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In his National Day speech, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore’s hawker centres were its “community dining rooms” and are a unique part of the country’s heritage and identity . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People today are tied to their smartphones tighter than ever, and injuries occur daily because people are looking at info on screens instead of where they’re going . This is why GM has banned its staff from walking and talking or texting at work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google seems to believe that people are getting too much bad news from the media and that it may not be good for them. So now, you’ll be able to ask “Hey Google, tell me something good.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a well-known fact that our attention spans have decreased over the past few years, some being even shorter than that of a goldfish. But are our smartphones really to be blamed here? New research shows that we’ve always been terrible at focusing and it’s just an evolution of our species, smartphone or not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York Public Library is turning classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll into animated Insta-stories containing the full text of each book . In the competition between paper-based books and e-books, could this be a surprising middle ground? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the three-month tax-free holiday period comes to an end, Malaysians and foreigners are rushing in for some last minute shopping before SST kicks in on the 1st of September. Doubled with Merdeka Day discounts, retailers are expecting to see a surge in sales numbers. So have you been shopping recently? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A company in the UK has come up with a “Cuddle a Co-worker” Day, based on the idea that cuddling promotes oxytocin and serotonin release. But what are the implications of cuddling your co-workers? And would this really be a good team-building exercise? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New research shows more people than ever before are ditching their latest model iPhones and Androids for “dumb phones” or burners which only let them make and receive calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Huawei was caught using photos taken on a DSLR camera to promote their new Nova 3 smartphone in a recent advertisement. However, in the advertising world almost everything is faked or edited in some way, shape, or form. Is this the faux pas it seems to be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all had our frustrations with customer service representatives, but what would make it more efficient? Artificial Intelligence perhaps? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian government wants to force companies to help it get at suspects data. If they can’t, it would jail people for up to a decade if they refuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Open offices are becoming the new norm, but studies have found that the concept largely benefits employers and not employees. However, implementing some rules might be the key to getting actual work done in an environment that doesn’t encourage it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could the embracing of “growth above profit” be to blame for the loss of $891 million in the second quarter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your initial judgment about another person is often a reflection about you - and says very little about the person that you’re judging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Harvard study found that open offices lead to a 73% drop in face-to-face interaction, but many corporations have bought into the open office fad. A startup called ROOM hopes to alleviate some of the issues with an open office by selling a sound-proof, ventilated, powered booth - designed to make room for better productivity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you respond to a thank you with a ‘You’re welcome’ or a ‘No prob!’? Well, either way, someone is going to have a problem with it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine as a kid waking up on a Monday morning with the thought of school looming over you - well, kids in Colorado will no longer have that dark shadow cast over them. One Colorado school district has switched to a 4-Day week . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re obviously influenced by sight, sound, taste, and touch when it comes to many of our purchasing decisions. But why have we never considered smell as a bigger motivational factor? It turns out companies have been aware of this for a while - and not the ones you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Streaming services are becoming a problem for theatre chains, forcing them to constantly come up with new ways to lure people to the cinema. Screen X’s three-screen concept might be exactly what they need to combat the likes of Netflix. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our neighbours down south have launched a major initiative to help all hawkers in Singapore go cashless. Would Malaysians feel comfortable with a similar measure? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A number of countries, including France, Italy and Germany, are implementing frameworks that seem to be leading to “right to disconnect” laws . Do we need to implement laws to stop our bosses from contacting us outside of working hours? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intelligence-led security company FireEye warns, Malaysia is currently at a heightened risk of cyber threats from China , and this may have something to do with our new government calling for the renegotiation of the Belt and Road Initiative. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you take a second job, or maybe a third? With their overtime wages being significantly reduced, South Koreans are looking for other ways to make ends meet with possible effects on their overall health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New research from the University of Arizona shows that bias differs for single vs married parents at the workplace … but not in the way that you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye has revealed that the government is looking to the idea of restricting internet access for youths aged 17 years old and below, after midnight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.