Enterprise Explores

Bebo, a social network from the early 2000s, is gearing up for a relaunch with a totally different approach to social media interaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you repair a defective phone/tablet or get a new one? Your answer may change depending on your “right to repair”, a movement that’s gaining traction over in the US. Partly due to planned-obsolescence fatigue, the right to repair means tech companies will have to prioritise customers who would rather repair defective tech instead of having to buy new products. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In what sounds like the plot of a 90s sci-fi film, Elon Musk is putting wireless implants in monkeys’ brains and getting them to play videogames. The world’s richest man says this is part of Neuralink - a company formed in 2017 to test brain implants that would allow people to control other digital devices and computer interfaces via nothing but their thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced he will step down this year as chief executive of Amazon, and that he will transition to the role of executive chair in the third quarter, handing over the CEO role to Andy Jassy, who heads Amazon Web Services.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people believe modern management is broken, as it was not designed for career development, remote working, or employee engagement. We discuss an alternative management approach called “Lazy Management”, a leadership and management style that gives employees more control over their work lives and careers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a lot to learn from how various countries have dealt with and fought against the COVID-19 pandemic; here are some insights into how Australia fared, and what the rest of the world can learn from it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The increasing shaky balance between curbing COVID-19 cases and maintaining the economy is a cause of concern in light of the second MCO. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, senior defence minister, has announced that there won’t be a second economic shutdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to reach all-time highs, the pressure is on employers to get their employees tested in order to maintain a safe workplace. The cost of testing particularly migrant workers is starting to take its toll on employers, many of whom are already strapped for cash in these trying times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been quite the week for Wall Street - with hedge-fund giants losing billions as Reddit traders run wild with the ongoing GameStop surge. The unprecedented scenario has inspired Malaysian investors in the retail scene to prop up local glovemakers’ shares via BursaBets. But, as the Malay Mail reports, things may be very different in a country where short-selling is regulated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped habits and behaviors of even the most resolute shoppers as social distancing became a key line of defense against infection.   But one of the most significant and unexpected shifts, experts say, was the almost immediate embrace of online shopping by people in their 60s, 70s and 80s.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.