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The Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 is the latest mid-range enterprise tablet from Lenovo. Released only this year, it refreshes and refines the specs and functions that came to define its predecessor. At a time when budgets are getting tighter and value for money is being pushed as the main impetus to buying devices, the

There is a particular misery that visits finance departments in the last week of every month. The sales figure on the point-of-sale screen says one thing, the bank statement says another, and somebody has to explain the gap before the books close. Gilang Gibranthama, co-founder of Jakarta-based Matchmade.io, has built a business around that misery. […] The post Same failure, better clothes: Matchmade.io on selling Indonesian finance tech in Singapore appeared first on e27.

Hitting “send” on a bank transfer used to come with a cushion of time. A payment might sit in a queue for hours, sometimes days, giving banks and senders a window to notice a mistyped account number or a suspicious beneficiary. Instant payments have all but erased that cushion. Money now lands in seconds, and […] The post Citi, HSBC back iPiD’s US$16M round to make instant payments safer across borders appeared first on e27.

Pipeline operators already receive large volumes of asset data, but physical activity along remote rights-of-way remains difficult to observe continuously. Vision AI is beginning to turn existing infrastructure into an additional layer of operational intelligence. Midstream operators face a problem created by the infrastructure itself: pipelines can run for hundreds of kilometres through terrain that […] The post Vision AI expands visibility across remote pipeline corridors appeared first on e27.

For many people, foot pain is ignored until it starts changing everyday behaviour. They walk less, avoid stairs, switch shoes, or live with knee and back discomfort that seems unrelated. GoodARCH is betting that a five-minute scan can narrow the gap between early signs and medical attention. The Asian arch support brand, operated by Taiwan-based […] The post GoodARCH launches AI foot mapping in Malaysia with US$230K healthtech investment appeared first on e27.

A few years ago, the early stages of a video project often began almost from zero. We would talk through the client’s direction, work out a script, develop the visual approach and gradually turn a loose idea into something the client could react to. That part has changed. Today, a client can give me a […] The post AI made the first draft easier. It didn’t make client decisions easier appeared first on e27.

AI technology is transforming the agricultural industry, changing how the outside world views farming and creating a data-driven system that ensures precision and maximises yields. Imagine a world where technology tells you remotely how many nutrients are lacking and how plants are showing signs of stress and so on. It’s a beautiful experience, not science […] The post AI vs agtech: How AI is revolutionising agriculture appeared first on e27.

Most AI writing about work still frames the shift too narrowly. The conversation often starts with a familiar question: which tasks can AI do? That is a useful starting point, but it misses the more important operational change. The deeper shift is not that AI can write, summarise, classify, or draft faster than before. It […] The post AI will not become your employee. It will change what work has to be managed appeared first on e27.

Founders still ask me the question they asked in 2019: what does a good backlink cost. This September I finally answered it properly. ESBO Ltd, the link building and digital PR agency I run, exported its entire publisher database, 16,625 sites across 53 languages with verified authority scores and traffic, and published the numbers as […] The post The most expensive links aren’t really links: What 16,625 publisher price lists tell SEA startups appeared first on e27.

I was sitting in a cafe in Kuala Lumpur recently, sipping an iced mixed coffee with orange, when I realised that the way I organise for trips is exactly how I used to try to “organise” my startup. I was obsessed with the perfect project management software, the flawless internal wiki, and the 18-month roadmap—not […] The post The founder’s dilemma: Structured serendipity appeared first on e27.

Indonesia’s SME lending ecosystem looks different in 2026 than it did five years ago. The peer-to-peer lending sector that produced KoinWorks, Investree, Modalku, Akseleran, and dozens of others has consolidated. The number of OJK-licensed P2P lenders has fallen sharply since 2022. The platforms that remain — KoinWorks among the most prominent — operate inside a […] The post The KoinWorks era: What Indonesia’s SME lending journey has taught the next generation appeared first on e27.

A majority of Americans are worried about AI's progress as tech industry leaders and lawmakers call for its development to slow, according to a poll released Thursday. Three quarters of respondents to CNN's new survey reported some level of “fear and concern” when it came to “growth and development of AI technology.” The remaining 25...