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Do planets, stars, and zodiac signs matter at work? Can they help with communication, and how different are they from personality tests? According to an article on FastCompany , recent interest in “professional” astrology has spiked, with more people turning to stars and signs to explain their problems, or lack thereof, at the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

When many of us look back on summer holidays during childhood, we might think of hours spent outside or at summer camps kicking balls, swimming or doing theatre. But in recent years a growing number of summer camps, as well as books and magazines, are teaching children how to make and save money – and how to get rich. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s clear that flying’s dependence on fossil fuels takes a toll on the environment. A round-trip transatlantic flight emits as much CO2 as an average Indian does in an entire year. (And carbon offsets, while well-meaning, are criticised for being ineffective and poorly regulated.) Even as air passenger numbers continue to grow, so too does the debate around the ethics of air travel. N...

It’s clear that flying’s dependence on fossil fuels takes a toll on the environment. A round-trip transatlantic flight emits as much CO2 as an average Indian does in an entire year. (And carbon offsets, while well-meaning, are criticised for being ineffective and poorly regulated.) Even as air passenger numbers continue to grow, so too does the debate around the ethics of air travel. N...

The end of an era is here . Malaysia will be switching all analogue TV transmissions to digital TV by the end of this month. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has encouraged those who have yet to make the switch to obtain its digital service, myFreeview Digital TV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the haze seems to clearing up thanks to the monsoon rain, forest fires are an annual annoyance to almost everyone around the world. Can tech be a saviour in our quest to make the world free of forest fires? A gel developed by Stanford researchers may be the solution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forever 21 is yet another major brand that has struggled to survive in changing times. Them filing for bankruptcy reflects a shift in the way young people shop. There are lessons to be learned here about shopping behavior, generational gaps, and how some brands - no matter how huge - can lose their market share in a short amount of time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Down in Singapore some travellers using online travel booking sites have ended up paying more than they bargained for because of the non-transparent pricing and marketing practices used on these sites. Has this happened to you? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Musk believes humans can and should become an interplanetary species, and the best time to do so is now. His new spaceship , he thinks, can help achieve that lofty goal. Aptly called Starship, he is hoping that it could reach orbit within 6 months and hope it would one day carry humans to Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’d have to be in a very niche market to use an app that identifies venture capitalists, but that’s exactly what AngelFace is. After being turned down by investors themselves, the app creators decided to pivot and focus on “identifying investors” using facial recognition. It’s silly, and scary, all at the same time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

More than half of couples think the ability to share chores is crucial to keeping their marriage afloat, according to a 2016 Pew study. It is the third most important criteria people considered in a partner. So how do you learn to keep a happy, clean, house together? How about you gamify it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Researchers have called the prospectus for WeWork’s IPO filing a “masterpiece of obfuscation.” How did the co-working giant spiral from a $47 billion valuation to talk of bankruptcy in just 6 weeks? This is the story of the six weeks that almost ended WeWork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Connected cookbooks? Alexa-enabled microwaves? None of this stuff will make you a better home cook. Maybe home cooking just doesn’t need to be ‘disrupted? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon announced an insane number of new and updated hardware recently, all packed with Alexa. From a ring that you wear on your finger and speak to Alexa to a security camera in your home, Amazon is in a sticky situation as it continues to battle over privacy issues while releasing a host of new devices. Do you really trust these companies? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samuel L. Jackson inked a deal with Amazon to provide the first celebrity voice option for Alexa , its cloud based digital assistant. According to Amazon, they will be adding more celebrity voices to the platform in 2020. The Jackso “voice pack” for Alexa will be available later this year for the special introductory price of US$0.99 (RM4.15) - and users can select either clean or expl...

As more people emigrate to the city, the township of Sambuca is facing a dwindling population problem. To keep the place running, municipal councils are selling old homes for a shocking €1. The best part? There’s a catch though, but one that buyers are willing to oblige. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this summer, the Information reported that Facebook is planning to add the words “from Facebook” to WhatsApp and Instagram‘s branding. From the perspective of a digital strategist, this may be a branding disaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s becoming increasingly obvious to some of the bigger brands out there, that traditional TV advertising is no longer as effective as it used to be. The fact that more and more consumers are choosing to cut the cord and move to streaming services is partly to blame for this slump - and no one who uses streaming services want adverts on their platform; afterall, it’s part of the reaso...

The collapse of Thomas Cook has plunged governments across Europe and Africa into crisis-planning mode as they help with the repatriation of more than 500,000 stranded tourists and begin to count the cost of the holiday company’s demise on already-battered economies. About 50,000 holidaymakers are stranded in Greece, 21,000 in Turkey, 15,000 in Cyprus and 4,500 in Tunisia. Thousands of touri...

Yahoo is the pioneering web portal and search engine that helps hundreds of millions of users around the world find the information they need online. But it isn’t exactly a popular company these days. While it’s been down for a long time, it’s not out of the game yet. They have a new logo that practically screams out “we still exist!”. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

The Odeon Cinema, one of the few remaining Art Deco-style buildings in Kuala Lumpur, will soon make way for a multi-storey retail and service apartment project. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has approved in principle for the project to go ahead and that the development order is in the process of being issued. However, Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan said a portion of the building&...

What happens when the AI tells you to wear Prada? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an effort to beat traffic congestion and commuter fatigue, Shanghai has deployed its first bus routes guided by Alibaba’s artificial intelligence technology . Commuters can buy a bus ticket via Alipay, the mobile payments service run by Ant Financial, and then AI algorithms produced by Alibaba crunch the data and generate the number of buses needed and optimal route for the No. 9 service...

Ok, we’re not necessarily talking about a robot sat next to you in your cubicle, but more of a helping hand when you’re next struggling with you Word, Excel or (shudder) PowerPoint. There’s a possibility that intelligent algorithms could be helping you along with your work. How would you feel about that? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.