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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.

Crooks who steal Amazon packages from people’s doorsteps this Christmas season could end up on the Jersey City Police naughty list, thanks to a sting designed by the retail giant and local authorities.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much screen time is too much for your kids? A new study shows that kids are showing different patterns in brain scans when exposed to heavy usage of smartphones and tablets. But scientists say that they don’t know yet if this is actually a bad thing. Have we jumped into a conclusion that on screen time for kids are a bad thing and creates anxiety and depression? See omnystudio.com/listen...

Volvo’s latest marketing pitch tells customers to NOT buy their cars, because signing up for the automaker’s new subscription service might just be the new, “revolutionary way” to own a vehicle.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens to people who are overconfident ? Are they generally rewarded, promoted, and respected? Or do we distrust them and avoid collaborating with them? Our research suggests it may depend on how they express confidence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon’s thirst for disruption continues as all signs point towards the retail giant setting its sights on the toy industry. Apparently, the company is looking into manufacturing their own toys .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can freelancers do to prepare themselves and their business for a recession that may be closer than the economic pundits anticipate? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yet another lawsuit involving Apple, and this time it has cost them their sales in China. Back in 2017, Qualcomm sued Apple on intellectual property infringement. The verdict of the lawsuit came out today, stating that Apple is ordered to stop selling iPhones in China ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He may not be a household name like our modern tech maestros, but when Doug Engelbart conducted what is now billed as “the mother of all demos” in 1968, he was also creating the tech future that we’re living in today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Commentators from different parts of the world have begun to suggest that robots as government leaders could drastically improve decision-making, by being much less irrational and erratic than their human counterparts. But could robots really do better than our current leaders ?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NHS in the UK will be banned from buying fax machines from next month - and has been told by the government to phase out the machines entirely by April 2020. But is the fax machine really dead ?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comparing yourself to others is part of being human, but you can’t view work-life fulfillment like a competitive sport. Every situation is different. Every family is different. Every work dynamic is different. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These days, you’ll hear more about perks than you will about benefits at the workplace. Things like ping-pong tables, fridges stacked full of Red Bull or ice cream, video games, and other vanity items. But don't be seduced by these items. They are traps, not benefits.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) has suggested that the Education Ministry introduce anti-corruption education under the Moral Studies subject. Its senior vice-chairperson Lee Lam Thye said it should start with Year Five students, so as to educate them to loathe corruption in the same way they are taught to loathe drugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Burger King has a new deal that requires customers to go to McDonald’s. On Tuesday, the fast-food chain announced that it was “turning more than 14,000 McDonald’s into Burger King restaurants.” In fact, Burger King is debuting a McDonald’s-themed deal . If customers go within 600 feet of a McDonald’s location, they can order a Whopper for one cent via the...

It can be easy to fall into the trap of routine in your personal life. Psychotherapist Esther Perel thinks that maybe the solution to that is to treat your life the way you would your startup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economists have often wondered what motivates people to give to charity - do people give because they love helping others, or because it makes them feel better about themselves?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in the day, job applicants were encouraged to just show up to various companies with resumé in hand. But does showing up still work in today’s digital age? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hong Kong’s mega plan for a giant “city in the sea” that will reportedly cost them a whopping $60billion is drawing a lot of flack, despite its state of the art offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.