Santa Claus is coming to town, and it’s time for some seasonal fun, so he wants you to play a special Christmas game. It goes like this. Ask AI to do you a Christmas ad. Any subject, sillier the better. Any format TV, Social media, print. Any length, 30”, 5”,
By Dr Rais Hussin Malaysia’s 5G debate has now crossed a threshold where consequences are no longer abstract or deferrable. The recent twin developments in Malaysia’s 5G saga—the stark revelation of plummeting network speeds and the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) financial exit—are not mere coincidences. They are structurally linked, direct,
As the 33rd Southeast Asian Games unfolds across Thailand from December 9 to 20, 2025, one platform has emerged as a quiet but decisive force shaping how the Games are being experienced across the region. TikTok is not merely amplifying highlights; it is actively re-engineering the sports narrative — turning
The Public Service Department (JPA), together with industry delivery partner and programme lead Chamrun Digital, has completed an AI & Digital Leadership Programme to strengthen the public sector’s ability to design and deploy practical artificial intelligence solutions across government. Supported by the National Human Resources Development Institute (NHI) Korea and
From January 1, 2026, any social media or internet messaging platform with more than eight million users in Malaysia will be deemed registered under local law. On paper, it sounds like a regulatory footnote. In reality, it marks a meaningful shift in how Malaysia intends to govern the digital spaces
When Time Magazine named its 2025 Person of the Year, it didn’t point to a celebrity, a global leader, or a singular changemaker. Instead, it chose a collective: “the architects” of artificial intelligence. And in doing so, it signalled something bigger than a media accolade — it recognised that AI
There’s a bleak sort of poetry in Oxford University Press naming “rage bait” as its Word of the Year for 2025. A dictionary is supposed to reflect culture, not shape it. Yet here we are, with one of the world’s most respected linguistic institutions confirming what Malaysian marketers have felt
Australia’s world-first ban on social media access for under-16s isn’t just a policy headline — it’s a signal flare fired straight into the global marketing, media, and platform ecosystem. From today, more than one million Australian teens are locked out of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — just nine days before
Somewhere between shock value and strategy sits Bonnie Blue — a creator who understands one thing better than most brand managers: attention is currency, and outrage is often the fastest way to print it. Her latest headline — a raid, a seized “bangbus,” and police photos that look straight out
Australia wanted to protect its teens — but instead, it may have just pushed them somewhere harder to supervise. On 10 December, Australia became the first democracy to impose a national under-16 social media ban, forcing platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to restrict accounts belonging to young teenagers or
