Enterprise Explores

We’ve all heard about the benefits of outsourcing. It often works out cheaper in the long term and work can be distributed amongst more people. However, there are certain risks associated with outsourcing - and Chinese businessman Tan Youhai definitely succumbed to these risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new decade is upon us, so it’s time to look back at the changes over the last 10 years in the world of tech . From disruptors to innovators, from healthcare to finance, from Instagram to Waze. We look at some of the changes that have affected our daily lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new app Stuffstr have developed a data-based solution that collects unwanted apparel and accessories from consumers (in any condition) and feeds it into either the second-hand clothing market or into material recycling streams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brain is endlessly fascinating. Despite the amount of time we spend thinking, few of us learn much about the way our minds and brains work. As a result, there are some persistent myths about the brain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instagram? TikTok? YouTube? Facebook? What has been your go-to app of 2019 and why have they become more addictive than before? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trends come and go, and some can stick around for years - recently it’s like there’s a new over-the-top food trend lurking around every corner of social media. Where do we draw the line? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food trends may seem simple on the surface, but there’s actually a science behind how it all happens . There’s a sequence of events that lead to a certain type of food blowing up in mainstream consciousness - and oftentimes this sequence is engineered by people behind the scenes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Donut Burgers, Tim Tam Slams, Plant based proteins and Oat Milk. These have been some of the big food trends and fads of 2019. Which food fad have you fallen for? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We will spend $42bn (£34bn) globally on 225 million wearable devices such as smart watches this year, consultancy Gartner predicts. So perhaps it’s no surprise workplaces are exploring their potential too. Wearables that monitor physical performance have become commonplace for professional athletes and Dr Chris Brauer, from Goldsmiths, University of London, thinks they’ll move in...

Pesky millennials everywhere have started to question the contents of their perfume. Not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If it seems like all your friends have smartphones, you may be onto something. A new report by Common Sense Media , a nonprofit that reports on technology and media for children, found that by the age of 11, more than half of kids in the U.S. have their own smartphone. By age 12, more than two-thirds do, and by 14, teens are just as likely as adults to own a smartphone. Some kids start much younge...

From ELMo to Big BIRD, Rosita to RoBERTa and at least two ERNIEs and a KERMIT, these aren’t just the names of Sesame Street characters but also AI languages to-date. Why do these developers name their AI languages after puppets? The reason for this is actually really simple. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All I want for Christmas is… for Mariah to shut it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some buildings that have missing floors, where a black cat will never be found, and everyone walks around the ladders whilst touching wood. For many people this might seem a little odd, but there are some businesses who firmly believe that superstitions have a direct impact on their bottom line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Biz Bytes team look at some of the biggest tech flops of the decade, which includes the likes of 3D TV, Mobile Phones, and failed social media platform.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Online spending on Cyber Monday in the US soared nearly 17 percent year-over-year to $9.2 billion, with shoppers spending about $11 million a minute during peak hours, according to preliminary data from Adobe Analytics. A whopping $3 billion of Cyber Monday's online sales were completed through a smartphone, which represents a 46 percent increase over last year's smartphone-based purchases. See om...

In recent news, Malaysian banks have allegedly been among the top financiers of “forest-risk” companies in Indonesia, including those being investigated for the forest fires that afflicted the country this year. This report came from an international group of environmental NGOs which estimated that Malaysian banks had channelled US$2.35 billion (RM9.77 billion) since 2015 up to August...

Away are a luggage company that sells hard-case suitcases, and they’re everywhere. Promoted by influencers and celebrities alike, the brand has become synonymous with being cool. The founders of the company sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having a Playstation at work is nice. Having a foosball table might be even better. Free food? Awesome! But at what cost are all these perks and benefits being given to you? A law professor argues (via Fast Company) that it’s important to weigh corporate perks and benefits against the nature and value system of the company itself. These bells and whistles have the tendency of keeping people...

Free Carwash? Breakfasts? Table Tennis? Loan repayments? These are just some of the perks that some employers are offering to their employees to ensure their happiness at work. But how many of these perks are used to keep the horse in the stable? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us work for a company that provide us with at least a decent amount of perks, and then there are some companies that rise above others and provide perks that focus on the wellbeing and flexibility at work. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) have recently announced that they will be adding an enhanced paternity leave of 30 days to encourage fathers to play a more active role in parenting. See omn...

In the final part of the six-part year-end Enterprise Biz Bytes special, we throw it back to “ Shaping The Education Sector with Technology ” in our show on the breakthroughs and emerging markets of 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the fifth part of the six-part year-end Enterprise Biz Bytes special, we throw it back to “ Would You Take A Virtual Vacation? ” in our show on the technology of 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the fifth part of the six-part year-end Enterprise Biz Bytes special, we throw it back to “ Are We Ready For AI CoWorkers? ” in our show on the technology of 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the fifth part of the six-part year-end Enterprise Biz Bytes special, we throw it back to “ Gimmick or Ghost Slavery? ” in our show on the technology of 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.