Enterprise Explores

Isn’t it nice to walk outside and navigate by the glow of the moon? But often, it’s not quite bright enough to read a street sign - well a Chinese space company  aims to fix that.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine this: You wake up in the morning and get dressed, for work, not in the clothes that you own, but in the ones that you rent - the ones that arrived last night. You head out to your office, which isn’t your office, because you’re likely a freelancer, and drop off some of the other clothes that you’d rented earlier in the week. There’s a possibility that this is going...

For those of you who are lucky enough to have an electric car, finding a charging spot might now have become a little easier thanks to Google Maps. They’ve now added support for EV chargers  to the iOS and Android versions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carrie Fisher and Paul Walker both appeared in Hollywood movies even after their sudden passing. This improvements in CGI mean neither age nor death will stop some performers from working. Actors are now digitally preserving themselves , so even in year 3018, Steven Seagal will save you from world-ending disasters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baidu president Ya-Qin Zhang has raised concerns about designing AI with societal values in mind, and during the AI Now’s 2018 symposium, a point was made of algorithms potentially amplifying the problems and biases of society instead of minimising them. When it comes down to it, are algorithms and AI actually bad for society? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When has “innovation” gone too far? A tequila from Elon Musk ? The Nasi Lemak burger? A pickle flavoured ice cream? The Durian flavoured condom? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robots have been doing the jobs of humans in some industries for years now, but Uniqlo have just unveiled a warehouse in Tokyo that’s almost entirely powered by robot technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents are often guilty of “sharenting” - posting about their kids without their kids’ permission, often in compromising or embarrassing contexts. But is this practice straining the real-life parent-child relationship as well ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneurship is a journey that demands untold quantities of time, commitment, and personal courage. But it’s also a road that can bring great rewards. Unfortunately, these rewards also come with a high risk of failure. So here are three tips to help you see things through.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will you work harder if you found out your boss makes more money than you thought? Science says Yes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just two months after it opened its first store in India, IKEA is now devising new strategies to get Indians to actually buy its furniture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UK government has announced a government-wide strategy to tackle the growing issue of loneliness, now dubbed a “public health crisis” by former US surgeon general Vivek Murthy. But is loneliness a government-level issue to solve? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A legendary gadget brand is making a comeback with a plan to fight app addiction by making a smaller smartphone to go  with your regular one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Silicon Valley, transparency is celebrated - at least in concept. But not everything in tech is out in the open. At most companies, there’s a lack of transparency about how much anyone gets paid, and emails where most employees get a lot of work done is often a black box for anyone except the inbox owner. One tech CEO is trying to change that by encouraging her employees to openly share t...

As an entrepreneur, you will need to hire people to do all sorts of tasks that you have little to no experience with. So how do you hire someone for a position you don’t understand? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The definition of “work-appropriate” clothes has shifted massively throughout the years, and with the advent of “casual work-wear” in workplaces nowadays, it turns out your work clothes may affect your career more than you think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As technology advances and companies look for more ways to control costs, here are three future workplace realities you should be prepared for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As young people start to enter the workforce, things are going to be very different than they are now. Here’s how to prepare them . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We think of creativity as a purely human trait. But computer-generated songs, stories, and paintings already exist and are being received and appreciated on a level comparable to human-created art. Should the creative industry be worried about automation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A “Disgusting Food Museum” is opening in Sweden, featuring delicacies like surströmming, root beer, and durian. But what do we think of businesses that profit off “disgusting” or “freakish” exhibitions? And why do we continue to support them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those caught smoking at restaurants, even mamak stalls and hawker centres can be fined RM10,000 or jailed for not more than two years , starting next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Malaysians may soon have a national digital ID to help fight cybercrimes and boost the ecommerce sector through digital verification. Does this help and do you want to see a national digital ID card for online purchases? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By embracing Google Cloud machine learning and artificial intelligence on all fronts, AirAsia is on its way to becoming a fullblown travel tech company .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a significant dip in its user activity, Snapchat plans to bounce back by introducing scripted shows on its platform. But with streaming giants already dominating that market, does this bode well for the micro-video messaging platform? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you want from a smartphone? A better camera? A headphone jack? A great battery life? SD card slot? Most smartphone manufacturers these days seems to have forgotten what users wants in a smartphone with the rise of Qi wireless charging in recent phones . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.