Chinese researchers have made early strides in pushing semiconductor processing nodes below 3-nm using older lithography technology, as more advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) tools from ASML remain blocked under US sanctions. The breakthrough marks the latest progress in China’s drive to chart an alternative path to advanced chipmaking amid US export restrictions. Under current export control rules, Dutch equipment giant ASML is barred from selling its state-of-the-art EUV machines...

MANILA, Philippines — Before spending their hard-earned savings on a new tool, student buyers need a reliable gadget guide to help them make informed and confident decisions on their next big purchase.  We’ve created a list of things that students should remember, know, and avoid before deciding on their next gadget purchase that will empower

We’re particularly looking forward to those iPhone Duo cases.

Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has open-sourced an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions – including cancers – by reading computed tomography (CT) scans, marking the latest step in the firm’s growing medical AI efforts. The vision-language model, called Damo Radar, was designed to analyse contrast-enhanced CT scans covering 18 abdominal organs and identify a broad range of diseases and other abnormalities, such as malignant...

Ant International, the overseas affiliate of China’s Ant Group, is executing an artificial intelligence overhaul across its entire suite of global financial services, introducing AI agents designed to help manage payments, foreign exchange and treasury operations. Described by the company as its largest-ever product upgrade, the initiative embeds AI-native solutions across all platforms: cross-border payment network Alipay+, merchant services provider Antom, account and treasury platform...

There was no grand concept behind Rhythm Rat Rampage. Basika Games had no elaborate pitch for a rhythm game that would eventually combine music, bullet-heaven combat, and roguelite systems. It started with a late-night conversation. The Basika Games team started when Amiel Suarez and Miguel Querubin were simply talking about making a rhythm game when

With the rising cost of everyday essentials, from groceries and transportation to household bills, every peso matters more to Filipino consumers. This is why mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and its value mobile brand TNT are giving subscribers more ways to stretch their budget with the launch of the LiveSmart App, a new

TCL’s Inspiration Habitat at IFA 2026 is designed to look like a home rather than a conventional technology booth. The company placed its televisions, appliances and other devices in living spaces, giving visitors an idea of how they might actually fit together outside an exhibition hall. The TV will always be front and center for

For years, stablecoins have carried a simple promise: move money globally with the speed of the internet, without the cost and delays of traditional banking rails. The harder question has always been whether they can move from crypto-native circles into regulated, everyday payments. Singapore-based dtcpay is betting that the answer lies not in bypassing the […] The post SBI joins dtcpay’s US$25M round to bridge Japan, SEA stablecoin corridors appeared first on e27.

Chinese artificial intelligence models from seven major developers combined generate only about 10 per cent of the revenue reported for OpenAI and Anthropic, even as investor enthusiasm remains intense, according to US-based research firm Rhodium Group. The Chinese AI models earned an estimated US$10.7 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from March to August, a fraction of the more than US$100 billion combined for OpenAI and Anthropic, according to the Rhodium report published on...

Chinese artificial intelligence models from seven major developers combined generate only about 10 per cent of the revenue reported for OpenAI and Anthropic, even as investor enthusiasm remains intense, according to US-based research firm Rhodium Group. The Chinese AI models earned an estimated US$10.7 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from March to August, a fraction of the more than US$100 billion combined for OpenAI and Anthropic, according to the Rhodium report published on...

Crunchbase’s first-half 2026 numbers looked like an industry-wide win: global venture funding hit US$510 billion, smashing the previous half-year record. Look closer and the picture curdles. OpenAI and Anthropic alone absorbed 43 per cent of every venture dollar deployed on the planet in six months, with Anthropic’s US$65-billion raise alone equal to nearly a third of […] The post Ecosystem Roundup: The AI funding boom has a Southeast Asia-sized blind spot appeared first on e27.

As market fears mount over waning Big Tech spending and calls to slow down frontier artificial intelligence development, Asia-Pacific semiconductor foundries are better positioned to withstand a potential downturn in AI investment than other tech hardware firms in the region, according to S&P Global Ratings. In a report published on Thursday, the rating agency said it had stress tested four key Asia-Pacific sectors – foundries, memory manufacturers, cooling component suppliers and original...

As market fears mount over waning Big Tech spending and calls to slow down frontier artificial intelligence development, Asia-Pacific semiconductor foundries are better positioned to withstand a potential downturn in AI investment than other tech hardware firms in the region, according to S&P Global Ratings. In a report published on Thursday, the rating agency said it had stress tested four key Asia-Pacific sectors – foundries, memory manufacturers, cooling component suppliers and original...

A founder may want the main business argument. A marketing lead may care about campaign angles. A sales lead may look for customer objections. A busy operator may only want the practical steps. The core idea can be the same, but the way it is framed often needs to change. That was the problem we […] The post How we use AI to turn one article into audience-specific versions appeared first on e27.

