Tech Talk

Founded by a group of friends who started by scribbling their ideas on a piece of paper during the pandemic, Custella today is a workforce optimization tool which has gotten traction from several companies and from markets like Australia and Singapore.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Automaker Ford recently announced a direct-to-consumer sales model for its EVs. We look at why the car industry is lagging behind other retail sectors and highlight some of the advances in hybrid retail .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flexi working is here to stay and, with it, the need to stay connected.  Staying connected, however, is contextual and, if one thinks about it, in the current environment, work is not a place where you go to but based on the context of where you are. Recognising this, GoTo (previously known as LogMeIn, Inc), one of the world's largest SaaS companies, offers location agnostic and scalable solu...

Neural networks can now create photo-realistic images from simple text inputs. As AI makes inroads into diverse professions, ranging from architecture to accounting, are these entry-level AIs displacing the next generation of white collar workers? Image Credit:Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia has the 5th most active social media penetration in the world - with over 86% of the population of approximately 28 million users. Meanwhile, a recent retail study indicated as many as 22 million Malaysians are digital customers, and online channels now play a four times greater role than conventional channels when it comes to consumer purchases. All of this has contributed to a rising eC...

LaMDA, Google’s experimental conversational AI has claimed it is a sentient person. Could Number 5 be Alive? Or is Autocomplete developing new and mystical powers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maintenance costs on properties can be extremely high, especially on some of the newer buildings. But what if there was a way to bring costs down through the effective use of technology? Mandarin Fox is out to revolutionise Malaysia’s facility maintenance industry with its pioneering Centralised Building Maintenance and Monitoring System (C.B.M.S.), digitally transforming existing and new building...

A bionic eye, glaucoma controlling contact lenses, and email writing horses are just some of the alternative health treatments under the Weird Science lens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Games Bagus is an initiative by the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur, in collaboration with Biji-biji Initiative and Synapze, which aims to empower Malaysian game creators to produce socially conscious video games by honing their game design and narrative skills through training and mentorship, providing valuable networking opportunities, and exploring issues of social importance and civic engagement. We...

Hitch-hiking robots, cat-based AI, gene-edited tomatoes and wooden skyscrapers. Weird Science has it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re saying a fond farewell to the mighty iPod as Apple retires one of its most iconic products. And take a look at another cultural icon that technology is threatening: the petrol station forecourt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HaloCheck is a security onboarding system created with the vision to make the world a safer place. They say that they empower people with the ability to protect themselves by providing them access to their criminal list, blacklist, and watchlist databases over the internet and using mobile devices. But this raises a few questions, should these kinds of lists be made available to the general public...

The Internet knows where you live, who your friends and family are, where you work and what you like. How? Because you told it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protectors of Melaka is an NFT collection built on championing diversity and representation in the NFT space especially for under-represented majority world PoC, starting with local Malaysian cultures. From a functional perspective, this project aims to bring Dungeons & Dragons to the blockchain, creating a living universe for NFT holders to experience and direct. We take a deep dive into this...

The mannequins making women safer in space, dancing drones detecting radiation at Chernobyl and EVs that fail to comply. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitter has a new king and the bird is about to wear new feathers. Will it happen? What should we expect from Elon Musk’s Twitter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tissue engineering has been a widely discussed topic for the past 3 decades. However, like many fields of medicine, numerous risks and challenges may surface such as tumours or graft rejection in which the body outright rejects the donated graft and begins destroying the transplanted tissue or organ, among others. Furthermore, the process is complicated, is costly, and is labour-intensive. Enter 3...

We’re talking about a world of chatbots on Mattsplained today. How the implementation of screenless technologies could shape our world. And the dangers of Search as a sentence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second part of its sixth assessment report on the state of the climate recently. The latest report has for the first time assessed the regional effect of climate change. According to the assessment, several big cities of the world are at risk. To add to the mix, the energy demand in Southeast Asia is expected to incre...

In an effort to industrialise and better the economy of nations, it is reported that the energy consumption is approaching 150,000TWh on yearly basis. However, with 80% of the energy coming from fossil fuels such as oil, natural gases, and coal, the question remains – How sustainable and efficient are fossil fuels for businesses in the long run? We’ll be speaking with Manish about how Malaysian bu...

Are the trolls taking over Twitter? Are slimy robots the future? Can solar panels work at night? It must be time for some Weird Science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, a handful of brands dominated the consumer retail landscape. Whether it was Gillete razors, or Kodak in cameras - the top brands in the US remained unchanged from 1923 to 1983. And then the Internet came along and democratised the tools required to start and scale a business. New startups emerged, DTCs (Direct to Consumer); and they were very, very successful. But with so many new bra...

Billions of dollars are pouring into start-ups focused on reversing the effects of time on our cells. Could a cure for old age be within our grasp? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our second show on Staying ‘Cyber-Safe’ we’ll be getting serious about Cybersecurity as we get the lowdown on how changing technology affects the cybersecurity sphere, what to do if you’re a victim of a cybersecurity breach, and why a telco company is now providing cybersecurity services. This conversation is powered by Celcom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mattsplained celebrates its 200th episode with a look back at our tech obsessions past, present and future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.