Resident tech guru and BFM radio host Jeff Sandhu (@itsjeffsandhu) talks about the technological landscape of Malaysia, where we are currently when it comes to leading innovators from the likes of China and Silicon Valley, and why he thinks influencers aren’t using their base to the fullest potential to educate their followers on certain topics.
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0:41 – Who is Jeff Sandu
2:00 – Jeff’s major in Art and Design, and his 4 before being a radio host
4:15 – Jeff’s run in the video production industry and why he left that industry
7:00 – How Jeff started working for BFM and how he went from being a Tech producer to a radio host
9:05 – The story behind BFM’s acronym
11:25 – How the choice of music that BFM plays them standout
11:53 – How Jeff stumble across BFM
13:30 – Jeff’s travels for tech stories,
13:57 – IBM’s Watson super computer, first experience with AI in 2015
16:00 – His trip in China for the consumer electronics show and his experience in China and how advance is China in terms of integrating tech in their daily lives
18:40 – Jeff’s thoughts on Hua Wei being banned by the US on using American products and how does it affect us and how does it affect Hua Wei
22:58 – Jeff’s thoughts on The Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data scandal and why we should worry and should be more aware with these issues.
26:38 – Jeff’s thoughts on clickbait articles and how influencers and media companies talk about current issues that might affect what people think
30:00 – Jeff’s travel to Sweden and his experience with Volvo sitting in an autonomous truck and the future of cars
33:03 – Jeff’s thoughts on Elon Musk’s neuro link and how it’s beneficial and also dangerous
35:47 – The impact of social media on society and Malaysia’s usage of social media
38:00 – The coolest thing that Jeff seen this year at the tech conventions he visited and the future of technology and what to look out for in the year 2020
42:52 – The gadgets that Jeff must have and use daily, why he prefers Android over Iphone and some of the kickstarter projects that he backed/funded
49:27 – Jeff’s thoughts on the unboxing trend and videos and how MKBHD is educating their followers on upcoming tech
51:31 – The state of influencers in Malaysia and are they really influencing anything
1:05:39 – BFM’s iconic jingle, how it came about and the musician behind it
