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Tech Talk
Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an insight to how the world will change. Tech Talk helps you to breakdown the geeky jargons and complex…
Episodes
Tech TalkTech Tanks Maintenance Costs
Maintenance costs on properties can be extremely high, especially on some of the newer buildings. But what if there was a way to bring costs down through the…
Tech TalkMSP209. Weird Science. The Alternative Health Edition
A bionic eye, glaucoma controlling contact lenses, and email writing horses are just some of the alternative health treatments under the Weird Science lens…
Tech TalkGames Bagus!
Games Bagus is an initiative by the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur, in collaboration with Biji-biji Initiative and Synapze, which aims to empower Malaysian game…
Tech TalkMSP208. Weird Science. Good Wood Meets The Vitamin D Tomato
Hitch-hiking robots, cat-based AI, gene-edited tomatoes and wooden skyscrapers. Weird Science has it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tech TalkMSP207. RiPod. What Happens When Technology Dies?
Today we’re saying a fond farewell to the mighty iPod as Apple retires one of its most iconic products. And take a look at another cultural icon that…
Tech TalkA Crisis Of Trust
HaloCheck is a security onboarding system created with the vision to make the world a safer place. They say that they empower people with the ability to…
Tech TalkMSP206. You’re The Product. Selling Your Soul A Point At A Time.
The Internet knows where you live, who your friends and family are, where you work and what you like. How? Because you told it. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Tech TalkProtectors of Melaka
Protectors of Melaka is an NFT collection built on championing diversity and representation in the NFT space especially for under-represented majority world…
Tech TalkMSP205. Weird Science: Toxic Space Masculinity, Droning On, And EVs Evading Cops.
The mannequins making women safer in space, dancing drones detecting radiation at Chernobyl and EVs that fail to comply. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Tech TalkMSP204. To Squawk And Settle. The Emperor’s New Feathers.
Twitter has a new king and the bird is about to wear new feathers. Will it happen? What should we expect from Elon Musk’s Twitter? See omnystudio.com/listener…
Tech Talk3D Printing & Bone Regeneration
Tissue engineering has been a widely discussed topic for the past 3 decades. However, like many fields of medicine, numerous risks and challenges may surface…
Tech TalkMSP203. Search Me. Your Trusted Friend The Chatbot
We’re talking about a world of chatbots on Mattsplained today. How the implementation of screenless technologies could shape our world. And the dangers of…
Tech TalkBridging The Sustainability Gap
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second part of its sixth assessment report on the state of the climate…
Tech TalkThe Electric Future: A New Energy Paradigm for Malaysia
In an effort to industrialise and better the economy of nations, it is reported that the energy consumption is approaching 150,000TWh on yearly basis. However…
Tech TalkMSP202. Weird Science: King Troll, Slime Bots And Goldmines
Are the trolls taking over Twitter? Are slimy robots the future? Can solar panels work at night? It must be time for some Weird Science. See…
Tech TalkInnovations In Retail
For decades, a handful of brands dominated the consumer retail landscape. Whether it was Gillete razors, or Kodak in cameras - the top brands in the US…
Tech TalkMSP201. Dead Cells. The Race To Turn Back Time
Billions of dollars are pouring into start-ups focused on reversing the effects of time on our cells. Could a cure for old age be within our grasp? See…
Tech TalkStaying ‘Cyber-Safe’: Part Two
In our second show on Staying ‘Cyber-Safe’ we’ll be getting serious about Cybersecurity as we get the lowdown on how changing technology affects the…
Tech TalkMSP200. The 200. To Infinity and Beyond.
Mattsplained celebrates its 200th episode with a look back at our tech obsessions past, present and future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tech TalkStaying ‘Cyber-Safe’ - Part One
Why are some companies the target of cyber-security breaches? Why do they get hacked? What motivates a hacker to target a certain company over another, and…
Tech TalkMSP199. Weird Science: Robot Bees And Resurrected Rats
Could robot bees be the future of pollination? Will a resurrected T-Rex look like a T-Rex? Can we game our way to a cure for cancer plus the secret to more…
Tech TalkAn Aye On The Future
Aye Solutions is a Malaysian startup which provides AI-powered tools to advance the transformation of retail stores. Through the integration of AI and other…
Tech TalkMSP198. The Great Smushing: Your Avatar Needs You.
Who will we be in the metaverse? Obviously, an avatar. But what will that avatar mean for the person in the real world. Has digital technology already eroded…
Tech TalkThe Growing Impact Of Data On Healthcare
The need for having data sharing in healthcare through electronic records is more prevalent than ever. For the healthcare industry, big data can provide…
Tech TalkRevitalising The Economy Through Agriculture
SAT.Asia, believes in making improvements to the working conditions and operations of farmers through the use of tech-driven solutions. While we may have…
Tech TalkMSP176: He-Matt and the Masters of the Metaverse (Replay)
The battle for control of the metaverse is pitting companies that want to create a corporate-curated Ready Player One experience against those who want it to…
Tech TalkAccounts In The Cloud
Accounting services and the cloud have become inseparable. With accounting systems hosted on cloud, multiple companies have gained the ease of accessing their…
Tech TalkMSP197. Wordle. Cannot Brain.
