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May 2, 2019 • 9min
Your Phone ISN’T Eavesdropping, But The Truth May Be Creepier
We’ve often theorized about phones secretly recording our conversations and using that data to show us eerily accurate ads on various social media platforms. But according to Google’s former design ethicist, phones don’t need to eavesdrop on our conversations at all, because the truth of how these ads work is a lot more unsettling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 2, 2019 • 13min
Facebook F8 - A Step Towards Better Privacy?
Over the past number of years, Facebook has been under heavy scrutiny with privacy issues. They even hinted in its latest earnings report that it’s expecting to pay between $3 to $5 billion in fines for violating the privacy agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission. So it’s not a surprise that at its recent F8 Developers Conference, Mark Zuckerberg wants the social media network to be a privacy-focused social network. But do we trust them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 2, 2019 • 23min
If You Could Hit The Reset Button On KL - What Would You Change?
Indonesia are seriously considering moving their capital city due to overcrowding and the possibility of the north of the island sinking due to climate change. If you had the opportunity to ‘push the reset button’ on our capital city, what would you change?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 30, 2019 • 8min
Number Of Dead People On Facebook Will Soon Outnumber The Living
The number of dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living within 50 years, according to analysis from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 30, 2019 • 11min
Teens Are Getting Rich Off This Social Shopping App
Buy. Sell. Uncage. Welcome to the world of Depop - a social shopping app that’s been described as a mix of eBay and Instagram - that is perfectly in line with Gen Z’s shopping habits, and is bringing about major change in the fashion industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 30, 2019 • 22min
The Influencer Is Dead. Long Live The Slacker.
The popularity of the influencer seems to be steadily declining, but here to take its place isn’t a new social media archetype, but one from the past. “The slacker”, a personality type that defined the 90s, is apparently making a comeback... and will start to once again define the way we browse, focus, and shop online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2019 • 10min
The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding
Speedhome (Speedrent) recently raised RM2.5 mil from 206 investor via equity crowdfunding platform, pitchIN. This is the largest deal thus far on ECF in Malaysia for 2019 and the 29th company to successfully raise funds for pitchIN. The equity crowdfunding market is clearly on the rise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2019 • 9min
Stop Treating Networking Like a Round of Speed Dating
Most people bristle at the term ‘networking’ – not because they are bad at it, but because it sounds transactional and disingenuous. Well, here’s a way to fix that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2019 • 20min
Would Networking Be More Effective Without Smalltalk?
Ever walk into a networking event or party and all you hear is superficial chit-chat? The small talk is deafening and doesn't evolve into anything substantial. As it turns out, the types of conversations you're engaging in truly matter for your personal wellbeing. In 2010, scientists from the University of Arizona and Washington University in St. Louis investigated whether happy and unhappy people differ in the types of conversations they have.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 26, 2019 • 11min
The Future of Flying
The AI-powered airport of the future is full of promise and peril, plus - AI that shames you into being a better passenger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


