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Some tech companies have started focusing on voice and speech analysis to determine risk factors for a number of ailments. Not only that, these companies also claim that your voice can predict your behavior in the future . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been a tough year for tech . From the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal to concerns around Venmo’s creepy public transaction history to accidents caused by self-driving cars and the way stalker ads now chase us across the web, it’s increasingly hard not to feel that we’re at the mercy of an army of unfeeling machines exploiting us for commercial gain. See omnystudio...

British bank NatWest is trialling the use of a new NFC payment card with a built-in fingerprint scanner . The trial, which will include 200 customers when it begins in mid-April, will allow its participants to make NFC payments (called “contactless” in the UK) without needing to input a PIN or offer a signature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skipped paying a fine in China? Walked your dog without a leash? These could affect your chances of buying an airline ticket if you were in China with the controversial social credit system . Millions have been barred from buying airline ticket and train tickets over the course of the years since implementation in certain areas in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randstad released the second edition of its Bonus Expectations survey this year, and 83% of Malaysia-based employees want a bonus this year, compared to 64% of them who received a bonus last year. But companies are playing it conservative with bonuses this year - so how can we resolve this issue? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having a four-year college degree has become a common requirement for many jobs around the world but according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, there are certain in-demand skills that students may not learn in college - namely, coding. Having a degree may not be a requirement in the future in certain sectors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter how cool your job is, there will be some repetitive or mundane task that gets you slipping into the dreaded state of boredom. So how do you reframe boring tasks so you don’t just get through them mindlessly? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman has come up with a decision-making process to avoid gut-based decisions called the “ Mediating Assessments Protocol ”, or MAP. Instead of making decisions on impulse, break down the components of your decision the way you would approach interviewing a job candidate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managing money is hard. It gets even harder once you’re a parent. Via Quartz, here are a few ways to simplify the process as much as possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There comes a time in every young person’s life when they need to sit down with their parents and face the uncomfortable facts of life — it’s time for The Talk. After all, how else will they learn the truth about where bills and credit scores come from? That’s right, you need to have the financial version of The Talk . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making the internet available and affordable does not get us all the way to universal access. It leaves behind the 20% of the world’s population that is illiterate. So could Siri, Alexa and other virtual assistants be the missing link in internet accessibility ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve always wondered what the next big social network would look like, but never would we have imagined it to be in the form of an online videogame . Fortnite ticks all the boxes of a good social network, and its growing popularity could threaten Facebook’s position in the long run. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Wide Web turns 30. It’s a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come, but also an opportunity to reflect on how far we have yet to go . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the creation of the world wide web . We asked what some of your fondest memories of the internet were. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s casual conversation, or a formal presentation, chances are you are making some of these common speaking mistakes . We give you some tips on how to avoid them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy to spot the disgruntled employees and understand why they would quit. But sometimes an employee who is seemingly happy might put in their two weeks’ notice out of nowhere. Why does this happen , and how could you prevent that? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been called the smoking of the 2010s. Second-screening - watching TV while also looking at your phone or laptop - is probably the most widely adopted destructive behavior of the decade, but we’re all doing it regardless. So if we all do it, maybe it’s time we learn to do it right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peak performance researcher Adam Fraser presented the idea of a “Third Space” in his TED Talk - a space in between your work and home life where you can transition between the two. We ask our listeners - do you think the “third space” works? And if so, do you have one? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every time we look at our calendars, emotions are swimming just below the surface, whether we consciously realise them or not. This is why even when you approach your day with the best intentions, certain tasks can stop you in your tracks. You’re not considering how each item on your agenda makes you feel . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frances McDormand may have popularized the term in 2018, but the concept of an “ inclusion rider ” had been in motion long before her speech at the Oscars. Now, a year after McDormand’s call to action, we look back at how the rider has, or has not, changed the way Hollywood treats diversity in its movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women in tech . In addition to turning up nearly two billion Google search results, those three words are music to the ears of every informed CEO or HR manager across the U.S. But the question is, what do we need to do to get more women in tech? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we were younger, some of the happiest times were spent reading the works of our favourite authors whilst we were in hiding in corners. Lost to the word around us whilst we’re immersed in worlds of magic and mystery. Increasingly as an adult, there seems to be pressure to read the ‘right’ thing, underpinned by the relentless quest to improve ourselves. How do we go back to ju...

The idea of apps for the homeless sounds great. There are apps that people can use to locate a shelter, and others that allow people to donate directly to specific people. It all seems well-intentioned, but are we being a little tone deaf? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artificial intelligence is one of the most misused terms in tech today, and a new study apparently confirms how hyped the technology has become. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a recent blog post by Mark Zuckerberg , outlining all the changes he wants to make that will change Facebook to a more private sharing platform with encryption. Ideally, he wants to make Facebook like your living room where a conversation would only last and disappear after a while. Is that really Facebook though? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.