The global rush to build artificial intelligence may be making the basic gateway to the internet more expensive for the people who need it most. That is the uncomfortable warning from the GSMA’s State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2026, released in Hong Kong on September 18. The industry body, which represents mobile operators and […] The post GSMA says smartphone costs could deepen the coming AI divide appeared first on e27.

I’ve watched the same movie play out too many times: a management team receives a penetration testing report, sees a wall of findings with scary-sounding names, and immediately assumes their platform is on fire. It’s not on fire. It’s almost never on fire. But the report sure makes it look like it is. And that’s […] The post How to read a VAPT report without panicking appeared first on e27.

For most of my career, I believed professional value followed a relatively stable equation. The more capable you became, the more valuable you became. That assumption shaped how many of us approached work, leadership, and identity itself. We invested years building expertise because expertise carried weight. We learned to execute reliably because reliability created trust. […] The post The AI economy is quietly exposing what organisations truly value about humans appeared first on e27.

Huawei Technologies expects a major domestic shift towards its artificial intelligence computing infrastructure for model training next year, as its Ascend processors gain ground on Nvidia in China despite supply constraints, according to rotating chairman Eric Xu Zhijun. “I believe that starting from next year, a lot of the AI model training will be based on the SuperPoD or SuperCluster based on Ascend 950DT,” Xu told reporters during the Huawei Connect 2026 conference in Shanghai on...

Huawei Technologies expects a major domestic shift towards its artificial intelligence computing infrastructure for model training next year, as its Ascend processors gain ground on Nvidia in China despite supply constraints, according to rotating chairman Eric Xu Zhijun. “I believe that starting from next year, a lot of the AI model training will be based on the SuperPoD or SuperCluster based on Ascend 950DT,” Xu told reporters during the Huawei Connect 2026 conference in Shanghai on...

Crunchbase’s numbers for the first half of 2026 are the kind that are supposed to make an entire industry feel good. Global venture funding hit US$510 billion, beating the whole of 2025 in six months and smashing the previous half-year record of US$375 billion set in the second half of 2021. Startup capital, by the […] The post When 43 per cent of the world’s funding goes to two firms, where does that leave SEA? appeared first on e27.

On September 18, 2026, global markets rose together. Asian stocks and bonds gained as oil extended its decline. European equities climbed. The STOXX 600 rose 0.9 per cent to 642.6 points. Mining and automotive sectors led those gains. The FTSE index gained 1.2 per cent. That marked its best one-day performance in over two months. […] The post Did the Fed just accidentally kick off the next crypto bull run? Or just a dead cat bounce? appeared first on e27.

Gain City says the iPhone 18 Pro Max accounted for 78 percent of its iPhone sales since doors opened, with queues forming from 5.30am and Burgundy the colour of choice.

Waymo is preparing to bring its driverless ride-hailing service to Singapore in 2028, marking one of the most closely watched tests yet of whether fully autonomous mobility can work in a dense, highly regulated Southeast Asian city. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company said it is working with Singapore’s Ministry of Transport and Land Transport Authority […] The post Waymo’s Singapore entry raises the stakes for autonomous mobility in Asia appeared first on e27.

SIMBA is making Huawei central to its latest 10Gbps broadband offer, with Wi-Fi 7 built into the optical network router and adds mesh nodes to extend whole-home coverage.

Part of my work as an international market expansion specialist, supporting government and companies in the process of promoting and attracting opportunities, is reading a market’s readiness not just through headlines, but through the infrastructure underneath: banking systems, regulatory friction, and the everyday experience of the people actually trying to operate there. That’s what pulled […] The post What Maybank’s US$10B bet reveals about market readiness: A view from two emerging ecosystems appeared first on e27.

Apple’s new Pro iPhones arrive in Singapore on 18 September, while the foldable iPhone Duo follows in October with prices starting at S$3,099.

The first generation of ASEAN’s unicorn founders is moving on. Some have stepped back from operational roles. Some have moved into investing. A few have taken government appointments and, more recently, moved back out of them. The question I keep coming back to, fifteen years into a risk career that has run alongside this generation’s […] The post The founder-to-minister pivot isn’t the problem, ASEAN’s missing governance infrastructure is appeared first on e27.

As technological developments augur an era of renewed space exploration, China is aiming to become a major player. In the second part of this two-part series, Wency Chen and Ben Jiang examine the country’s strategy and progress on reusable rockets – a field where the US has a tremendous lead. US commercial space firm SpaceX has been eager to tout its deployment of reusable first-stage rocket boosters, claiming to have flown more than 600 missions with the cost-cutting launch components. Despite...

MANILA, Philippines—eGilas Pilipinas head coach Nite Alparas has done a great deal in giving back to the Filipino esports community by steering the Philippines to glory in the eFIBA scene. Alparas, though, is more than meets the eye. Aside from his triumph in the esports stage, he also has a life outside of the virtual