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Southeast Asia has become one of the world’s most competitive regions for investment. Global companies are diversifying supply chains beyond China. Governments are offering tax incentives, industrial land and digital-economy programmes. New capital is flowing into manufacturing, data centres, semiconductors and technology companies. Yet investors evaluating the region are looking beyond growth rates and startup […] The post Investors do not just fund startups. They fund predictability appeared first on e27.

The open-source startup Reflection AI released its first open-weight model Monday, stating it rivals leading open technologies made in the U.S. and China. Reflection AI, which has the backing of tech giant Nvidia, said in a blog post Monday its Beam model is on par with some leading open-source models made in China, including Chinese...

A major cryptocurrency super PAC is backing candidates in 32 House races with one month to go until the midterm elections. Fairshake is throwing its weight behind 13 Democrats and 19 Republicans, spokesperson Geoff Vetter confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The super PAC is spending $1 million each on six candidates — Reps. Janelle...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unveiled new proposals Monday for regulating cryptocurrency markets, after an effort to pass digital asset legislation through Congress came up short last month. The agency, one of two main financial regulators expected to oversee the industry, gave notice of its plans to move forward with rulemaking on both crypto...

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a former Pennsylvania judge’s challenge to his suspension for making partisan Facebook posts, a dispute that touches on issues of free speech and judicial ethics. Pennsylvania’s judicial discipline board suspended then-Judge Mark Cohen in 2024 over dozens of posts praising Democrats, including former President Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), and his advocacy...

The Tech Oversight Project is laying out a closing message for Democrats on data centers as candidates head into the final stretch ahead of the midterm elections. In a memo shared first with The Hill, the tech watchdog group outlined the costs to voters from the server warehouses powering the AI boom, arguing that Americans...

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines slipped two places to 52nd in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) called for increased government and private-sector investment in research and development (R&D) to strengthen the country’s innovation capacity. The country ranked 69th in innovation inputs, down from last year, while it

For most artificial intelligence companies, Singapore is either a regional sales base or a policy-friendly testbed. For Zero Gravity, better known as 0G, the city-state is now becoming something more central: its global headquarters. The AI infrastructure company said it will invest about US$15.4 million in Singapore over the next five years, using the country […] The post 0G picks Singapore as global base, expands AI research into badminton appeared first on e27.

Husted joined "NewsNation Prime" to argue his case on lowering energy prices ahead of the midterms.

At a TikTok Table Talk with the social media app’s local executives, I got the perfect chance to ask about brainrot content on the platform, and whether it’s getting in the way of children’s creativity in their most formative years. I described in detail how repetitive it was, like a looped version of children’s shows

Singapore’s electric vehicle (EV) market is no longer waiting for a breakthrough moment. In 2026, the shift is already visible on the road, in dealerships, and across public car parks where chargers have become a more common part of the urban landscape. But the next stage of growth may be harder than the first. EV […] The post EVs to make up over half of Singapore vehicle sales in 2026, BMI says appeared first on e27.

For many large companies in Southeast Asia, the challenge with artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer access. The models are available, the cloud infrastructure is ready, and boards have approved AI experimentation. The harder problem is turning that experimentation into systems that work inside heavily regulated businesses without breaking compliance, confusing staff or creating new […] The post OneByZero raises US$20M Series A to help enterprises move AI from pilots to production appeared first on e27.