Tech Talk – Details, episodes & analysis

On this oddly timed edition, Matt and Rich hike into the uncanny valleys of machine music. From the Laurel Canyon folk rockers that never existed, to featured artist scams, AI generated music is heading to a playlist near you. 

Is Mattsplained’s new country anthem AI slop or simply the best? Does Richard really own a sequined jumpsuit or have his own intro music to announce it? These are questions that no one ever thought to answer before the advent of AI.

Slop, scams and copyright strikes. We’re truly halfway to hell.

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Malaysia is producing more tech graduates than ever, yet many still struggle to land the right jobs. Hackathons are changing that — evolving from coding contests into platforms for peer learning, coaching, and real-world problem solving. Alex Liew, Chairman at PIKOM, and TK Choo, Director at Kabel, join us to unpack how hackathons are bridging the employability gap while helping businesses attract and retain digital-savvy talent.

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An awkward clinch on a jumbotron is an odd place for Matt and Rich to start their thoughts, but, in 2025, the world of tech is a strange place to be.

Is this case of inopportune infidelity a teachable moment? Is it an illustration of the pervasive power of surveillance capitalism? The swift justice of netizens? The tone-deaf detachment of tech elites? All or none of the above?

Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps. And Matt argues that polluted skies are somehow better for us. Or something.

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Last Friday, a Microsoft-Crowdstrike update error caused one of the worst IT outages in history and this impacted over 8.5 million Microsoft devices around the world.

To provide more scope on this, more than 3,000 flights within, into, or out of the US were cancelled on July 19, with more than 11,000 delayed. Planes continued to be grounded in the days since, with nearly 2,500 flights cancelled within, into, or out of the US, and more than 38,000 delayed, three days after the outage occurred.

The outage also significantly impacted the healthcare industry, with some healthcare systems and hospitals postponing all or most procedures and clinicians resorting to pen and paper, unable to access Electronic Health Records. On the same day, CrowdStrike CEO, George Kurtz, apologised to the company’s customers and partners for crashing their Windows systems.

In light of this recent incident, today we breakdown how important cybersecurity is to modern-day businesses, some of the early preparation efforts companies should consider to avoid being in a similar situation and what to expect next in such fallout cases. Helping us with this is Eli Serota, Director in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Communications at FTI Consulting.

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The geeks talk about a way to stop autoplaying videos in Facebook, Bluetooth gets a big upgrade to complement smart homes, robots will make the best fake news, Amazon moves into meal-kit market and the King of The Crowd features Spinbox, a DIY portable Turntable kit which makes vinyl easy and fun.

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Mr Happy. Little Miss Fun. Mr Daydream. Little Miss Sunshine. Mr Cheerful. Little Miss Brainy. Fun Friday can only offer you a Mr Grumpy who thinks he’s a Mr Clever. That’s still better than his drag alter ego, Little Miss Fabulous. Today, Kulturpop’s doom prophet Matt Armitage asks: should you, really?

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In the new digital economy, traditional ways of running a business are swiftly becoming outdated. Disruption is happening across every sector. If large businesses do not make efforts to innovate their own business - someone else will. One way to start embracing digital adoption is through collaboration with digital companies, adopting the right culture in the organisation to drive productivity. We speak to Muhundhan of MDEC and Jordan of Rainmaking Innovation about making their way into digital adoption.

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The recent WannaCry malware has thrown a spotlight on the issue of cyber security and many are now asking just how cyber secure their nation is, and what are the main malware threats that businesses and consumers should be aware of. Recently Malwarebytes, a leading malware remediation solutions providers, released its Malaysian State of Malware report that examined more than 1 billion malware infections across almost 200 countries. We learn about the threats that looms businesses around the region and how to stay protected against malware.

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Karamjit Singh and Anushia Kandasivam from Digital New Asia.com (DNA) talk about:

0:18 - Gaming – Malaysia’s Silent Religion

10:26 - Julo Raises Seed Funding Led By Skystar

16:40 - ‘You May Become Irrelevant In The Blink Of An Eye’

21:38 - Mulah Pivots To Establish Foothold In Malaysia

29:33 - Analysts Divided On Telco M&As

36:02 - Signature Market Attracts Record 161 ECF Investors

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Your IOT devices, like your IP Security Cameras and such are an open invitation to cyber security risks. According to Akamai's State of the Internet/security Q1 2017 report, Mirai DNS Water Torture Attacks, a DNS query flood included in Mirai malware was the extremely prevalent in the first quarter attacking the financial services industry. Michael Smith, Akamai's Chief Technology Officer for Security in Asia Pacific & Japan goes through the report and what you should be know about the state of the Internet.

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