Tech Talk

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia.com talks about what does a founder do when a similar company is growing their business faster, a female entrepreneur whose startup may just be doing the acquiring instead of being acquired, an e-commerce book that was recently launched and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netflix is probably the best example of utilising data to enhanced customer experiences by delivering an unmatchable UX (user experience). We speak to Todd Yellin on the secrets that has made Netflix a business model that’s being replicated by many other startups. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can’t manage what you can’t see. And you can’t see the whole picture if you’re focused on one technology silo at a time. That’s where IT Operations Analytics or ITOA comes into the foray. It is an approach to IT operations data that allows you to understand and make decisions about your IT environment. It applies Big Data principles to your IT environment so you h...

Every once in a we let Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage indulge himself with a little pontificating. This week we’re heading back to the future - his favourite place - to see if some of the world’s greatest theorists agree with our bespectacled futurologist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu and Matt Armitage talk about the LingLong DingDong. Yes, the LingLong DingDong. And how the island of Ta'u is now running everything from solar. In King of Crowd, Matt highlights strange gifts for the upcoming Christmas holiday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victor Yap wraps up the month of November with an insight into the world of fake news and portals in the online world and why it's a worrying trend and what organisations around the world are doing to put this to an end. And a course, November has seen a lot of gaming and eSports activity as we highlight the best of the best so far. All that and more on this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Malaysia is making steady progress in becoming a big data and analytics (BDA) hub in Southeast Asia. According to MDEC’s CEO, there are 22 multinational BDA companies from 6 countries setup in Malaysia as of August 2016. That number is expected to grow however, talent is something that may come as a roadblock for this growth. We speak to Dr Nikhil Sinha, Chief Business Officer at Coursera ab...

Data is the driving force underlying market disrupters such as Uber and AirBnB. So it’s no surprise that IDC forecasts a 50% increase in revenues from the sale of big data and business analytics software, hardware and services between 2015 and 2019. Sedania Innovator recently entered a partnership with Cloudera to provide data analytics services in Malaysia. We speak to Datuk Azrin Mohd Noor...

It could all have been so different. If events had gone another way on November 8, we wouldn’t be looking at the future with President Trump. Today, Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage, what might have been, what could have been and says, Hail, President Zoltan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the Geeks complain about Apple's new (overpriced) book, Matt's weekly GE Tech Update and King of the Crowd! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia.com talks about the newly lauched Plug & Play in Indoneisa, TeAM's plan to launch a US$50 million venture fund, Ecava's new patent inspired by IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumers these days are on a constant lookout for more value they can get for their money; and businesses struggle to meet with the demand in time even with the existence of their respective customer loyalty programmes. WeConnect connects every dot together to create impact by introducing innovative business model and business principles, beginning first with ASEAN and gradually to the rest of th...

Businesses are facing a conundrum with their ever-expanding digital universe. In a competitive environment mired with mergers and divestitures, the ability to store, manage and protect data is crucial to business success. By 2017, two-thirds of Asian-based CIOs will initiate a data transformation and governance framework to turn information into a competitive business differentiator. This explosio...

The Geeks talk about how VR can help police officers and AI systems that predicted Trump's win. Also, Matt's GE Weekly Tech Update and King of the Crowd! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the events of the past week have shown, the good old glass ceiling is present and correct and beaming from its smug little face. Could technology be facing that same glass ceiling? Before we talk about that, we have to catch up with Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage and his report on the elections in the Kingdom of Jaff R. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu speaks to Jeremy Ooi, Game Designer at Monsoon Lab to talk about a new Malaysian indie game called Sara Is Missing. Also on the show, Jeff Sandhu and Richard Bradbury review the long awaited Battlefield One. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier in August, Hyperlab launched JustAsq, the world’s first conversational cloud. It promises to be a solution to any business seeking to improve customer and employee experiences by leveraging the growing popularity of conversational interfaces. We speak to Janet Teo, COO and Vic Sithasanan, CEO of Hyperlab to find out more about what do they mean by ‘a conversational cloud’...

The speed and sophistication of today’s cyber threats means that no organisation is safe from attacks. Security is no longer about it, but when a company will be hit by a cyber-breach and business leaders need to start reconsidering their approach to cyber security. Cyber insurance has become a key element for companies looking at the full spectrum of cyber security preparedness. David Rajoo...

Mobile internet is transforming opportunities for people all over the world. This can be measured not just in terms of increased consumer choices and convenience, but by a robust assessment of the economic value that the technology brings to economies - boosting GDP, creating jobs and driving social investment. Recently Google worked with Oxford Economics on a report looking at the impact of mobil...

It's election season in the US and voting machine hacks are becoming a worry. Matt Armitage from Kulturpop takes a look at the impact of technology, especially data on politics and elections, and how voting machines in the US are the number target for cyber hackers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Geeks talk about how a new study shows the correlation between having many Facebook friend requests and the longevity of your life. And a new treatment to treat peanut allergies as the future of medicine takes shape. Also, Matt's King of the Crowd and GE Weekly Tech Talk updates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from Digital News Asia.com talks about how nations can capture opportunity in the Digital Economy based on Accenture Global, the Asian Angel Alliance and what does this bring to the region, Lazada's acquisition of Singapore's RedMart and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Southeast Asia video game industry may be relatively young however it is being driven by the rise of internet access and ICT devices. In hopes of capturing the gaming market early, Level Up KL 2016 is happening on the 5th of November so we speak to Hasnul Hadi of MDEC about Malaysia’s aspirations to be the hub for games development in Southeast Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Globally nearly 1 in 3 consumer have been victimised by fraud in the past 5 years - ranging from unauthorised activity on three types of payment cards. Debit, credit and prepaid. Bringing it closer to home, a Malaysia-based credit card fraud ring was broken by the Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), which saw the arrest of 105 individuals from Malaysia and Europe. With the growing in...

Digital disruption is not a new phenomenon. But the opportunities and risks it presents shift over time. Competitive advantage flows to the businesses that see and act on those shifts first. Just take a look at Uber and AirBnB and how they’ve saw a need in an industry and disrupted existing business models in the industry they’re in. We speak to Roger Ling, Product Marketing Manager fo...