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Airbnb is placing new rules for New Year’s Eve rentals this year, in an effort to curb parties and large gatherings that could spread the coronavirus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You don’t have to rely on the media’s ‘best of’ lists. Writing your own could be the perfect way to wrap up a chaotic year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Restaurant-goers in Singapore will soon get the chance to eat chicken nuggets grown in bioreactors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From tech startups to sprawling hospitals, businesses say they are trying to dial back time employees spend in remote meetings after realizing that hours spent on video calls every day have taken a toll. Still, some employees have a hard time breaking the Zoom habit, even with their bosses telling them to stop.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the time of COVID-19, many students of any academic level have been forced to adapt to online learning, but online degrees and qualifications have been around for quite a while. Will the pandemic legitimise online degrees to the extent of competition with in-person/on-campus degrees? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With more clusters detected everyday especially in KL and Selangor, business owners are figuring out ways to screen their employees without disrupting business. These clusters mainly comprise of foreign employees, and disabling a large number of them for screening purposes could halt a company’s workflow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine nears the finish line, airlines are preparing for what’s been dubbed the 'mission of the century' - distributing the vaccines to every corner of the globe. We discuss some of the challenges these carriers will face as they airlift some 14 billion doses, or almost two for every man, woman and child on Earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Although most social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook require users to be at least 13 years old to register, Indonesian lawmakers feel they lack regulations and want to ban those under-17 from these platforms to protect children online. We discuss the implications of such a move, including how this will impact brands and their digital marketing strategies. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

In the early days of online retailing, Tony Hsieh realized that the key to success was making people feel comfortable and secure shopping on the internet. He also asked really weird questions at Zappos, and it’s definitely worth remembering. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s big or small, giving can go a long way. Our success lies in our ability to collaborate and cooperate. We delve into the good of giving and its benefits in work life. Because it is only through giving can one open the way for receiving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Standard Chartered survey revealed insights into how Malaysian millennials are managing their money in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the report, Malaysian millennials are the most likely to save more for retirement or try to invest better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When there’s a will, there’s a way. Such is the story of Kavievanan Subramaniam , an unemployed Malaysian engineering graduate who now sells Masala tea around Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur for RM1 to make a living. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new wave of startups is trying to optimize meetings , from automated scheduling tools to facial recognition that measures who’s paying attention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During a pandemic, we buy what we know. While this may seem like simple psychology, it has actually caused a number of anomalies in retail trends around the world - like, how can there be a surge in fast food sales when there’s also proof that consumers are eating healthier during the pandemic? Both can be right, and it all boils down to retail familiarity. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

62 million people so far have watched ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ On Netflix within the first 28 days of its release. This has put it into the top 10 in 92 countries, and number 1 in 63 countries. Google search statistics show that searches for chess have doubled and queries for "how to play chess" have hit a nine-year peak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 has been a tough year for the world, but it’s important to take a moment to be thankful and realise that there’s a lot more to life to love past the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year, consumers will not be standing outside brick and mortar stores on Black Friday. They will be online, carts loaded and ready to go, as the pandemic and physical distancing measures tip the scales towards e-commerce. And guess who else is ready to prey during this much awaited retail event ? Cybercriminals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last time Joe Biden was in office, the US government’s relationship with the tech industry was surface-level at best. Now, with the status of tech-related threats on the rise and countless controversies over the last decade, Silicon Valley is expecting the Biden administration to be more involved, and more rigid, with the sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent study by the National Bureau Of Economic Research showed that venture capitalists prefer backing CEOs in their mid-40s. But as more and more young people are creating startups and finding entrepreneurial success, how do they overcome the age barrier and shatter the perception that you shouldn’t invest in young CEOs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among the constant shuffle of our responsibilities, time has become elusive, slipping between our fingers. Over the course of the year, how many times have we had to adjust our plans, reorganise meetings, and juggle work with home logistics? Likely, more ways than you can count. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With travel at a standstill, many workers in the Malaysian tourism landscape – tour guides, hoteliers, tour operators, bus drivers, pilots and cabin crew, just to name a few – have found their vocation grinding to a halt. So what can they do to stay afloat, and how has their business changed? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) offers funds to some 40 production companies, totalling RM13.927 million, in hope to revitalise the country’s creative industry affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) offers funds to some 40 production companies, totalling RM13.927 million, in hope to revitalise the country’s creative industry affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a time of primarily necessities or quick-fix feel-good items, luxury brands are falling behind . Are luxury brands still relevant to today’s consumers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remote work - it’s keeping us safe, it’s helping us to still get paid, and it even broadens horizons to working with external departments or even international colleagues. But one major drawback of remote work is the lack of context when it comes to communicating, and the likelihood of accidentally exacerbating workplace annoyances. So how do we fix this? See omnystudio.com/listener fo...