Enterprise Explores

 When that midnight craving hits, chances are you’re gonna reach for a sweet and satiating night time snack like ice cream.  The problem is, all that fat and sugar right before bed is actually disruptive to catching those zzzs. And that’s why functional food startup Nightfoods has created a line of what it calls “sleep-friendly” ice cream .   See omnystudio.c...

Going to the toilet in China might not be quite what you’re used to. Since the first toilet in Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Park got a face scanning machine in 2017, public lavatories across China are being transformed. Just this week, local state media praised two face scanning toilet endeavors for being “clean and convenient” and “reducing toilet paper waste.” S...

A biotech company in China is offering pet cloning services to those who can afford it. After successfully cloning an aging celebrity dog, the company known as Siogene might be the go-to for pet owners who never wish to part with (versions of) their furry friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some works of art are far too fragile and difficult to upkeep to be seen in real life. One solution to this? A virtual museum by way of an app, called “Meet Vermeer”, which displays the Dutch artist’s work in finer detail than we could see with the naked eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China REALLY wants its electric cars, so much that the government is willing to ban new car factories that aren’t focused on assembling electric vehicles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fast food chains in the US have started using facial recognition to significantly reduce order-and-wait times. On the flipside, outlets are also planning to apply the technology to detect criminals in their stores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab has announced the pilot test of GrabClub , a monthly subscription service that aims to provide users with more savings on services like food delivery and rides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The term “ mumpreneur ” has been around since the late 90s. But nowadays, the people they refer to are starting to reject the term entirely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday grind got you down? Well, take solace: billionaire serial entrepreneur Richard Branson expects the 9-to-5 workday and 5-day work week to die soon , but not for the reasons you may expect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The social media trends of 2018 were tumultuous and difficult to navigate. So what might come next in 2019 ? Hootsuite’s annual Social Trends Report attempts to predict how social media might shift in 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to a yearly report by Stockholm-based phone number-identification service Truecaller, spam calls grew by 300 percent year-over-year in 2018. The report also found that the telecom operators themselves are much to blame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your dog or cat ridiculously afraid of fireworks? You’re not alone, and Ford may have a solution for both pet owners and pets alike. In an effort to innovate, Ford has released a prototype noise-cancelling doghouse - and while it looks too expensive to be true, it could fly off shelves if it’s ever commercialized. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bigger doesn’t always mean better, especially in the technology sphere. MIT researchers announced that they have invented a way to shrink objects to nanoscale smaller than what you can see with a microscope - using a laser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon has branded a bunch of products in their zero-profit inventory as “CRaP” and is looking to eliminate these goods from their store. But in the race to secure customer loyalty, is this really a good idea?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The influencer marketing industry is on track to be worth $5 billion to $10 billion by 2020, and almost anyone can become an influencer these days - even 2 year-old girls. We ask the question - are they worth the investment? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese online retailer Taobao is endorsing a physical store here in Malaysia to bring the online store experience offline. Have we now completed the full circle from offline to online and now back to offline? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently “ghosting” isn’t just a problem in the dating world. The act of quitting work without any indication or follow-up whatsoever is starting to frustrate more and more employers, as their workers resort to this method of abruptly dropping their jobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good news! Malaysians are expected to get a 5.2% salary raise in 2019 according to Mercer Malaysia , with life science and technology industry leading the way. Are you satisfied with your current pay and how do you request for a pay raise? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent study shows more employees are becoming friends with their bosses. From meeting their significant other, going to their homes and even doing exercises together are becoming more common in the workforce. But these are also the same very person who determines your salary, workload and everything. Is it wise to be best pals with your boss ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

The point of making mistakes is to learn from them and not repeat them. But surprisingly, we still aren’t very good at the second part! Here are 10 mistakes that smart people never make twice.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young gamers in China are using just about every trick in the book to try to circumvent new age restrictions on China's most popular games. The country's biggest video game publisher, Tencent, recently started using facial recognition software to verify player identities and limit playtime for those under the age of 18. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The solution to the global food waste problem may have been in our sewers (and occasionally in our bathrooms) this whole time. Billions of cockroaches are being farmed in China in an attempt to tackle food waste … and for better or worse, it may actually be working! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The language learning app, Duolingo, have made guilt-tripping an artform with their cartoon owl mascot, Duo. If you miss a week of lessons, the app sends you an email with an animated crying version of Duo. Why is technology guilt-tripping us so effective? We ask our listeners about the worst ways technology has guilt tripped them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A robot hailed as the most advanced created in Russia was actually just a man in a suit. The android – known as Boris – took to the stage at a Russian technology conference to delight the world with its entirely lifelike moving and dancing. It was so impressive that it appeared on Russian state television, celebrated as the most modern robot, and produced by a team of students. See omn...

You’ll soon be able to listen to an audio news playlist curated by Google Assistant to inform you on the topics you’re interested in thanks to Google’s latest Assistant feature. It uses artificial intelligence to help make these custom news bundles. Will you jump on this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.