Enterprise Explores

When it boils down to what really matters to the workers in Malaysia, ‘attractive salary & benefits’ and a ‘healthy work-life balance’ remain the most important factors. However, Malaysia was the only market in Southeast Asia that ranked ‘strong management’ as a critical Employee Value Proposition when looking for an ideal employer. What exactly constitutes ‘strong management’? We discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, Enterprise presented a 5-part series showcasing entrepreneurs who have found their “Merdeka”. We spoke to them about their trials and tribulations, the battles they’ve faced, the blood and sweat, tears and of course money ... for their "My Merdeka" moment. Here we do a recap of this amazing series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users’ from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including Canada and Brazil, showing a post’s audience just a few names of mutual friends who’ve Liked it instead of the total number. The idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to others and possibly feeling inadequate if their posts don’t get as many Likes. Would you like this?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life as a baby is so plugged in these days.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently, drones aren’t the future of logistics that we once assumed they were. Limitations of the tech and its slow growth as a viable solution to last-mile delivery issues have dulled the appeal of drones, especially in the VC community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At its event next week Apple is expected to announce three new phones, launching in time for the holiday season. However, research is showing that people are holding onto their phones for an average of 33 months. That’s up from 27.5 months in 2018. People just aren’t upgrading as often as they used to. But why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a design classic, but in these days of ubiquitous mobile phones, only 10,000 of the red kiosks remain on the streets. Can they survive the next decade?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaire tech tycoons Jack Ma and Elon Musk faced off this week at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, in a debate on everything futurism, including Mars, death and jobs. We discuss the best bits of the animated and sometimes awkward debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have noticed that the original Malaysian McDonald’s that opened in 1982 has now renamed themselves “Mekdi” in celebration of the Malaysian adoption of the brand name over social media. So what other brands have Malaysians “adopted” into our culture?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a dream come true for film buffs and movie nerds! Heavyweight directors Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and several Hollywood big-names are banding together to launch ‘Filmmaker Mode’ for new TVs. Fed up with the way new TVs ruin the way movies are displayed, these directors want to make sure you’re watching their work the way it was intended… to the best extent possible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.