Enterprise Explores

With the smoking ban in eateries being enforced in the new year, we ask what else you’d like to see enforced in 2019? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new year often brings big ambitions, and it can feel like the perfect time to start a business. But some people aren’t cut out for entrepreneurship in the first place - so how do you know if you’re  not ready to start a business ?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the new year approaches, many people are looking for change and that extends to the job hunt as well. Here are a few ways to future-proof your resume . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Year’s resolutions, like many other mainstream trends, are rooted in age-old customs that were then commercialized for big business and bigger bucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy enough to write a list of resolutions every 365 days, but most of us give up halfway through January. We ask you about your strategies to complete your New Year’s resolutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So throughout the year, we’ve been actively searching for stories that you might interesting for you and your business. But what do we at the Biz Bytes team consume when we’re not on air, during our free time to destress? We give you our picks that you need to watch during the New Year’s holiday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In China, a new section of livestreaming is becoming increasingly popular: farming. In the last three years, around 100,000 livestreamers have promoted farm products on Taobao and one livestreamer managed to sell 1 million kilos of oranges in just 13 days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walmart … yes, that Walmart, has filed a patent for autonomous robot bees. As weird as it sounds, the future of agriculture could rely on autonomous tech, which is probably why Walmart is working ahead of the curve to secure a largely untapped market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The price of hospital bills in the US has almost become a meme, but this could all change as of January 1st when new regulations take effect that require hospitals to post their prices of service online. With Malaysia being one of the top destinations for medical tourism we thought we’d ask whether a similar regulation would be useful here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

You know the saying, never trust anything on the Internet? But just how much of the Internet is fake ? Studies shows that year after year, less than 60% of web traffic is human and a healthy majority of it is bots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many brands have redesigned their logos over the years to suit their consumers’ changing tastes. But there seems to be a common trend amongst brands’ redesigns now called “blanding” , in which a more intricate design is replaced with a simple sans-serif font. Is the minimalist approach a successful attempt at staying contemporary, or is it indicative of a downward spiral fo...

What is the wheel, weaving and projectile weapons all came from a children’s mind in prehistoric days? While the adults were out ensuring the group’s survival, could have our human history with innovation started with toys? That’s the idea behind one archaeologist in Denmark who believes toys are really us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IKEA has launched its Christmas campaign asking us to reflect on everyday behaviour, which is considered normal but that perhaps we all need to reconsider, particularly as the Christmas holidays are now upon us. Using the slogan #DisconnectToConnect , IKEA is betting on a different Christmas encouraging us to disconnect our mobile devices and social media in order to connect with those that we are...

Yes, that's right — underpants you can wear for weeks without washing. But Organic Basics' mission as a company is not to advocate laziness amongst the younger generation, though it might seem the case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Zhejiang-based technology company has announced that staff purchasing Apple products will lose chances of promotion and company subsidies, in an effort to support Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou after her arrest. But is it right for a company to politicise their employees’ tech? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truancy and students skipping school is a tale as old as time, with no real solution in sight… unless of course, you plant a chip in their uniforms that could track their whereabouts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The social media giant has seen a rocky 2018, to the point that the hashtag #DeleteFacebook has surfaced online throughout the year. We take a look back at Facebook’s eventful 2018 and ask if you have or are planning to #DeleteFacebook, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seeing as it’s Christmas Eve, nothing feels more appropriate than to celebrate some of the wonderful innovations from 2018 that helped to make the world a better place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to learn how to play the guitar, sure you can take it slowly and you'll become a master after more than a year of work. But as a business owner or professional with so much on your plate already, you don't have that much time to learn and practice a new skill. You've got to master it quickly in order to keep up with industry trends and the competition. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

You never know when a disaster in any form will strike and how that might affect your business. So how do you prepare your small enterprise for an emergency situation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Organisations are facing an employee burnout crisis. A recent Gallup study of nearly 7,500 full-time employees found that 23% of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always, while an additional 44% reported feeling burned out sometimes. That means about two-thirds of full-time workers experience burnout on the job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 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.