Enterprise Explores

The largest-ever genetic study on human cognition has found more than 1,000 links between people’s genes and how far they get in school . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sime Darby Plantation plans to reduce the number of landfills in its operations through waste segregation , and they’re starting by collecting, recycling, repurposing fabric waste. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At work, projecting know-how and authority is the best way to get taken seriously. Unfortunately, overusing the word “just” can make that harder to accomplish. Here are some common situations where the word “just” might not be effective, and how to shift your language to something with more conviction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently we’ve seen some just how badly a bad tweet can backfire. Elon Musk tweeted something offensive against someone, and his share prices dropped. Trump on the other hand regularly tweets offensive content. Do these people need a buffer? Should they be on social media in the first place? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nike is giving some 7,000 of its employees a pay bump after it concluded an internal review. It will also change how it awards bonuses to employees, with the changes attributed to “supporting a culture in which employees feel included and empowered.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Etihad Airways has joined KLM in developing a channel on WhatsApp. Customers could potentially confirm bookings, ask questions, and receive check-in notifications, boarding passes and flight status updates using the popular mobile messaging app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeChat may be the most popular way to communicate in China, but a growing group of millennials, often with overseas exposure, are becoming increasingly disillusioned with China’s closed internet ecology - causing them to drop the chat service altogether. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New Zealand company, Perpetual Guardian, trialled four-day work weeks and found that employees were happier, less stressed, and they enjoyed their work more. But can switching to a four-day work week really be that effective ? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learning new things can feel like such an uphill battle, but science is working on learning how the brain works so we can improve how we use it. Here are three science-based hacks you can use to get your brain to work faster . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Need to spruce up your LinkedIn profile fast ? Focus on seven areas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It took hitting rock bottom for 26-year-old Gian Power to discover the thing that would power his future - meditation . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It used to be the stuff of science fiction, but now scientists are saying they can recreate living dinosaurs as early as 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cooking oils made from grasshoppers, worms, and flies may sound off-putting to some, but research shows that the ease of harvesting insects, coupled with their health benefits, could make insect oil a very healthy alternative to regular cooking oils. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you’re the CEO of a couple of the most progressive companies in the world, perhaps it’s best not to tweet without thinking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dreams remain a mystery to many - we still aren’t quite sure what purpose they serve and why we dream about the things we dream. So what if artificial intelligence could predict or even process and reveal the meanings of our dreams? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people strive to be perfect. They hit the gym, they eat right - they do everything they should to achieve perfection. In the future, you might not need to do any of that. You could create the perfect ‘designer baby’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you missing some Twitter followers? Recently Twitter took drastic action as part of an effort to slow the spread of misinformation by shutting down more than 2 million automated accounts a.k.a bots. Here’s how you can understand bots better and how to spot if you’re actually talking to one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Unifi and Streamyx customers rejoice over an upgrade to their internet speeds, some feel that we shouldn’t be paying for internet at all. Do you consider internet access a human right? Should the internet be free? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The EU recently slapped Google with a $5 billion fine for competition abuses relating to its Android phone software. Google is disputing the claim saying they’ve been helping to increase competition, not diminishing it. Here’s what you need to know and what does this mean for Google? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A reporter went undercover as a Facebook moderator and was told not to delete clearly offensive content. Is this a case of Facebook training its algorithms, or does the social media giant secretly profit from having these pictures and videos online? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychological scientists have been studying the effects of mobile technology on well-being for a while now. Results show that smartphones harm sleep quality and distract us from non digital activities . Should we just put the phone down? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitter has been long-pressed to address issues of transparency, especially when it comes to its verification tool. The reasons behind verification remain opaque and seemingly arbitrary, but Twitter has paused its review of the whole system . Should clarity on this be a higher priority? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barack Obama gave a speech to commemorate a century since the birth of Nelson Mandela, but the speech seemed to encapsulate a bit more than that. Here are five key takeaways from Obama’s speech - and how those things resonate with the happenings of today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mobile Payments. Credit Cards. Digital Currencies. Going cashless seems to be a worldwide trend. But to some, not accepting cash is discriminatory . And more to the point, is Malaysia ready to go cashless? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk have argued that robots will basically replace humans at work, but a recent report by PWC suggests the future is brighter than we think . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.