Enterprise Explores

Just like Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, Singles’ Day has been promoted as a shopping fest by Alibaba Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang since 2009, growing rapidly to become the world’s biggest online sales event. Also known as “Double Eleven”, the festival’s name originates from the calendar date 11/11, with the four ones referencing being single.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A slew of new start-ups want to help people manage their relationships the way they would sales leads. Should we be worried about our friends turning us into data points?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Africans opened their hearts and pockets after a viral video of an unknown man proposing to his girlfriend in a KFC went viral on Thursday. By Friday morning, the couple were showered with donations for their dream wedding. But how many of the companies that offered their services were being altruistic, and how many of them were taking advantage of emotional advertising for free publicity? And does it really matter?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tourists visiting Singapore can now check in at some hotels using facial recognition technology under a pilot programme that could cut waiting times and help tackle a labour crunch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fifth instalment of MDEC’s LEVEL UP KL BIZ 2019 - the nation’s premier regional games development conference brought both local and international game developers and industry leaders together, pushing the boundaries of the gaming industry in Malaysia. The event opens up discussions on local talents thriving in the industry, international and major videogame developers branching out in South East Asia, and Malaysia’s recently recognized esports industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know that music is a powerful influencer. A movie without a soundtrack doesn’t provoke the same emotional journey. A workout without a pump-up anthem can feel like a drag. But is there a way to quantify these reactions? And if so, could they be reverse-engineered and put to good use?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You asked for it! And now you should be getting an update pretty soon. A few days ago, we spoke about the challenges in dealing with WhatsApp group chats and today, WhatsApp is updating a feature that will allow you to control who adds you to group chats and will begin rolling it out to all 1.5 billion users around the world. Rejoice!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you always wanted to create and run your own food business but don’t know where to start? Techstars Startup Weekend could be the place for you to make your dream food business come true. In 54 hours, you could have a team, create a prototype, validate your business idea, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs. Happening on the 29th of November at ME.REKA Makerspace in KL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chinese government has released new rules aimed at curbing video game addiction among young people, a problem that top officials believe is to blame for a rise in nearsightedness and poor academic performance across a broad swath of society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New tech is primarily based on younger consumers. The problem is, doing so potentially eliminates a whole segment of older people who aren’t comfortable with the way tech is designed. However as research shows, designing new tech with older adults in mind could solve that problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.