real time. These surgeons – who practice under a variety of titles – are exposing each other's mistakes, battling negative patient reviews, swiping each other's before and after photos and pushing the line between appropriate and vulgar. See omny...

As more screens appear in the lives of the poor, screens are disappearing from the lives of the rich. The richer you are, the more you spend to be offscreen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even when we love what we do, we may find our motivation at work waning from time to time. It happens to the best of us, and when it does, it can compromise our focus, productivity and confidence - especially when we’re in the middle of launching our own business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may not hear of it often, but fake drugs are an ongoing epidemic in some parts of the world; harming and sometimes killing unknowing patients who take them. A new startup called RxAll has figured out a way to detect fake drugs in less than a minute, using state-of-the-art AI and tech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apple has announced its very own credit card, simply called the Apple Card . It has everything you could possibly want or need in a credit card - no fees, low interest rates, badass privacy protection and then some, which got us thinking - what’s the catch? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve gone from drives to optical discs to massive data farms all around the world, but as Microsoft has proven with the first fully automated system to store and retrieve data in manufactured DNA , the future of large scale data storage could actually be very, very compact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook acknowledged on Thursday (March 21) that it left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The default voice option for the three AI assistants - Siri, Cortana, and Alexa - is female. And while you can opt for a male voice for Siri and Cortana, there is no gender-neutral voice option for any AI. Enter: Q, a creative project by Virtue Nordic, and potentially the first genderless AI voice in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many things we can take away from Marie Kondo’s Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. We’re drowning in excess stuff, and many of us are seeking self-help strategies to simplify and streamline our lives. Decluttering has captured the public imagination because it delivers a psychological as well as a practical benefit . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Texting during the interview process has become increasingly popular as modern candidates have expressed a desire for the process to be fast, convenient, and easy’ - those are not our words, but they are the words of Kurt Heikkinen, president and CEO of recruiting firm Montage. How would you feel about being interviewed via text message ? What are the barriers you’d need to over...

A major part of entrepreneurship, especially when it comes to expansion, requires pitching to external investors. But what are these potential funders actually looking for? What questions are they asking about your business when you’re not in the room any more? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JPMorgan Chase has started testing videogames based on neuroscience in their hiring process. According to analysts, this may be a more effective method of hiring people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stand-out employees have a few things in common: They are passionate about what they do and who they work for. And they genuinely want to see their employer do well, they respect their management team, and they strive to outperform themselves each day. Needless to say, these types of people are incredibly hard to find. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.