Tech Talk

The Analytics Institute is a group of members made up of private and public sector that supports the data science and analytics sector. Launched in Ireland and then expanded to various other countries, it now has the Malaysian chapter in its books as well. We speak to Lorcan Malone, the CEO of Analytics Institute on the changes in the data science and analytics sector over the last few years and h...

The Geeks look at how CES fared this year and some of Jeff Sandhu’s top picks and why robots could one day need emotional support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the wake of CES Las Vegas, MSP’s Father Time, Matt Armitage, looks back at some of his favourite gadgets of the ages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the curtains come down on the largest technology trade show in the world, CES 2020, we speak to people behind the scenes to understand how a show like CES is made and how technology is going to shape the next decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, the fastest pace in the last decade and it’s only set to rise as more devices, buildings, cars, homes and everything else is connected to the grid. But the realities of climate change is having a serious impact on our planet and governments and businesses will have to rethink how energy is created, stored and used quickly. We speak to Prabodh Se...

Last week we claimed the Skywalkers were rising. This week MSP takes a look at some at the science and tech advances that are giving hope for the coming decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The geeks mused with the idea of gracing the sky with vacuum-powered airships; a greener alternative of sky transport and living the steampunk fantasy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese retail giant Taobao is known for its online shopping deals and sales like 11.11. Now Malaysians can experience this online store in a physical store at MyTown Shopping Mall, the largest Taobao store in the country. We speak to Jess Lew of Tmall World Malaysia on why the need to go offline for their online retail store. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the advent of the 4th Industrial revolution and growing adoption of digital technologies across all sectors, there is growing demand for digital tech jobs. In Linkedin’s Emerging Job Report in Malaysia, 4 out of 5 top emerging jobs are digital in nature spanning not just the digital tech industries, but across many other sectors too. Thus TechStudy.my was born. We speak to Shanker Joyra...

The Geeks take a look back at the previous decade and ponder upon how technology has changed our behaviour, so much so that it has become strange to ask someone what is the time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MSP is in shameless Star Wars stealing-mode this week. Over the last decade, the forces of Silicon Valley seem to have transformed from information and data disruptors into Final Order-style monopolists. Are the 2020 set to become the battlefield for the Data Wars? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talent. It seems like talent is becoming a very common topic of discussion in this new decade. Upskilling. Reskilling. Talent shortage. Digital talent. Skill of the future. All this and more is becoming a priority for organisations as the current talent pool that is ready for the future is hard to come by. BCG or the Boston Consulting Group last year dived into the workforce changes and skills of...

Last week we did a Best of Geeks, this week we are doing the King of Kultures as the Geeks pick our their favourites from categories like: game of the year to TV show of the year and flop of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we get ready to launch a new decade, we’re taking some time to look back at some of the changes in science and technology that we’ve seen over the last decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the past decade, having Internet access has become from the nice-to-haves to the must-haves. But while we moan the lack of speed and access and cost, getting Malaysia connected has been a responsibility for one company, Unifi. We speak to Moharmustaqeem Mohammed, the Acting Executive Vice President of Unifi on the challenges they had over the past decade in connecting Malaysia. See omnystudio.c...

This week MSP returns with a time travel update, a vomiting asteroid, more brain implants, and ready-to-wear exoskeleton. With a twist of grime. Bud-a-bup-bup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the best of Geeks! We pick 3 stories we’ve covered over the course of the year. From the destruction cause by humans to us traveling to the moon (again). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

rust. Over the last 10 years, our trust with digital platforms have been rocky. From the birth of social media with the promise of keeping family and friends closer that eventually drove us apart with political agenda. In this episode, we take a look into how against the backdrop of fake news, digital disruption and questions over brand safety, where consumers have more choice than ever, its compa...

It’s no surprise when Matt takes an idea and stretches it until it’s so thin you could wrap it with a nanotube. We’ve had Ask Matt Anything. Ask Matt More Anything. And this week MSP has Ask Myself Anything.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Geeks talk about how facial recognition works and why the iPhones has caused people to be in hospital. Oh and we’re also giving away a brand new PlayStation 4 Party Bundle! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s no surprise when Matt takes an idea and stretches it until it’s so thin you could wrap it with a nanotube. We’ve had Ask Matt Anything. Ask Matt More Anything. And this week MSP has Ask Myself Anything.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the past decade, startups valuation has skyrocketed. Grab at $14 billion, Twitter at $23 billion, Uber at $53 billion and Didi at $56 billion. Why are tech startups valued at billions of dollars so quickly in the past decade and does this ring any resemblance of the dot-com boom? We speak to Tariq Dennison, wealth manager at GFM Asset Management at Hong Kong to understand the mechanics on how s...

What is your favourite retro tech and why do we still love them? Also, thanks to IKEA, living in Mars could be really swanky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Picking up from where we left off last week, we pick up the leftovers that Matt didn’t manage to address. And Jeff finally gets his chance to ask Matt what science would never be able to fix. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forget a year-end review special, we’re doing a Decade In Review! In episode 1, Jeff Sandhu sits down with the geeks from SoyaCincau to learn about how consumer technology has evolved over the last 10 years and what is the future of mobile and smartphone? Have we reached the peak in innovation or have we just begun? Will SkyNet rule us all or is AI just a fad? See omnystudio.com/listener for...