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As the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV continues to spread in Wuhan and beyond, authorities and medical staff are looking at innovative ways to tackle the outbreak. Cue Little Peanut, a robot that’s delivering food to a few quarantined patients as a way to reduce human-to-human contact . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 1st of Feb 2020, Pos Malaysia will be revising its commercial postage in tandem with the rising operational costs and the increase in the international rate structure by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The revised postage rates will only apply to registered mail, commercial mail and small parcels below 2kg, which in some way would affect the ecommerce merchants. But would this increase le...

Startup Genome and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) today announced a partnership to supercharge the growth of Malaysia’s startup ecosystem, starting with Greater Kuala Lumpur. As part of this partnership, Startup Genome will perform its startup ecosystem assessment to identify policies and initiatives that will help to unleash the potential of Malaysia’s vibrant startup...

In November of last year, we finally caught up to the future envisioned in the 1982 movie Blade Runner. But things may not be exactly how Ridley Scott Imagined. We don’t have flying cars, we don’t have Replicants, Los Angeles is not an oversized mega-city choked in smog - just yet. But we do have some of the technology that made an appearance in the movie, somewhat. Digital assistants...

As the Wuhan Virus spreads and paranoia slowly sets in, more and more people are turning to a very particular videogame either for answers, escapism, indulgence, or all of the above. Aptly titled Plague Inc, the videogame maps the spread of a humanity-ending disease worldwide while also dishing out nuggets of information at the same time.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

It’s a battle of mathematicians vs engineers! A new book by math professor Alex Krylotov highlights how traffic woes could be solved if engineers just stepped aside and allowed math to do the rest. Apparently it’s all about thinking about traffic in terms of numbers and “flow” instead of coming up with expensive solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

With over 57 million people in 15 cities across China on lockdown, the Coronavirus crisis is hitting the retail, travel and tourism industries particularly hard during the peak Lunar New Year season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have been here before: Payday is a week away, and you have an unexpected expense that leaves you short of cash, what if you could use a mobile app to access the money you’ve earned at your job , but which has not yet been paid? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions of people in China have begun travelling from major cities to their smaller hometowns for celebrating the 2020 Lunar New Year with their families. The epic travel rush, billed as the world's largest annual human migration , started a few days ago and is expected to last 40 days until February 18.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese New Year is peak season in terms of movie releases in China. It accounts for a significant chunk in local and global box-office collections. With the recent cancellation of film releases in China due to the Wuhan virus outbreak, the global box office could see a massive decline in income , throwing early estimates for a stellar film year out the window. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Gucci, Nike, Sephora, Adidas, H&M, Kate Spade and LV. What do all these brands have in common? They’re all geared up for taking you away from your ang pow collections during this Chinese New Year season . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gone are the days when kids in school were told videogames are a waste of time and should be kept off school grounds. The wildly popular Fortnite just officially became a high school and college sport , and the response has been incredibly positive.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Schools in the US have a problem. A smartphone problem. Smartphones have long been a bane for teachers as they are a distraction during classes. Some schools in the US have banned them outright while some have came up with ‘smart’er ways to deal with it. But now they have another issue, dealing with students with anxiety issues . This is the world we live in. See omnystudio.com/listene...

It seems like everyone is interested in digital detoxes and lowering screen time, from the Silicon Valley investors who are ‘dopamine fasting,’ to tech executives who raise their kids tech-free. Now Google is getting in on the trend. The internet company has introduced three new screen time apps as part of its Digital Wellbeing Experiments.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Many countries are facing an aging population crisis. Senior citizens are having to keep working way past the usual retirement age, and the development of townships outside capital cities are stifled thanks to lack of work and opportunities. Now, Malaysia faces those same problems as its population ages , and there aren’t enough urban hubs for young people to work in.    See omnyst...

Netflix had the largest share of happy employees in the US in 2019 , a survey by the anonymous-professional-networking app, Blind, found. Blind, which requires a work-email address to verify employment at a company, surveyed more than 10,000 of its 3 million users in the US during the month of December, to see how happy they were in their workplaces, and whether they felt they had grown in their c...

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer - now in its 20th year - has found many people no longer believe working hard will give them a better life. Despite strong economic performance, a majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years' time. This means that economic growth no longer appears to drive trust, at least in developed markets - upending the...

The insanely popular Fortnite is getting a special patch thanks to its collaboration with The Red Cross. In Liferun, instead of completely obliterating your enemies, players will have to help, medicate, rebuild, and heal comrades within the game !  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mobile payment methods like Apple Pay and Google Pay may be all the rage right now, but Amazon is hoping to make those payment methods look archaic by allowing anyone to pay for goods at brick-and-mortar stores simply by using their hand . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The insanely popular Fortnite is getting a special patch thanks to its collaboration with The Red Cross. In Liferun, instead of completely obliterating your enemies, players will have to help, medicate, rebuild, and heal comrades within the game !  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many professionals, finding and starting a new job at the beginning of a new year is at the top of their to-do list. So perhaps it’s not surprising that more professionals start new jobs in January than at any other time of the year. If you’re in the crop of new hires starting out in “new job January” and are feeling those new job jitters , you’re not alone. In fa...

To charge your smartphone, you still need to have some kind of cable running power to it from an electrical socket. But several companies have touted the possibility that over-the-air charging will soon render chargers obsolete.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As deepfake tech grows more and more convincing by the day, it’s getting harder for people to discern between an altered video and the real deal. An article that was supposed to tell us how to spot doctored videos doesn’t really say much at all, which means the only real way to spot deepfakes … is to consume as many deepfakes as possible.  See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

According to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia is on track to commercially roll out 5G technology in the third quarter of 2020. This comes on the back of launching the 5G Malaysia Demonstration Projects in Langkawi over the weekend, making officially making Langkawi a 5G-ready island. We look at the case studies that was showcased and what to expect in the near future. See omnystudi...

In cram school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring - and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.