Enterprise Explores

Over in the Netherlands, it looks like they’re making it easier for EV users to charge their vehicles. A new bill will ensure that all McDonalds Drive-In restaurants will now have to install two charging stations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is testing an algorithm that can tell if a patient will wake up from a coma , or not. The question is, how much should doctors rely on a tool that, although impressive, isn’t 100% accurate? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Events, activations, and pop-ups have claimed a rising percentage of marketing budgets of late. And according to research, 70% of marketers earmarked more money for events in 2017. Why the increased attention on event spending? It’s all about connecting with your customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the war for talent heats up, a growing number of companies are investing heavily in perks to make employees happy. While sceptics scoff at such benefits suggesting that they’re designed to make employees stay in the office for long hours, the questions remain - Do happy employees improve the profitability of the companies that employ them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

When an email notification pops up on your screen, do you pause what you’re doing to check it? Do you keep your phone face up on your desk so that if it lights up you can see it? If you answered yes to both these questions, you could be a sucker for irrelevancy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is a legend when it comes to the game of Fortnite. He has 10 million followers on Twitch and is the first gamer to grace the cover of ESPNs’ magazine . ESPN refer to him as the “cover athlete” putting him in the same league as Serena Williams and LeBron James. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new study suggests that when it comes to financial crisis in the context of investments, male investors are more likely to buckle under pressure . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants to see Malaysia’s Nasi Lemak, Tosai and Dim Sum being marketed globally through a franchise system someday . But he also went on to say ‘We still do not understand the franchise management’. Is he correct? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apple is no stranger to media limelight, especially with the iPhone launches. One model of the latest iPhone, however, is receiving the wrong kind of attention as some women have complained Apple of being sexist. Is the iPhone XS Max being sexist to women? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While it’s important to delegate tasks as a leader, sometimes you can go to the other extreme and over-delegate. Here are some signs that you’ve over-delegated and how to resolve the situation if so. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ikea is in the midst of a transformation , and so, too, albeit slowly, is transportation. And what might happen when these two worlds collide? You’ve got it. Ikea designing interiors for self-driving vehicles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the Malaysia Day weekend, two pop-up festivals (Riuh & Tiffin Food Court) went cashless with different mobile wallet providers. We checked out both these festivals to find out what it’s like to be cashless over the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered why all Apple’s presentation seems to attract viewers of all backgrounds and headlines around the world? It’s because Apple’s presentation is based on the fundamentals of neuroscience to work out when your brain would switch off. Here’s how Apple nails it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook is trying to take responsibility for the rampant misinformation that plagues the social media platform. But now instead of just fact-checking text, it’s planning to start using A.I. to fact-check photos and videos as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time-management coach Elizabeth Grace Saunders suggests taking “micro-vacations” or days off , as people struggle to take proper off-the-grid, phone-and-Internet-less long term holidays. But would micro-vacations actually work? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A year after asking for suggestions on philanthropy, world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has decided that schools and affordable education are the best choices. He also claims the new schools will run like his company, Amazon, in that the “child will be the customer” . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google has a new head of Artificial Intelligence for Google Cloud and flashbacks of Project Maven seems to be happening within the group. Andrew Moore, the new AI Chief, is also the co-chairman of an AI task force with strong ties to the US military. And he believes that we could monitor the world using drones in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you the kind of person who has a clean tab bar on your Internet browser? Or do you open tab upon tab upon tab “to read later”? Turns out there’s more of a debate on tab hoarding etiquette than previously thought. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA wants to go commercial and one of the ideas being discussed at the moment is product placement on NASA’s next big space mission . So, ladies and gentlemen, all aboard BFM’s Big Flying Machine Space Rocket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The writing was on the wall, but today Google made it official – they’re killing Inbox to focus solely on Gmail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With more than 10 new malls opening in Klang Valley before the year ends , Malaysians - especially KL-ites, are beginning to question whether our shopping habits are creating a glut in the retail scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A vast majority of employers and employees alike view performance appraisals as an annual chore, but research now shows that having more frequent check-ins could drive greater business value. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It turns out, then when kids misbehave, some parents will turn to their smartphone for stress relief - which has the potential for a nasty spiral. Kids behave badly because they don’t get much attention, the parent goes to the smartphone, the kid behaves badly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As one of the most sleep-deprived nations in the world, South Korea’s demand for stress-reducing relaxation centres has created new business opportunities as well as a craze that’s sweeping the country’s yuppie population. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ladies & Gentlemen welcome onboard the Space Elevator! A team of researchers from Japan will conduct the first test in space this month as part of a project to build a space elevator. Soon, we could be moving things - and people - to and from space at a lower cost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.