Is fast fashion losing its fit?
In 2022, Shein was valued by private investors at around US$100 billion, making it one of the world’s most valuable fashion companies. This month, it went public in Hong Kong at a valuation of around US$27 billion — roughly 70 per cent below that 2022 peak. Its growth has also slowed: from 19 per cent […] The post Is fast fashion losing its fit? appeared first on e27.
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MSME development doesn’t need invention, only connection
Capital, training and compliance support for small businesses already exist. What is missing is a system that connects them around the same business journey. Every day, we are adopting new technology, learning new skills and starting new businesses. Yet the more I observe this progress, the more it looks like we are collecting useful pieces […] The post MSME development doesn’t need invention, only connection appeared first on e27.
Containerisation explains why AI investment may continue even without returns
Boston Consulting Group recently found that 94 per cent of organisations planned to keep investing in AI even if it did not deliver returns in 2026. At first glance, that sounds irrational. Companies normally invest because they expect a financial return. If the return is not appearing, investment should slow. But there is another kind […] The post Containerisation explains why AI investment may continue even without returns appeared first on e27.
Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning
In January 2026, Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development announced an additional SG$1 billion (US$786 million) over five years for the National AI Research and Development Plan, on top of the SG$500 million (US$393 million) already committed to high-performance compute under Budget 2024. Indonesia is pursuing 9 million skilled digital workers by 2035. Vietnam has elevated […] The post Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning appeared first on e27.
The first Googlebooks are going on sale in the US on 4 Oct
Android phone users, these laptops were designed specifically for you.
CICC gives Reddit and Discord 24 hours to establish PH presence
The September 18 shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato has prompted the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) to demand a stronger local presence from Reddit and Discord. The CICC has given both platforms 24 hours to designate a resident agent or local representative in the Philippines, warning that failure to comply
China’s Hygon moves beyond data centres with embedded processors for robotics, edge AI
Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology on Tuesday launched a suite of central processing units (CPUs) for robotics and industrial edge devices, expanding beyond cloud computing and into the fast-growing market for physical artificial intelligence. The firm unveiled its Hygon 1000 series processors, designed to be embedded into physical devices in industrial automation systems such as robotics and factory controllers, enabling computing and graphics processing to be handled locally. Built...
China’s Huawei trims mobile chip gap with Apple as Tau Scaling Law pays off: Bernstein
Huawei Technologies’ latest smartphone processor, the Kirin 9050 Pro, unveiled earlier this month, has narrowed its gap with Apple’s chips to about three years, from roughly four years in the previous generation, according to equity research firm Bernstein. The chip, which Bernstein estimated was produced using technology equivalent to a 7-nanometre process node, outperformed Apple’s 3nm A17 Pro in Geekbench 6 multicore tests, a widely used benchmark that measures how effectively processors...
Apple’s massive new M5 Ultra chip makes its grand entrance in the Mac Studio
The M5 Ultra chip is Apple’s most powerful Mac chip yet.
Bonbon Mobility raises US$500K to digitise Vietnam’s car-care market
Vietnam’s car-care market is large, busy and still highly fragmented. For many car owners, booking a wash, detailing job or routine maintenance service remains a matter of phone calls, word-of-mouth recommendations and uneven service standards. Bonbon Mobility wants to put a digital layer over that experience. The Ho Chi Minh City-based startup has entered a […] The post Bonbon Mobility raises US$500K to digitise Vietnam’s car-care market appeared first on e27.
Fukuoka’s RAMEN TECH tests Japan’s startup pitch to Southeast Asia
Every mid-sized Asian city with a reformist mayor and a decent airport eventually flirts with calling itself a startup hub. Fukuoka has been making that argument longer than most, and with more institutional backing than a slogan usually gets. Since 2012, the city in southern Japan has layered one startup policy on another: a national […] The post Fukuoka’s RAMEN TECH tests Japan’s startup pitch to Southeast Asia appeared first on e27.
China eyes chip-industry foothold with a tiny Han Xin code to challenge US standard
China is attempting to breathe new life into its nearly 20-year-old Han Xin code by promoting a miniaturised version to use on semiconductors, marking the latest chapter in Beijing’s long-running attempt to secure a foothold for its home-grown standards in global industrial supply chains. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said on Monday that the “Micro Han Xin” code – a scaled-down iteration of the 2007-era symbology – had entered the formal international standardisation...
Singapore’s MetaOptics eyes US expansion with potential US$10M warrant facility
Singapore-listed MetaOptics has secured a potential financing line of up to US$10 million from Los Angeles-based White Lion Capital, giving the semiconductor optics company additional room to fund its United States expansion as it tries to take metalens technology closer to commercial scale. The arrangement is structured through a warrant deed under which White Lion […] The post Singapore’s MetaOptics eyes US expansion with potential US$10M warrant facility appeared first on e27.
