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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went after President Trump on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), saying he has a lack of knowledge around its risks. “Look, it is embarrassing, really, I think, going beyond politics, how ignorant this president is about the dangers of AI,” Sanders told MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner in a clip posted...

The president of one of the biggest teachers unions in the country has come out with a cautionary warning on AI in schools, emphasizing the need for learning before students are exposed to the technology.   “So, you know, from an education and a people perspective, the human beings have to be in charge of...

A majority of Americans are concerned that artificial intelligence poses grave risks to the future of humanity, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. The POLITICO survey found that 63 percent of U.S. adults believe this technology could someday destroy mankind. Twenty-six percent of respondents said there was only a “moderate risk” of this...

I tried both the Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G, and after using them, the biggest difference I noticed came down to one thing: battery.  Durability I could actually test The weather has been unpredictable lately, and I got to put the phones’ durability to use. There were times

The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence is making technology firms some of the top capital investors in the U.S., according to new research shared first with The Hill. The report, to be published by the think tank Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) Wednesday, found tech firms Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft invested more than half —...

Taipei’s newest startup gathering didn’t pretend Gen Z needed a seat at the kids’ table. It gave them the microphone instead, and put YouTube’s and Twitch’s co-founders in the audience listening back. The inaugural Boba Tech Summit ran September 9 and 10 in Taipei, pulling in more than 300 attendees from over 15 countries for […] The post Taiwan bets on Gen Z founders to move beyond its chip-supplier image appeared first on e27.

China’s Moonshot AI has attracted global investor interest spanning Europe, Asia and the Middle East, people familiar with the matter say, as international capital scrambles for access to Chinese frontier artificial intelligence labs, betting on their high-stakes race against US rivals. The Beijing-based developer of the Kimi family of AI models has seen mounting interest from overseas players ranging from European investment firms to Middle East family offices, with some seeking indirect...

Meta One consolidates the existing subscription plans for WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, and adds even more AI tools to the mix.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official proposed on Wednesday banning children under 13 across the 27-nation bloc from using social media sites and imposing limits for older teens on accessing the platforms. The plan outlined by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen adds to global efforts to protect young people using platforms...

Washington is scrambling to manage the abrupt panic around AI development, but party politics, a limited legislative window and lack of consensus makes it an uphill, next-to-impossible task.  In the wake of a researcher’s viral warning about the technology, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are floating numerous proposals to prevent the negative potential...

StarCraft is finally returning, but not as a real-time strategy sequel many fans were expecting.

Plaud, the maker of the credit-card-sized AI voice recorder that has become a fixture on lanyards and phone cases across Asia, has opened an Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. The Chinese-founded, San Francisco-incorporated firm has also committed at least SGD20 million (~US$15.7 million) to the island nation. This is double the amount it pledged when it […] The post Plaud doubles its Singapore bet to US$15.7M. Now it has to prove the growth is real appeared first on e27.

Razer has brought down Sensa haptics from the Kraken V4 Pro, and put it into the body of a Kraken V4 X.

Cambodia’s startup ecosystem is still small by Southeast Asian standards, but its newest crop of founders is starting to build with a wider market in mind. Newwave Tech Foundry, a Phnom Penh-based artificial intelligence and software development company, is one example: barely two years old, it already says more than 70 per cent of its […] The post Cambodia’s Newwave wins CIFC backing to build AI tools for regional businesses appeared first on e27.

With less than a month to go before we see another Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event, here is what you need to know about the sale.

According to its specifications for the Mainland Chinese market, the phone will likely come with triple 200MP cameras and a powerful MediaTek chipset.

In the era of hyper-liquidity and ultra-low interest rates, the corporate software market witnessed an extraordinary transformation. The rapid global expansion of certain comprehensive business management applications, most notably Odoo, serves as a textbook example of a highly successful “capital + brand” growth narrative. Propelled by substantial venture capital injections and private equity backing, the […] The post The Capital-Driven Rise of Modern Business Suites appeared first on e27.

