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In the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, a few players chose to enact violent acts against a virtual, non-playable suffragette character and to film and upload the game footage to YouTube - which YouTube has now chosen to take down. Is the removal of this video game footage necessary to prevent controversy and misogyny? Or is deleting footage of virtual violence a step too far? See omnystudio.com/...

Excessive job-hopping can be damaging to your resume. But according to bestselling management author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch, staying at a job for too long can be equally harmful to your career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Based on the Budget 2019 announcement, all imported digital services will be levied with a service tax starting January 2020. We speak to PwC Tax Executive Director , Keegan Ong, on what this means for the Malaysian e-commerce scene moving forward, as well as how we compare to other countries that have introduced similar taxes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IBM Watson has partnered with the workforce management platform Kronos to provide personalized career-path coaching via a virtual coach for hourly workers in the US. Could this actually help the workers’ ability to develop their careers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What causes religious conflict and more importantly, how do we solve it? It’s a question as old as time, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to finally map out what exactly sparks a religious conflict, and hopefully curb it before it happens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The ability at an early age to begin to form eye contact and learn about social smiling—this is a basic part of our development as human beings,” - yet some new hires in some US tech firms are struggling with this basic skill, and it’s being blamed on too much screen time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word “hustle” is now used to describe a lifestyle popularised by influencers like Gary Vaynerchuk, who defined it as “maximizing every last bit of energy you have in order to produce. ” But is the “hustle” culture actually productive?  Or is putting all your energy into work a toxic endeavour? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Budget 2019 special on Enterprise Biz Bytes, we discuss how the tax measures announced will affect small and medium enterprises and the digital economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I ndonesia’s second-largest city has come up with a novel way to encourage its residents to recycle waste: giving free bus rides in exchange for used plastic bottles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In true plot-twist fashion, Netflix has announced three movies that will debut in cinemas next year; signalling a shift in strategy and ambition for the streaming giant. What is Netflix up to with this strange new game plan… and was this always its ultimate goal? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's already nerve-wracking answering questions at the border, but some ports in the European Union are taking it to another, kinda worrying level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Help me Obi-Wan, you’re my only hope’ - is perhaps one of the most memorable lines from the Star Wars franchise. But why? It was delivered via a hologram. Now, that image from a galaxy far far away is a lot closer than we think. Over at Imperial College London ‘Holograms’ will be teaching students. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Open Sesame! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we mix technology with politics, one of the biggest concerns is the risk of being hacked - and that is a major concern for voting machines. But the problem with the midterm elections in Texas isn’t the machines being hacked; software bugs and glitches have been switching votes. So is there a true blue solution to the voting system? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stock trading app Titan wants to be the easiest way to invest in stocks for a mobile generation that wants an affordable coach to guide them through the market themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are 30 strangers currently living together in Bali. There are another 30 in Mexico City, and 30 more in Buenos Aires. None of them are locals. None of them are on vacation. They’re all part of a co-working retreat, a new phenomenon where professionals try working from a different country for a month alongside an eclectic group of other internationals. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

MIT Media Lab has created a Halloween project called BeeMe, billed as a web-based social experiment where people can log onto the BeeMe website and start suggesting and then voting on what action a person should take next. What will this experiment reveal about the importance of a person’s free will (or lack thereof)? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PlayStation Visual Arts senior director Michael Mumbauer said that the field of ‘virtual production’ could be Malaysia’s calling to join the fold of top videogame and film production hubs around the world. Malaysia has been in this position before, will we finally capitalize on this opportunity ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of recent University of Oregon graduates has a plan to tackle the global plastic problem, and their solution is even edible, too. AlgoTek was formed by CEO David Crinnion and his college friends to develop a new, algae-based plastic that's 100 percent sustainable and biodegradable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to a recent survey by recruitment giant Monster.com as part of a bigger #IMadeTheSwitch campaign, 45% of Malaysians would make a career switch for a better salary and financial stability. Would you switch careers to secure a better financial future? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With property prices soaring with no signs of stopping, millennials are struggling to own their own homes.    Developers are now leveraging on this pain-point by  designing co-living spaces, prompting some to believe that this is how most people will live moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google in the US has started rolling out a Discover feed , aiming to aggregate news on the Google homepage itself. But will Google be more responsible with news curation than a social media platform like Facebook or Twitter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some new mirrors on the market that bring real-time workouts straight to your home - e ven bringing a virtual trainer into your home. But in an age where privacy is at a premium, do we really need more black mirrors in our homes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A company called NoiseAware has released a line of internet-connected noise sensors, and the idea is that AirBnb hosts could use that to monitor their properties to prevent people throwing parties there. But is installing noise sensors in an AirBnB  a step too far? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 800 seniors in Malaysia aged 60 and above have earned over RM5.6 million through hosting on Airbnb in the last year, helping them with the increasing cost of living and health care, among other things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.