Tech Talk

The team from Digital News Asia talked about 'IDC’s Digital Transformation Awards recognises disruptors, innovators','Cradle’s CIP300 grant is more than free money', 'Gartner: Living in the age of AI','Weraku Games: From zero to hero' and 'MWC 2017: ZTE gets serious about IoT'. Furthermore, the team also discussed 'Magnus Games’ Re: Legend strives to be legendary', 'GTC 2017: Usi...

In this episode, the Geeks go down memory lane to look back at the year of 2017. A year led by Trump and Fake News, although some are still wishing the former is part of the latter. We give out awards on today’s show ranging from suicidal robots to how apple has ripped us off with their over-hyped products.   1:11 - Most Important Story Of 2017 / Serious Of The Year 9:20 - Favourite Gee...

Funding is at top of most startup’s list of headaches and worries. Keeping the lights on while growing the business and getting customers can be a painful task. Giving up though is not an option to be a successful entrepreneur. While there are many government agencies that have been established to help startups but not all are awarded the options to provide financial aid to startups and entr...

Cathay Pacific, the international airline based in Hong Kong, planned to re-architect its website and booking engine infrastructure that would allow them to automate current infrastructure, application deployment and scale. Using AWS and DevOps, their software development process is now 67% faster. We speak to Lawrence Fong, General Manager IT Solutions for Cathay Pacific about their journey in th...

We take a look back at some of the biggest announcements throughout the year and what made 2017 a year to remember. But of course, we also take a quick peek into the crystal ball and look forward to some of the exciting beginnings in 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the recent AWS Re:Invent 2017, AI got its biggest push on the cloud. With services like AWS Translate, AWS Transcribe and AWS Comprehend, Artificial Intelligence has become a lot more accessible to developers around the world. We speak to Dr Matt Wood, the GM of Artificial Intelligence at AWS about how these services work and what does this mean to all of us. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

For part 1 of this podcast, click the following link : https://www.bfm.my/ent-tt-mattsplained-things-ive-learned-in-2017-part-1-matt-armitage-kulturpop Last week we heard about the things that made Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage sad in 2017. This week he’s promised we’ll all be happy. It’s part 2 of 2017, Mattsplained. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, the geeks talk about 'Oumuamua’ the mysterious space object, slowing down ageing batteries of older iPhones, Alibaba selling cars in gigantic vending machines, the discovery of self-healing glass, and Facebook’s new facial recognition features.   0:28 - Oumuamua Probably Isn't A Spaceship- But It Could Have Passengers 6:11 - Apple Admits Slowing Older IPhones Beca...

It began with antiquity, myths and stories that artificial beings endowed with intelligence by master craftsmen, and was a theory of “an ancient wish to forge the gods”. Looking in today’s era, we see it emerging rapidly in different sectors of the business world and it brings the undeniable doubt of whether or not, we humans are going to be replaced? Traditional methods and the...

One of the largest collections of archeology and palaeontology, which includes bone fossils and tools human ancestors used to prepare food and defend themselves, is being captured in 3D digital imagery by the National Museums of Kenya. Jeff Sandhu speaks to Frank Heitmann, the President of Digital Divide Data, on how this project came to life and how they are empowering the underprivileged people...

The eSports sector has generated more than 1.5 billon US dollars in revenue in 2017 according to reports by gaming data company SuperData Research. It’s been an explosive year for professional gaming, titles like Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota gathered viewership figures via streaming platforms in numbers that we’ve never seen before. And this growth is not going to slow down....

The geeks talk about how apple bought Shazam for reported $400m, two best noise cancelling headphones you could buy, and WhatsApp adding the ability to delete and revoke messages after you've sent them. Also, King Of The Crowd for this week is the uFunbrush.   0:16 - Game that tune: Apple snaps up Shazam for reported $400m 4:15 - Sony WH-1000XM2 vs BOSE QC 35 II: A sound investment 11:12 - Wh...