Southeast Asia’s robotics sector just posted a record year. Look closer, and the story isn’t strength; it’s fragility wearing a big number as a costume. Tracxn’s new Robotics – SEA report says the region’s robotics companies raised US$696 million so far in 2026, blowing past the US$52 million raised in all of 2025. On its […] The post Singapore’s robotics dominance is a warning sign dressed up as good news appeared first on e27.

The Mac mini-sized computer is designed for developers and businesses that want to run AI models locally.

Rosaline Chow Koo has spent much of her career trying to make corporate health benefits less rigid, less opaque and, ultimately, less expensive. Her last company, CXA, attacked the problem from the employee side, giving workers more room to customise their benefits while helping employers manage costs. Now, at 65, she is coming at the […] The post CXA founder Rosaline Chow Koo returns with Covee, an AI tool for benefits brokers appeared first on e27.

In 2018, Carnegie Mellon launched the first bachelor of science degree in artificial intelligence in the United States. A handful of universities followed over the next five years. Then 2025 happened. Bachelor’s level AI programs jumped from 90 to 193 in a single year, a 114 percent expansion. Northwestern launched its own AI major in […] The post Why some Gen Z graduates are skipping AI degrees entirely, and getting better jobs because of it appeared first on e27.

The iPhone did not destroy the compact camera because it was a better camera. It destroyed much of the market because it was already in people’s pockets. A dedicated camera could take better photographs. A specialist GPS unit could navigate more reliably. An iPod could be a better music player. But owning the specialist device […] The post Does the iPhone show us which industries AI will destroy? appeared first on e27.

The digital asset market stumbled through a bruising 24-hour stretch as two outside forces collided with a market already stretched by borrowed money. Bitcoin lost 3.12 per cent to trade at US$75,697.61. Ethereum fell 4.49 per cent to US$2,399.07. Both underperformed a flat broader market. A procedural vote in the United States Senate on September […] The post Bitcoin falls 3.12% to $75,697.61: Did Washington just kill the rally? appeared first on e27.

Ricoh, the Japanese office-equipment and digital-services giant, has made its first bet from a freshly launched corporate venture fund and it has chosen mental health as the theme. The company confirmed on Tuesday that it has invested in Intellect, a Singapore-based workplace mental-health platform, through the RICOH Innovation Fund II. Also Read: YC-backed mental health […] The post Japan’s Ricoh backs Singapore’s Intellect in first deal from new US$20M fund appeared first on e27.

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Three weeks ago I sat in on a pitch from a Jakarta fintech founder who used the word AI-powered four times in six minutes. When I asked what the model actually predicted, he could not answer. He knew the term. He did not know the mechanism. That gap is the real story of Southeast Asia’s […] The post The AI boom won’t help you scale. Your unit economics will appeared first on e27.

Foreign founders entering Taiwan should organise their research around decisions, not a long directory of programmes. The useful question is not simply what support exists, but which resource removes the next obstacle to testing a business. As the operator of EZStartup, I approach this as a sequencing problem: validate the commercial opportunity, identify the appropriate […] The post Entering Taiwan: A practical resource map for foreign founders appeared first on e27.

A new class of AI tools has changed how research gets done. These tools help researchers gather and present their work, sift thousands of papers in minutes, flag fabricated data in submissions, and, more broadly, are authoring the future of scientific presentation and communication. Already, millions of scientists use them, but outside the lab, almost […] The post Asia’s research-tech companies: Millions of users and nearly invisible to funders and customers appeared first on e27.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, amid concerns over rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and surging bond yields. During the nearly three-hour-long hearing, Bessent brushed off concerns about AI and defended his department’s intervention in the bond market. But that did not stop Democrats on the panel from taking him to task on...

MANILA, Philippines – The two best Philippine Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) teams will enter the biggest stage for the  CODM World Championship 2026 on December 4 to 6 in Mexico City.  Alula SC and ELEVATE have secured CODM Garena’s two spots after finishing first and second in the Southeast Asian Qualifiers. The two squads will

A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold. It marks a major setback for the industry, which has long pushed for the measure setting up a regulatory...

Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) on Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to convince President Trump to reverse course on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Lynch said Trump does not have “a grasp” of “what we’re dealing with” regarding AI. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think the...

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday for the Trump administration’s policy on artificial intelligence, as warnings about the technology percolate. During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Waters said President Trump is “blindly” pushing for the development of AI models and data centers “with absolutely no safeguards.”...

