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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

Acer Philippines is preparing for another push into gaming with the upcoming Predator League, while also looking to bring some of the company’s newest products unveiled at IFA 2026 to local consumers. Speaking during the Acer Music Run, an event that drew more than 4,000 runners across its 5K and 10K categories,  Mart Maranon, Marketing