Enterprise Explores

Waymo, Google’s spin-off autonomous vehicle company , has begun testing pricing models in their ride-hailing app for its early rider program. As the reality of driverless public transport looms, have we actually considered the price we would pay for an autonomous service? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People at the center of the crisis feel pressure to set the record straight. But when determining whether to speak to the media , it's important to be deliberate and exact with your steps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysians are abuzz over Dato Seri Najib Razak’s interview with Al Jazeera over the weekend. The former Prime Minister chose to walk out of the interview and seemed emotionally affected by its contents. But should he have done it in the first place? From a public relations perspective, was it a good move? We discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’re four times as likely to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery . Those odds apparently don’t apply to Stefan Mandel, a Romanian-Australian economist who’s won the lottery 14 times.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think back to a recent event: where you were, what it looked like, how it made you feel. Perhaps you recall the decor in the room, or who was with you. If you’ve got a really good memory, you might even remember what they were wearing. For scientist Neo Mohsenvand, accessing recollections of recent events is a little different—and quite a lot more accurate. See omnystudio.com/listener...

To the dismay of broke artists and graphic designers everywhere, Christie’s has sold its first algorithm-driven portrait for nearly half-a-million US dollars. Is this picture our next Mona Lisa? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Hogg, a survivor of Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and anti-gun-violence activist, shared his main obstacle in connecting with people - his age. He insists that the world should and can be fixed by the new generation. Do we believe this is possible? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 5G looming on the horizon, video creators are aiming to take advantage of the faster speeds and better bandwidth capacity to create interactive videos that could react to your physical or emotional stimuli. Is this creative or creepy? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the European Parliament’s new copyright directive is passed, millions of content creators will be forced out of the European streaming space - leaving a large chunk of the internet reserved for a select group of elite companies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ride-hailing firm Grab branched out into payments last year and now the $11 billion-valued company, which acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia business earlier this year, has given its fintech division a major boost after it announced plans to introduce virtual pre-paid debit in partnership with Mastercard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It might sound like something out of The Jetsons, but flying taxis isn’t just a futuristic dream anymore, as Singapore plans to launch its first fleet of drone-like hover-taxis in 2019 ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uber’s meal-delivery service UberEats envisions dropping off its first drone-delivered dinners as early as 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swiping right isn’t just for hookups anymore. On the DoNotPay app, the gesture means you’re ready to sue someone and claim awards from class-action lawsuits. Is the disruption of the legal system finally here? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smart marketplaces are coming , and they’re about to broker previously impossible transactions.  But not without its hiccups, though. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most cell phone manufacturers spend a lot of time and money trying to get their customers to upgrade before it’s necessary. They do this with upgrade programs, gluing-down batteries, lobbying against repair legislation and making spare parts difficult or impossible to find. One company, wants to change this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A device that can pull drinking water from the air just won the latest Water Abundance XPrize. It creates enough water for 100 people every day by making an artificial cloud inside a shipping container.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep, you read it right. There is probably plastic in your poop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a race to become the first transport provider to launch autonomous taxis to mainstream customers, Addison Lee has announced their plans to kickstart their fleet of self-driving cars as early as 2021 . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Million metric tons of plastic ends up in the oceans everyday. Now some companies are taking that plastic and turning into something useful. Both HP and Ikea for example now have products that are made from plastic that was intercepted before it hit the ocean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nowadays, there’s a big emphasis on having a fun workplace culture. But is that sustainable in the long run - and more importantly, is a fun workplace culture actually healthy ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the worst-kept secrets in Silicon Valley is that it takes a whole lot of human labour to make artificial intelligence...intelligent. Enter Hive, a Silicon Valley-based startup that's embracing this human element to provide AI-powered image recognition that's "orders of magnitude better than Google," as cofounder Kevin Guo puts it . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many financial literacy programs out there, but are they actually proven to work? Or do their participants slip back into financial illiteracy out of habit and/or lifestyle? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why would anyone invest in your company you work for? What’s the ROI investing in you? Will you have added value in the future? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Canada’s first day of legal pot, an enterprising Canadian girl scout sold all her cookies in 45 minutes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. The problem is that filing for bankruptcy can be prohibitively expensive. But this app helps you do it for free . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.