Tech Talk

Robots have been giving surgeons a helping hand for years. In 2016 there were about 4,000 of them around the world’s hospitals and took part in about 750,000 operations. UiTM Private Specialist Centre became the first academic hospital in Malaysia to have a robotic surgical system and we speak to Prof Dr Mohd Zamrin Dimon, Dean of UiTM Faculty of Medicine to learn more about robotics in the...

Industries like automotive, aerospace, manufacturing started adopting next-generation technologies like 3D modeling as early as the mid-1980s, but did you know the construction industry took nearly 20 years later to embrace 3D models. As a powerhouse of an industry, why has this been so slow? The industrial revolution 4.0 is here and yet again, the construction sector is facing slower adoption rat...

The 4th industrial revolution is here and as more companies are moving full speed ahead with their digital growth, what are we leaving behind and what are we neglecting? Building the future also means looking at preserving what we have at the moment to ensure a sustainable future. We speak to John Revess, Head of Sustainability at ABB to talk about how they’re on both fronts, building the fu...

The world has just lost its brightest star in Prof Stephen Hawking’s passing. This great loss has brought about waves of disbelief, how a man with such limited physical abilities could teach us so much about the universe. Today on this very special Geeks Squawk episode, the Geeks talk about how Stephen Hawking’s life has impacted our world. What did he warn us about our future and what...

Could a giant wall of ice be all that stands between us and falling off the edge of our planet? Does the sun shine down on us like a Hollywood spotlight. Probably not, reckons Matt. But he’ll try it out, anyway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do Netflix, Amazon, Spotify and YouTube have in common that keeps you coming back? A great recommendation engine. The ones that suggests what you may like based on your previous patterns. A great recommendation engine could be a huge boost to your business but getting one that works well is tricky. We speak to James Ho, Country Manager of Gravity R&D about YUSP, a Software-as-a-Service re...

We live in a digital world and the need to have some sort of a digital presence is vital to keep the lights on. But building an app may seem a bit difficult for some, and cost intensive as well. What if there was a way to build an app for a specific need that will help with efficiency and management of your day to day business? What if you could build an app without any coding knowledge? We speak...

On this episode of Digital News Asia Roundup, we highlight the movers and dreamers of the Malaysian tech ecosystem in Digerati50’s 2018 - 2019 edition. Each of the guest on the show today highlighted 3 entrepreneurs that they spoke and find similarities in their passion and desire that makes them successful. Also on the show, we talk about the GDPR and how this will affect all businesses tha...

The one you've been waiting for is finally here. Like it or not, the hype is real and the latest Samsung flagship has hit Malaysian shores just weeks after the global launch. With a price of RM3,299 for the S9 and RM3,799 for the S9 Plus 64GB variant, it's pretty hard to find another flagship at this price. Features like Variable Aperture and AR Emoji has been talk of the town, but it is just anot...

Bladerunner, Altered Carbon and Humans outline very different visions of a future where machines have replaced human workers. Which of those futures are we headed for, asks Matt, as he gets ready for the Thunderdome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show the geeks talk about body hackers, IKEA and Teenage Engineering’s new turntable, and employees in Apple Park walking into glass doors and windows. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week goes to the Sound Reactive LED Mask.   0:11 - Would You Hack Your Own Body? 11:44 - King Of The Crowd 14:13 - IKEA Is Making A Turntable With Teenage Engineering 16:42 - Three Apple Worker...

Augmented Reality functions in all sorts of industries. We’ve all seen videos of AR being used as marketing tools, or through interactive holograms, and yet why is it so hard for us to integrate this into our everyday lifestyles? On the show today we have Mundzir Abdul Latif and Andrew Yew to talk about the role of AR in our society, and The Ministry Experience; a local live brand experience...