For many technology startups, the hardest part is not invention. It is everything that comes after. A breakthrough in a university lab, a working prototype, or even an early customer pilot may prove that a product can exist. It does not prove that a company can scale. To get there, founders need to pay customers, […] The post How Hong Kong solves tech’s hardest problem: the final mile to market appeared first on e27.

Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) on Monday said that the U.S. needs "a safety stand-down" regarding AI amid growing calls for regulation coming from both the tech industry and members of Congress. "I'm setting out a vision for how we need to develop AI," Whitesides told NewsNation's Blake Burman on "The Hill." "I think we need,...

Adaptations for Crazy Taxi and Yakuza prequel Stranger than Heaven will be live-action, while the Sonic adaptation is set to be an animated series for kids.

Inflation has thinned consumers’ wallets, yet budget and midrange smartphones are losing ground just when buyers need affordable options most. Soaring component costs, particularly for memory chips, are making it harder for manufacturers to sustain a low-margin, high-volume business model. As manufacturers focus on expanding their premium foldable phone lineups, consumers are increasingly turning to repairs and secondhand devices. iPhone 17e surpasses 1 million won Rising prices for budget and midrange smartphones are putting further pressure on consumers. According to smartphone industry observers Monday, Apple raised the price of its entry-level iPhone 17e, released in March, by 16.1 percent on Thursday, from 990,000 won ($726) to 1.15 million won. The company repriced the existing model as it launched its new iPhone 18 series at substantially higher prices amid so-called “chipflation” driven by global chip shortages. Samsung Electronics has also raised prices for its entry-level Galaxy A series. The Galaxy A37, released in Korea in June, costs 598,400 won, up 19.8 percent from la

Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket will carry 15 satellites on its fifth launch next month, including five satellites that will form part of the country's first domestically launched microsatellite constellation, the space agency said Tuesday. The launch is scheduled for Oct. 7 between 12:23 p.m. and 1:23 p.m. from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, with the exact time to be decided on launch day, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said. The payload consists of five New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation for National Safety (NEONSAT) as the primary payload and 10 CubeSats as secondary payloads. The five NEONSATs weigh about 500 kilograms combined, while the CubeSats weigh about 96 kilograms. The mission will be Nuri's first attempt to deploy multiple satellites performing the same mission sequentially into orbit. To prevent collisions, the five NEONSATs will be released in different directions at intervals of 35 to 40 seconds. "On its fifth launch, the Nuri rocket will attempt Korea's first satellite constellation launch mission," Park J

E-commerce giant Coupang Corp. said Tuesday it has launched an information-dedicated committee to overhaul its security system and bolster public confidence in the company. The move comes months after the company was slapped with a record fine of 624.7 billion won ($460 million) by the Korean government in June over a massive customer data leak late last year. "We will continue to improve our security system by incorporating the expertise and know-how of specialists, while striving to exceed global standards," a Coupang official said. The Information Security Advisory Committee consists of seven experts in information security, law, management and information technology (IT), the company said. They include Coupang Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Brett Matthes, Eumene Kang, a senior adviser at law firm Kim & Chang, and Kim Hyun-kyung, a professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. At their first meeting Tuesday, the committee members discussed changes in relevant laws and regulations, growing security threats in the market and possible countermeasures. U.S.-li

Software company Hancom plans to launch Nomadian, an artificial intelligence (AI) workforce platform that allows solo entrepreneurs to assemble teams of task-specific AI agents, targeting the U.S. market with a beta release planned for December. Hancom said Tuesday it has formed a dedicated task force to develop the web-based platform, which will be offered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis, with a full subscription service planned for 2027 following the beta release. Nomadian is designed primarily for the growing number of solo entrepreneurs and small businesses in the United States, allowing users to hire AI agents for roles such as data analysis, content marketing and email marketing, and connect them to the tools they need. Users will be able to issue a task in a single sentence, prompting the platform to break it down into smaller tasks and assign them to appropriate AI agents, while they can also create custom agents for roles that are unavailable. The agents can produce documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The agents' work is displayed in a 3D virtual office, allowing