Enterprise Explores

“ Stress interviews ” are slowly coming into focus thanks to a tweet by 22 year old Olivia Bland describing her stressful interview experience. But do they actually work well in determining potential hirees? And what are your worst job interview experiences? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A senior programmer with a Chinese bank who developed a way to withdraw more than US$1 million in “free” cash from ATMs has been jailed for 10 and a half years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Snopes, the fact-checking site, is no longer debunking misinformation in partnership with Facebook. Is this the start of something bigger for fake news culprits? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you want Indomie fries with that? A burger chain in Sydney has invented a dish that they say was inspired by the struggle of broke millennials everywhere - fries loaded with delicious, savory Indomie Mi Goreng! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McDonald’s has replaced its famous Happy Meal toys with Roald Dahl books in its New Zealand stores to encourage children to read more. The fast food chain will hand out 800,000 books by the beloved children’s author for the next six weeks. Six specially-created books will be given to young diners as part of the Happy Meal programme, including Wonderful Mr Willy Wonka, Matilda, Fantabul...

Many people have skinny friends who claim not to gain weight even if they eat unhealthily. They may not be lying. Several pieces of DNA turn out to be associated with lower body weight, suggesting a genetic basis for slimness. The findings also suggests thinness may be heritable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An integral part of the scrappy startup experience is bootstrapping. But as your company grows, you need more than that initial investment to keep you going. So when do you make the transition to looking for external investments? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tappy may sound harmless and was designed to torture smartphones, however it now plays a central role in an international espionage case involving Huawei, the world’s largest telecom equipment supplier and second-largest smartphone maker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook has run a program  to collect intimate user data from paid volunteers for the past three years, according to a new report. Techcrunch reported that the company has been paying people ages as young as 13 years old as much as $20 a month in exchange for an app called Facebook Research on iOs or Android. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenager in Hong Kong has developed an app  that could help millions of Alzheimer’s patients. The app, which leverages on AI and facial recognition tech, has even impressed the likes of Bill Gates and Alibaba’s Joseph Tsai. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The younger members of the workforce remain a mystery to employers everywhere, with many misconceptions about what Gen Y & Z employees actually want out of a job. WOBB released a report on exactly that, with some surprising findings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an unexpected turn of events, Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants, Grab, have started to integrate video streaming (via HOOQ) on their app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research analysis by faculty in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and two other schools found that moderate level of piracy can have a positive impact on the bottom line for both the manufacturer and retailer -- and not at the expense of the consumers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re all guilty of procrastinating every once in a while, but apart from “laziness” we rarely stop to think why we do this or how we can avoid it. Turns out, emotional intelligence can be used to reframe your goals and halt procrastination in its tracks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ad revenue is the lifeline of platforms like YouTube and other social platforms, but new studies indicate that if Netflix were to introduce commercials to their platform, it could have harsh repercussions for the streaming giant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We often say that focusing on too many things at a time is unproductive, and that multitasking is just a way to procrastinate or distract ourselves. But Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein both used a form of multitasking in their lives - so can multitasking actually be productive ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook plans to integrate its messaging services on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. We explore this plan and what it could mean for users’ privacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your online profile is less a reflection of you than a caricature. Whether you like it or not, commercial and public actors tend to trust the string of 1s and 0s that represent you more than the story you tell them. When filing a credit application at a bank or being recruited for a job, your social network, credit-card history, and postal address can be viewed as immutable facts more credible tha...

CEO of multimillion-dollar company VaynerMedia, Gary Vaynerchuk believes dumping your loser friends will help increase your chances of becoming successful. Here’s why . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By acknowledging hardships and successes--and expressing gratitude for what is learned during stressful or everyday situations--the overall resiliency of the team increases, which improves the outcomes of patients, team members, and even the business of the hospital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some people working in an open office is great. It’s often light, airy and there’s a feeling of overall pleasantness. However, there lies a dark side to the open office - it is causing your coworkers to judge you more harshly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marie Kondo’s KonMari method and Netflix show has been used to tidy up houses worldwide. Well, it turns out some of her teachings can help you with your work life , too! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did you learn about sex? Was it from your parents? A book? Or did you turn to the internet to answer all your most pressing questions? Soon, kids can text a chatbot called Roo to answer their awkward sex questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Technology is usually blamed as the cause of shorter attention spans and lack of focus. However, researchers documented improvements in attention among healthy young adults who played a game app called Decoder twice a week for a month. So does technology help or hurt your ability to focus? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phishing, the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication, is the most common form of cyberattack. Google’s Jigsaw unit wants to help users learn how to spot a phishing email. How? Through a fun Internet quiz , of course! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.