Air conditioning has had an enormous impact on modern society, from population migration to architecture to the warehouses that store The Cloud. But is it time we swapped energy intensive a/c for microclimate technologies? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual Reality saw a huge spike in uptake in 2017. But we also witnessed some of the largest and most devastating attacks like WannaCry and NotPetya, not to mention identity thefts. So what did we learn in 2017 and how do we ensure our pathway forwards is not disrupted? We speak to Anthony Bartolo, the Chief Product Officer Collaboration,...

Imagine you are in a coffee shop. The whirring of the coffee grinder, the gurgling of the coffee brewing, the bubbling of the steamer warming the milk. The typical cafe setting. You place your order with the person behind the counter and he or she expertly creates the perfect blend of your usual coffee order. A set of numbers appear illuminating itself on the rectangular screen attached to the cas...

The team from Digital News Asia talked about Grocery Mobile Commerce App JOCOM, YouthToday’s plans for expansion, the new OnePlus 5T, and how technology accelerator 1337 Ventures is to accelerate 10 news startups under Khazanah’s KNEO programme.   0:28 - 1337 Ventures To Accelerate 10 New Startups Under Khazanah's KNEO Programme 11:59 - Grocery Mobile Commerce App Aims To Disrupt...

TM ONE, the enterprise and public sector business solutions arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) Group, is positioned as an enabler for businesses to realise their full potential of their digital opportunities. They look into digitising 10 industry verticals at the moment and this week, we speak to Zamry Ibrahim, Industry Expert at TM ONE to talk how they’re reinventing the Real Estate indust...

Attitudes towards Silicon Valley are changing, with an angry sea of voices raging at their tone deaf behaviour and seeming inability to understand or tame the epidemic of fake news. Now is not the time to turn our backs on tech, argues Matt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show the geeks talk about how driverless car makers could monopolise the market, Google's AMP stories, and self-healing "e-skin".   0:13 - How Driverless Car Makers Could Monopolise Market 9:35 - Introducing AMP Stories, A Whole New Way To Read Wired 13:06 - This Electronic Skin Can Heal Itself — And Then Make More Skin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overbookings, no show ups, wrong dates are common problems that restaurant outlets deal with when it comes to making a reservation. What if there is a solution to solve this problems, by simplifying the process all in one application, which is what UMAI is all about. We speak to Jonas Chelbat, founder of UMAI to talk about how he is reinventing the reservation sector in the F&B space. See omny...

As we approach the second quarter of 2018, the landscape in businesses have changed quite a fair bit. From artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, digital workplaces and more, it’s time to re-shape our businesses for 2018 and beyond. We speak to Andy Cocks, Chief Technology Officer for Dimension Data Asia Pacific about this and the digital disruption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

In 2017, more than US$4.8 billion was raised through ICO - Initial Coin Offering. For many, this has somewhat become the preferred method of raising capital for the bustling startup community. One of them is Gifto, a virtual gifting protocol, that closed out in just one minute with a sum of USD$30 million! We speak to Andy Tian, CEO of AIG and developers of Gifto about their ICO journey and the to...

The University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) had two major problems to crack: fake certificates and money spent on-campus. The solution? Blockchain! We speak to Dr Mohamed Ariff Ameedeen, Director of IBM Centre of Excellence about Valid8 and Xchain that solves fake certificates and money on-campus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier in January 2018, Intel shocked the world with Spectre & Meltdown that’s affecting 90% of devices in the market today, an issue that dates back nearly to chips that was made many years ago. So what actually happened? Why is Spectre and Meltdown and more importantly, what should you expect in the coming months? We speak to Chip Doctor, Dr Shawn Tan of Aeste Works to find out what g...

The team from Digital News Asia talked about Grub Cycle's mission to reduce food wastage, BookDoc focusing on strategic partnerships for growth and Malaysia on track to achieve 21% e-commerce growth. Also, the team also discussed on machine learning driving Grab’s open traffic initiative, putting the fun back into maths with zapzapmath and Exabytes Acquires Iconz-Webvisions.   0:44 - Ea...