Five-letter puzzle Wordle has become a global sharing sensation. But why is it so addictive? And what is it doing to your brain? And what does it tell us about…
Tech TalkRead All About It
Newswav is an online content aggregator that obtains its content from different online sources. They have recently raised RM6 million in a Series A funding led…
Tech TalkMSP196. The Value Of Wellbeing: The Search For The Happiness Index
What is your happiness worth? Should we live for today or for tomorrow? We look at the science behind the wellbeing movement and the countries that are…
Tech TalkKeeping it CLEA
CLEA is the first application in South East Asia that enables Virtual Covid-19 Screening (VCS), allowing anyone to perform verified self-screening tests…
Tech TalkMSP195. Everlasting Bubble: A World of Symbiotic Cultures
Is kombucha the future of water filtration? Can viruses keep our food safe? And exactly how long before your bubble bursts? More weird science stories to help…
Tech TalkIt’s All About Intellect
Intellect was founded on the observation that millions of people across the globe go through different forms of everyday struggles, big and small, at home and…
Tech TalkMSP194. Don’t Disconnect Me
Does the stuff we buy force us to buy more stuff? Can we overcome built-in obsolescence or should we put our screens down and live a more analogue life? See…
Tech TalkWhy We Need Good Collaterals
Design tools can be complicated, and for some MSMEs and SMEs it might be a thorn in their side. But this shouldn't be a roadblock to getting your brand out…
Tech TalkMSP193. Weird Science: Relay Races
When is a VPN not a VPN? When it’s Apple’s Private Relay. Plus Tesla hacks, algae driven robots, edible straws and aircraft mounted lasers. See…
Tech TalkThe Crossroads Of Tech, The Metaverse, Events & More
The acceleration of technology is shaking up the future of events. Every day, event platforms are constantly reimagining how the future of events will look, as…
Tech TalkMSP192. Computers Are Useless: The Problem With Answers.
Is it too late to contain the spread of AI? As experts debate the development of truly super intelligent machines, the next generation of machine intelligence…
Tech TalkTokocrypto
Tokocrypto is arguably Indonesia’s most trusted Crypto assets digital exchange, and is the first entity in Indonesia to be registered under the Trade and…
Tech TalkNFTs and the Breakthrough of the Crypto-Art Superstars (Replay)
$70m JPEGS. $3m tweets. The rise of NFTs is turning the worlds of digital art and virtual collectibles into an investor gold rush. But what are they and are…
Tech TalkIce Cream Adventures & Math Cat Boxing (Replay)
Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still…
Tech TalkMSP191. Hype & Speculation: 2021 in Review
How the wild ride of crypto currency markets and NFT-backed assets, and the emergence of the Facebook branded Metaverse, have defined a year of hype and…
Tech TalkMeet Meta (What’s In A Name?)
According to Facebook 'The metaverse is the next evolution of social connection. Our company’s vision is to help bring the metaverse to life, so we are…
Tech TalkMSP190. 2021 Review 1/3: Future Foods and Medicines
As we round up 2021, mRNA vaccines have been the remarkable success story of 2021, but we’ve only scratched at the surface of their potential. Plus, the…
Tech TalkAre You Sitting Comfortably?
A lot of us have been working from home a lot more than we have ever been, and for some this has been a blessing - for others, a curse. There may be constant…
Tech TalkAn NFT Journey
From brands such as Nike and Louis Vuitton, to sports entities such as the NBA and Formula 1, everyone is jumping on NFTs to create consumer goods. Musicians…
Tech TalkMSP189. Resting Bot Face: Meet Your New Manager
Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a…
Tech TalkMSP189. Resting Bot Face: Meet Your New Manager
Automation is changing organisations from the top down and a new management layer is replacing supervisors and line managers with machines. Is your next boos a…
Tech TalkCan We Crowdfund Solar Power?
Renewable energy has been prioritised in developed nations for decades, following years of increasingly indisputable evidence of greenhouse gas emissions and…
Tech TalkMSP188. Science is Slick: Ghosts, Impostors And Eternals
Marine genes and the quest for eternal life, the psychology of ghosting, a paralysis reversing spinal gel and the value of impostor system are our starting…
Tech TalkData Backup - A Business Essential
After so many high profile data breaches in the region, surely organisations realise the critical importance of data protection, right? Apparently not…
Tech TalkMSP187. They Live: Surveillance And The Metaverse.
For the last 20 years we’ve been waiting for the world predicted in Minority Report to come to pass. Mass surveillance. Artificial intelligence…
Tech TalkIce Cream Adventures & Math Cat Boxing
Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still…
Tech TalkIce Cream Adventures & Math Cat Boxing
Gaming has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, as people had more time and nothing to do. As the economy and society opens up, there is still…
Tech TalkMSP186. TechTopia: Disreputation Management
This week on Mattsplained’s first TechTopia edition, we have a car crash that isn’t Facebook, a car crash that is Facebook, age detection facial…
Tech TalkMSP185. Tuning In. The iPod @20.
How a music player retuned the world. As the iPod celebrates its 20th anniversary, we examine its impact, its legacy, and the role it played in shaping our…
Tech TalkHow To Grow Your VIU-ers
OTT streaming services have come a long way in the region, with Viu being one the industry leaders. According to the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA)’s…
Tech TalkMSP184. Poke! We Need To Talk About Mark
What’s in a name? As governments and regulators seek to rein in Big Tech, Facebook looks set to rebrand itself. As something altogether bigger. See…
Tech TalkThe Rise of AI in Malaysia
We’ve heard by now that AI is going to have a major impact on our lives in the future, but how exactly? It’ll be impacting our industries, our…
Tech TalkMSP183: Weird Science. Space, Shatner And Skateboarding Robots.
As William Shatner becomes the oldest person to float in space, new research is changing the way we think about ageing and our metabolisms. Plus that…