As we're approaching to the end of 2017, Kulturpop's Matt Armitage decided to share some of his learnings throughout the year. From the doom and gloom to the happy happy joy joy, we dive into Matt's mind about what has changed for him in 2017 and what he has learned this year.  For part 2 of this podcast, click the following link: https://www.bfm.my/ent-tt-mattsplained-things-ive-learned-in-2...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD estimates that the hidden costs of businesses to conduct trade anywhere in the world are as much as 15% of the value of the goods traded. That’s a high cost to bear. A platform that can reduce costs and delays and improves trade facilitation will boost global incomes and could increase global GDP by almost $1 trillion dollars...

The startup world has one huge benefit in that they are nimble and able to move quickly. But as they grow bigger, that nimbleness and ability to move quickly becomes harder. Over here in BFM, I’ve seen how we have grown from a staff of 10 people to 60. So trust me, it’s hard to be nimble while growing. And that’s what we’re talking about today with Andrew Thomas, Director f...

With the rise of sensors and IoT devices, the future of our homes will change drastically. Just like Jarvis in Iron Man, personal assistant services will be incorporated into object we interact. We speak to Tony Ang, GM of Crestron Electronics in Southeast Asia about the impact of this growth and how businesses in Southeast Asia can be ready for the new future. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

The geeks talk about fibroblast cells, Bose's new Hearphones, autonomous vehicles, cryptocontracts in the music industry, sending interstellar messages, and artificial wombs.   0:13 - Daytime Injuries Heal Twice As Fast As Wounds Sustained At Night 3:11 - Bose’s New Hearphones Let You Choose Which Real-world Sounds To Boost 6:35 - Just One Autonomous Car Will Use 4,000 GB Of Data/Day 10...

With the digital age we live in today, how does trust play a role in all this? Matt Armitage from Kulturpop explores the idea of how there is a new emerging framework for trust, as we place more and more trust in machines and less in human individuals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fintech opportunities in South East Asia is huge and we often look across the border at Singapore to see what’s going on. While they may be more conducive for fintech, Malaysia is buzzing as well. The Malaysian regulators have taken a more open but cautious approach, and this is visible with the likes of the Bank Negara Malaysia’s Fintech Regulatory Sandbox via the Fintech Technolo...

The influencer market that has seen the rise of social media celebrities and idols, became a huge buzz for brands reaching out to their customers. However, there are some who get it wrong and working with influencers can be a tricky business. ModeFair aims to be a player in a very niche space that helps you to be connected with the right influencer for your brand. We speak to Tang Siew Wai of Mode...

The team from Digital News Asia talked about 'Week in Review: Exciting yet unsettling times because of disruption', 'Ridesharing has potential to solve traffic congestion woes', and 'Upskilling SME workforce vital for Industry 4.0'. On the topic of AI, we discussed about 'DataRobot to invest US$11mil to boost Singapore’s AI game' and 'AI that enables the blind to ‘see’'. Furtherm...

The Internet of Things has allowed businesses to venture into industries they have never envisioned to be serving. One of them is Maxis and how IoT is milking cows in the agricultural industry. To understand why a telco firm would be involved in the agriculture industry, we speak to Claire Featherstone, Head of Business Solution for Maxis. We also learn about how you can benefit from adopting IoT...

According to recent studies around the energy sources, global demand for energy is expected to increase by around 30% between 2015 and 2035. That’s quite a huge demand and not all can come from current ways of producing energy. The need for renewable energy has never been more important and one company, Solarvest, believes that the answer to our ever-increasing energy needs comes from the su...

Southeast Asia is expected to experience a slow growth over the next 5 years for Pay TV operators, even more so in established markets like Hong Kong, whereby pay TV subscribers are expected to decline. This is partly because of the availability of OTT services in the region like iFlix, Netflix, Viu and many more have made progress in capturing viewers. So what happens then to pay TV or traditiona...

The FinTech space, although has been touted by many as hottest sector at the moment, has really quite reach its full capabilities and reach yet. One of the reasons behind this is the security risks it brings to people around the world, nobody would want to lose their money. We speak to Cheri McGuire, the Group Chief Information Security Officer at Standard Chartered Bank about how they’re wo...