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Stop calling Southeast Asia an emerging market in mobile. It is where the behaviour gets invented
In November, ASEAN leaders are scheduled to sign the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), the first region-wide pact written specifically for the digital economy. Negotiators closed the text in Manila in May…
Why Southeast Asia’s AI coding race is moving from models to infrastructure
For the past three years, much of the AI debate inside Southeast Asia’s engineering teams has centred on a familiar question: which model is best? Founders, CTOs and developers compared GPT-4, Claude, Codex, Cursor and…
Bitcoin jumped 1.81% to US$86,350.24. Is this a real breakout or a short squeeze?
Bitcoin rose 1.81 per cent to US$86,350.24 in 24 hours, slightly outperforming the broader market, which gained 1.45 per cent. The move looks modest on the surface. Underneath, two forces drove the gain. Renewed spot…
Change fatigue is an organisational design problem, not a resilience problem
In my work with organisations, I often hear people describe barely adjusting to one restructure before the next one begins. The remark is usually made in passing, which tells you something on its own. Change has become…
Temu took the world by storm – but has the shopping app lost its thunder?
In February 2023, the budget shopping platform Temu announced itself on the world stage in the brashest way possible: becoming one of the youngest ever brands to buy a Super Bowl advertising spot. “Download the Temu…
A funding round can improve your metrics without improving your company
The months after a funding round can make a company look dramatically stronger. Revenue rises. The team grows. New markets open. Customer logos multiply. The board deck becomes easier to read because almost every chart…
Everyone can build with AI now. Almost nobody can see what’s coming
This week, two numbers came out of the same region within days of each other, and almost nobody put them side by side. On September 3, Singapore’s central bank committed SG$220 million over three years to fintech and…
Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seems to believe that he, the American artificial intelligence (AI) industry and the United States are the only ones who should have the right to determine the fate of humanity. While he pays…
Umidigi A75x Full Specs, Features, Price In Philippines
Here’s The Complete List of Specifications, Features, & Price of the Umidigi A75x The Umidigi A75x was officially announced in 2026. The budget smartphone is fueled with a 5000 mAh battery + 10W wired charging. It is…
FCNT Arrows Alpha2 Full Specs, Features, Price In Philippines
Here’s The Complete List of Specifications, Features, & Price of the FCNT Arrows Alpha2 The FCNT Arrows Alpha2 was officially announced in the second quarter of 2026. The 5G-ready smartphone is fueled with a Si/C 5370…
