Kia to invest $2.2 bil. in Gwangju to build PBV mobility ecosystem by 2029

SINGAPORE: The aisles around the Taiwan Pavilion at SWITCH 2026 were busy. At Booth Q01 of Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 33 Taiwanese startups spent three days, from 27 to 29 October, meeting visitors, investors and potential partners from across the region. Among the visitors was Dr Tung Chen-yuan, Representative of the Taipei Representative Office […] The post Taiwan’s envoy says its startups are capable enough to go global, with Singapore as the first step appeared first on e27.

MANILA, Philippines — Overwatch rolled out its Midseason 5 update on Nov. 4, 2026 introducing new in-game events, character skins, shop bundles and returning in-game activities ahead of the season’s conclusion. The update kicks off the five-week Taking Reign event, which runs until Dec. 7 and offers 24 reward tiers that players can unlock by

OpenAI unveiled a new framework Thursday for building data centers, which it appears to be rebranding as "compute campuses" following the recent groundswell of opposition to the server warehouses powering the AI boom. The ChatGPT maker said it is committed to paying the full cost of electricity and infrastructure associated with its projects while providing...

Elon Musk bet nearly half a billion dollars that political spending could keep Washington friendly to his sprawling business empire. On Tuesday, that bet came up short. As Democrats recaptured control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, the world’s richest man found himself facing an abruptly altered political landscape. After pouring a record-breaking US$474 million into political groups – overwhelmingly backing Republicans – Musk now faces a divided Washington keen to examine his...

China’s second-largest contract chipmaker, Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor, is aggressively expanding into silicon photonics, as the company looks to capture the next wave of the global artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. Speaking on an earnings call with analysts on Thursday, Hua Hong chairman and president Bai Peng said the company planned to significantly expand its footprint in silicon photonics – a critical technology used in AI optical modules – during its next major capacity...

Experts say a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry.

MANILA, Philippines – Nearly a decade after the last mainline installment, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam is bringing the gentleman detective back for a new adventure.  Launching on December 10, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, the game reunites Professor Layton and Luke in a

The center-left technology policy group Chamber of Progress is laying out its policy priorities for Democrats, as the party prepares to take back control of the House and Senate next year. In a memo sent Wednesday and first reported by The Hill, Chamber of Progress urges Democratic lawmakers to focus on consumer protection, economic opportunity...

Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. Midterm voters rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to the sector.  Election Day marked perhaps...

For two years, the rules of AI fundraising were simple: whoever asked for the biggest number got it. Last week, that stopped being true at the very top of the market. OpenAI cut its fundraising target by US$10 billion to US$20 billion as falling tech stocks and weaker investor demand complicated its plans ahead of […] The post The frontier AI money is getting picky. Southeast Asia’s AI founders should price that in now appeared first on e27.

From smartphones to refrigerators, Samsung’s latest offering aims to make ownership easier, with Singapore getting first dibs in the region.

Siargao residents and tourists can now experience much faster mobile speeds as Smart further boosted its 5G internet coverage on the island. Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of PLDT Inc., is further enhancing its 5G coverage and capacity in key areas of Siargao Island in time for the World Surf