Tech Talk

A lot of us have been working from home a lot more than we have ever been, and for some this has been a blessing - for others, a curse. There may be constant distractions, and not all of us have the luxury of having all of the latest gear or tech. But at this stage of the pandemic, which tech is essential for working from home effectively? We take a look back at some suggestions and highlight a fe...

From brands such as Nike and Louis Vuitton, to sports entities such as the NBA and Formula 1, everyone is jumping on NFTs to create consumer goods. Musicians are likewise getting into the trade to further engage with their fans, including Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park who is taking a sustainable approach by minting on Tezos. Within the NFT scene, Malaysian artist and poet, Mumu the stan (also known...

Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a bot? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a bot? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renewable energy has been prioritised in developed nations for decades, following years of increasingly indisputable evidence of greenhouse gas emissions and the adverse impact they have towards the environment. As future generations start to panic about how our world is changing, developing nations have only recently started to acknowledge alternative options, like solar power, when it comes to e...

Marine genes and the quest for eternal life, the psychology of ghosting, a paralysis reversing spinal gel and the value of impostor system are our starting points for this week’s round up of sci-tech breakthroughs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After so many high profile data breaches in the region, surely organisations realise the critical importance of data protection, right? Apparently not. According to studies, the fundamental discipline of protecting, storing, identifying and provisioning the organisation’s data remains not only haphazard for many organisations, but is a complex, inefficient and expensive chore. We speak with...

For the last 20 years we’ve been waiting for the world predicted in Minority Report to come to pass. Mass surveillance. Artificial intelligence predicting our every move. Advertising intruding into every facet of our lives. Could the Metaverse give birth to the world of Minority Report? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still growth in the gaming market, especially casual games. In fact, some recent findings from the 2020 Global Games Market Report stated 87% of the 20.1 million gamers in Malaysia alone spent at least some of their money on in-game virtual items in...

Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still growth in the gaming market, especially casual games. In fact, some recent findings from the 2020 Global Games Market Report stated 87% of the 20.1 million gamers in Malaysia alone spent at least some of their money on in-game virtual items in...

This week on Mattsplained’s first TechTopia edition, we have a car crash that isn’t Facebook, a car crash that is Facebook, age detection facial recognition software, moves to criminalise payments to ransomware groups and Apple’s latest device bricking software update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a music player retuned the world. As the iPod celebrates its 20th anniversary, we examine its impact, its legacy, and the role it played in shaping our digital lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OTT streaming services have come a long way in the region, with Viu being one the industry leaders. According to the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s AMPD Research report, Viu ranks first in SEA for monthly active users, with 49.4million Viu-ers and a 37% growth, year-on-year. We’ll be catching up with Kingsley Warner, Country Manager of Viu Malaysia and get an inside scoop and deep...

What’s in a name? As governments and regulators seek to rein in Big Tech, Facebook looks set to rebrand itself. As something altogether bigger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve heard by now that AI is going to have a major impact on our lives in the future, but how exactly? It’ll be impacting our industries, our societies, enabling technology adoption, digital transformations and new customer experiences. For Malaysia, AI presents both an opportunity and a challenge. And the race is on for AI leadership in Southeast Asia. To learn more, we talk with Nik...

As William Shatner becomes the oldest person to float in space, new research is changing the way we think about ageing and our metabolisms. Plus that skateboarding robot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think about all the times that you connect to your streaming service, or you upload a document somewhere, or even when you log into one of your bank accounts - How do you think that data is accessed? Would you be surprised to find out that a lot of that data is stored in ‘The Cloud?’ But what exactly do you know about Cloud Computing? How long has it been around, and where did it start...

The invasion of the Terminators may look more like Elsa than Arnie. We peer inside Disney’s Imagineers division, marvel at Singapore robot police force, and take a look at Facebook’s unprecedented outage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While passwords were once one of our most trusted security measures, 90% of data breaches today are the result of poor or reused passwords. Even one-time passwords (OTPs) have been vulnerable, with bad actors hijacking these codes to make millions in fake credit card payments. Is it time for the wider industry to follow Microsoft’s lead, and look towards a passwordless future? See omnystudio...

Should we translate science for machines? Could a universal, machine readable language be the future of scientific thought? And, more importantly, how can makeup trick AI? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic highlighted the explosion of computing needs driving the world today. Entire industries needed to pivot on a dime to survive. Consumers on lockdown in their homes drove surges in PC purchases to enable an entirely digital world of work, school and entertainment globally, and in Malaysia. We speak with Robin Martin, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Assembly Test Manufact...

Health, education, income. What does the future hold for Generation Covid, as generational divides solidify into geographical and technological segregation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook and Bain & Company launched a report that provides more insights into Southeast Asia’s digital boom and the future of e-commerce in the region. We catch up with Nicole and Gwendolyn to analyse some of the key highlights, and see what the future might have for the digital consumer in SE Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neurostimulation technologies designed to help stroke victims may soon be producing better athletes, better musicians and, perhaps, a better you. We’re not the only ones upgrading ourselves: AI is learning to do it, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Satellite smartphones, radiation detecting snakes, contraceptive vaccines and accent morphing AI are just some of the stories in this week’s Weird Science selection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.