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Tech Talk
Hosted by BFM Media · EN
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 codes that many often would fear. Also find out what are some the latest consumer offerings like smartphones, drones, robots, cameras, video games that are best in the market and quirky insight to a mind of a digital pop culture technology advocater, Richard Bradbury.
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MSP366. 2036: Kelp Me If You Can, I’m Feeling Down
2w ago00:45:59Tap to summarizeForecasting the future is hard. The Atlantic Council’s Global Foresight report paints a pretty bleak picture of 2036. And it’s hard to be bleaker than Matt. Fortunately, the future isn’t ordained and Matt and Kishan separate the warnings from the inevitabilities in the first of a two part series on the survey’s predictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →AI Crypto, The Blockchain Trilemma, & New SC Rules
2w ago00:35:43Tap to summarizeAs Malaysia’s digital asset market surges past RM17 billion in trading volume, the industry is entering a new era of maturity. But as product pipelines expand and the Securities Commission introduces streamlined guidelines, how do we distinguish between genuine technical utility and market speculation?In this episode of Tech Talk, Aaron Tang, General Manager (APAC) at Luno, joins us to decode the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape. We move beyond the "alphabet soup" of new tokens to explore the underlying architectural shifts driving the market toward 2030.Tune in to find out more about:Regulatory Evolution: How the Securities Commission’s move toward principle-based governance is replacing cumbersome investment memos with faster, accountability-driven product approvals.The "Blockchain Trilemma": Why no single network can achieve perfect security, scalability, and decentralisation simultaneously, and why this necessitates a multi-chain ecosystem.Technical Plumbing: Understanding the functional divide between Layer 1 foundations (like Bitcoin and Ethereum) and Layer 2 scaling solutions (like Arbitrum and Base) that make consumer transactions cost-effective.Innovation Verticals: A deep dive into the real-world applications of DeFi, Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenisation, Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), and the intersection of AI agents with programmable crypto payments.Investor Protection: Insights into the integration of Digital Asset Exchanges with FIMOS to standardise dispute resolution for retail investors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →MSP365. Rage Against The Machines
3w ago00:45:52Tap to summarizeWe were promised technology would make life easier. Instead, everything feels harder. Matt and Kishan try to figure out where all the fun has gone and why it’s been replaced with friction and rage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Tech Behind the Mega-IPOs of 2026
3w ago00:33:41Tap to summarizeThree of the world's most powerful tech companies are heading to public markets in 2026 but none of them are profitable. From reusable rockets to large language models, the mega-IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are bringing new technologies and innovations to the forefront. What do they actually promise, and what else should we expect?We discuss: Rocket Science vs. Hype: What genuinely world-changing technology sits beneath SpaceX's $1.75 trillion valuation and whether Starship can deliver on its promise of cheap, accessible space travel.AI in Space: Why Elon Musk wants a million satellites above Earth, and how data centres in orbit solve problems that plague those on the ground.Safety as a Selling Point: Whether Anthropic's safety-first approach to AI is a real technical differentiator.What Comes Next: Beyond AI and space, the sectors and early-stage bets that serious investors are quietly watching right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →MSP364. Weird Science: Shiny, Shiny Gold And Lymph Nodes
4w ago00:41:57Tap to summarizeTime for a speed run on science as Matt and Kishan tackle some of wilder stories of recent weeks. A new generation of triple-action smart drugs is opening up treatment options for cancer sufferers with aggressive or non-responsive tumors, and delivering them an Arizona punch. In Spain, researchers have developed 3D printed lymph nodes could reduce the cost and time it takes to produce custom immunotherapy treatments. And hopefully making them available to a much wider income group. Gold raises its shingly inert head. While NASA releases concrete plans for its permanently manned bases on the moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Your Biggest Security Risk? Your Workforce
4w ago00:32:34Tap to summarizeOrganisations have spent billions securing their technology. Yet two-thirds of global data breaches still involve a human element. So what exactly is human risk, and what can businesses do about it?We discuss:What It Is: Why human risk has overtaken technology gaps as the number one cybersecurity challenge The Threat Landscape: How phishing has evolved with AI and what a real-world breach can look likeWhat Organisations Get Wrong: From neglecting human risk in the security budget to shadow AI quietly leaking sensitive data through free LLM tools like ChatGPT and Gemini.What Good Looks Like: The practical steps every business should take, from education to obtaining full visibility of data across your organisation.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Most Businesses Use AI. Few Use It Well.
May 2700:33:57Tap to summarizeMalaysia has four years to become a regional AI hub. So why are most businesses still using AI to write emails and clean up presentations? More importantly, what does it actually take to use AI as a real business edge?Tune In To Find OutAn Adoption Gap — Why AI numbers look impressive on paper, but what are the real challenges of technology in practice?The Underdog Advantage — How mid-market companies can use lean tech to out-compete global giantsLocalisation Wins — Why AI built without Malaysian culture, language, and context will always fall shortUpskilling — Why upskilling alone is not enough, and what businesses need to doSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →MSP363. Death Of The Internet
May 2100:43:17Tap to summarizeThis week, Kishan and Matt have the unenviable task of wading through trendslop. Pull on your wellies as they unpick the AI-generated business strategies that could set your company on the path to failure. But the bucket doesn’t empty there. With the spread of slopaganda and bit-driven social engagement, are the rumours about the death of the Internet finally coming true?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Your Customer Service Chatbot Needs Fixing
May 2000:34:29Tap to summarizeIn an AI-powered world, are Malaysian chatbots actually doing their job? A whitepaper by Entermind, a data and AI consultancy, says most are not, and some are more like a glorified search bar.Prashant Kumar, Founder of Entermind, discusses what it takes to build a customer service bot that customers actually want to use, and how organisations can move beyond basic AI services to real business value.Tune In To Find OutThe ChatBot Problem: Why most Malaysian chatbots are failing and why The Expectation Gap: How AI has permanently raised expectations and why organisations fail to deliver. The Money: The financial case for getting this right The Tip of the Iceberg: Customer service is just the start. The real value of AI goes far deeper for businesses. Tech Talk is brought to you by Maxis Business. Building Tomorrow's Business Today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →MSP362. The Goblin Protocol
May 1400:42:24Tap to summarizeVerbal tics, unwanted personality quirks and self-replicating habits. No, it’s not Kishan’s list of complaints about Matt. It’s the Goblin Protocol. An unlikely world where reinforcement learning, sycophancy and language bias are shaping the AI models of the future. As we head into the agentic AI age, our tireless heroes battle the gremlins to discover how these quirks reveal deeper truths about the way these machines learn, and how those defects are creating a new business model: trend slop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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