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Open-weight models, China-US tensions, Taiwan – just a few of the more than dozen references to China-related risks cited in Anthropic’s much-anticipated listing prospectus, which was finally released on Monday after months of speculation. Mostly concentrated within the 93-page “risk factors” section of the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the disclosures reveal how the Silicon Valley start-up assesses the commercial threats posed by China and its artificial intelligence...

Thirteen years after venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined the term, the unicorn has stopped being mythical. There are now 1,879 privately held companies valued at US$1 billion or more, according to a new analysis by BestBrokers, which drew on data from Crunchbase, PitchBook and TechCrunch. The headline number hides a narrower story. Capital in 2026 […] The post Anthropic, DeepSeek and drones: 10 takeaways from the 2026 unicorn boom appeared first on e27.

Every enterprise software vendor now has an AI agent story. Oracle NetSuite’s version, unveiled at SuiteWorld in Las Vegas on October 26, comes with two twists: its agents are meant to know your industry, and its newest offering is designed to catch tech startups on day one and keep them until IPO. The company announced […] The post Evan Goldberg on AI trust: Confident answers aren’t enough, context is everything appeared first on e27.

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the popular Kimi series, apologised on Monday for limiting customers’ use of its latest model in a botched roll-out that has also invited scrutiny over its promotional practices and cybersecurity measures. “We’re sorry for the rate limits and unnecessary quota consumption on the K3.1 Pro subscription plan,” Moonshot said in a post on social media. In a separate Chinese-language notice, it said it took responsibility for the...

Bukalapak has kept its profit streak alive, though only just. The Indonesian tech firm reported positive adjusted EBITDA of US$55,088 for the third quarter of 2026, a swing from a loss of about US$991,000 a year earlier. Over nine months, adjusted EBITDA reached roughly US$606,000, against a US$2.9 million loss in the same period of 2025. […] The post Ecosystem Roundup: Bukalapak stays in the black as gaming carries the load appeared first on e27.

The crypto market is holding its breath. Bitcoin has spent the morning oscillating in a narrow band between US$79,300 and US$80,000. This tight range reflects broader paralysis across digital assets ahead of the United States Federal Reserve’s final rate decision on 28 October 2026. This is not a quiet consolidation. It is a standoff between […] The post 3 scenarios for October 28: Which one breaks Bitcoin’s US$80,000 resistance appeared first on e27.

I read a lot of contributor articles, and the ones that get published versus held back are rarely separated by writing talent. It’s usually the small things: an idea that’s too broad, a claim with no source, a company name that appears one time too many. Almost all of it is fixable before you hit […] The post The e27 Contributor Programme: Writing an article that gets published — Part 1 appeared first on e27.

For years, the logic of startup building was closely associated with ownership. A company developed its own technology, recruited its own specialised teams, accumulated proprietary tools and built infrastructure that competitors would struggle to reproduce. The more difficult those capabilities were to access elsewhere, the more credible the competitive advantage appeared. In software especially, technological […] The post The AI era is forcing startups to rethink what they should own appeared first on e27.

The updated tablet keeps the previous model’s footprint, adds an IP67 rating and starts at $999 in Singapore.

Shares in ZTE rose more than 7 per cent in Hong Kong on Tuesday after the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker posted a nearly fivefold jump in third-quarter profit, driven by rapid expansion in its computing infrastructure and overseas operations. Net profit attributable to shareholders reached 1.31 billion yuan (US$196.3 million) for the three months ended September 30, up 395 per cent from a year earlier, according to an exchange filing released on Monday evening. Revenue climbed 34 per...

Malaysia’s durian industry ought to be one of the country’s great economic success stories. Chinese demand soared. Musang King became an internationally recognised premium product. Investors planted orchards across the country. In 2024, Malaysia secured long-awaited approval to export fresh durians directly to China. Exports duly took off. Fresh durian exports to China increased from […] The post Malaysia’s durian glut and the politics of the delivery gap appeared first on e27.

A few years ago, Stryv’s pitch fitted into a single product: a professional-grade hair dryer that did not cost as much as the famous ones. Today, the Singapore company sells massage chairs and air purifiers too, and it has just raised fresh money to keep adding categories, markets and, if the right targets appear, entire […] The post Stryv bags US$11.5M Series B to turn a hair dryer brand into a household appliance group appeared first on e27.