Enterprise Explores

Gone are the days of the to-do list. It’s all about working on your priorities. But with all the distractions in the world—social media feeds, kids, new podcast episodes, kids again—our priorities can often be shelved without us even realizing it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s painfully common, but very much preventable. Hundreds of kids around the world have died of heatstroke after being left in hot cars, just like the 4-year old in Sungai Petani last week. We discuss what Tesla is doing to make sure no kids are inadvertently left behind in hot cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How often do you check Google Reviews before going to a new restaurant? The way we gauge a place’s quality has changed over the last decade, with online platforms informing us if that new pizza joint is worth the 30-minute drive. Yet, many businesses seem to underestimate the value of online reviews. What can they do to garner better feedback from their customers? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calling Apple a tech giant is now an understatement. It has become the first US company to exceed the $2 Trillion threshold, making it a landmark brand in the consumer-tech space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

College student Liam Porr used A.I. to create a fake blog that can generate news under a fake name.   He initially created it as a fun experiment, but one of his posts reached the number one spot on Hacker News – a website that talks about all things security, A.I., and how to protect yourself on the internet.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The browser. The legend. The meme. Microsoft’s classic internet browser will no longer be supported after August 21, 2021. In other words, these are the last days of what many have considered the worst browser ever built, albeit one of the most widely used. We discuss the platform’s ups and downs, more default browsers, as well as Microsoft’s answer to Explorer, Edge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Four cities in Indiana are now suing streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ for certain “franchise fees”, which apparently should be similar to that of cable networks. Is this a legitimate case, or just old rules being applied to new tech within the new ecosystem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The escalating battle between Apple and Epic Games has already resulted in Fortnite being unavailable to download on phones around the world.    But if Apple disables Epic’s developer account, then the company won’t be able to maintain the Unreal Engine for iPhones and other Apple computers, which Epic sees as an “existential threat.”   Investors believe that the potential of the Unreal Engine and its ubiquity is a large part of Epic Games’ $17.3 billion valuation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to an Academy of Management Journal article, hiring managers often have a significant bias against candidates who ask about pay and perks during interviews. Further, in evaluating people for positions, managers rate candidates who focus on the job higher than applicants who also inquire about benefits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the global fight against coronavirus, there's perhaps one essential item that has become a sort of commodity in the 'new normal' fashion industry – the face mask.   You see, there's nothing wrong with wearing a surgical mask. They're the most effective at shielding people from the deadly coronavirus, but they're also highly sought after by actual medical frontliners.    But what happens when fast fashion retailers get involved?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.