Reflection AI releases first open model to rival China

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.

Stablecoins are beginning to look less like a niche crypto product and more like a possible payments tool for mainstream consumers in Asia Pacific, according to new research from Visa. But the same study also shows why the road from curiosity to daily use remains long: most people still do not fully understand how stablecoins […] The post Nearly half of Asia Pacific consumers open to stablecoins within five years, Visa says appeared first on e27.

In November, ASEAN leaders are scheduled to sign the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), the first region-wide pact written specifically for the digital economy. Negotiators closed the text in Manila in May, and ASEAN’s own statement puts the prize at up to US$2 trillion in digital economy value by 2030 if the agreement is implemented […] The post Stop calling Southeast Asia an emerging market in mobile. It is where the behaviour gets invented appeared first on e27.

For the past three years, much of the AI debate inside Southeast Asia’s engineering teams has centred on a familiar question: which model is best? Founders, CTOs and developers compared GPT-4, Claude, Codex, Cursor and open-weight models on code completion, documentation, debugging and speed. For many startups, the first wave of AI developer adoption meant […] The post Why Southeast Asia’s AI coding race is moving from models to infrastructure appeared first on e27.

Bitcoin rose 1.81 per cent to US$86,350.24 in 24 hours, slightly outperforming the broader market, which gained 1.45 per cent. The move looks modest on the surface. Underneath, two forces drove the gain. Renewed spot ETF demand and a softer macro backdrop gave the largest cryptocurrency a firmer floor. A short squeeze then amplified the […] The post Bitcoin jumped 1.81% to US$86,350.24. Is this a real breakout or a short squeeze? appeared first on e27.

In my work with organisations, I often hear people describe barely adjusting to one restructure before the next one begins. The remark is usually made in passing, which tells you something on its own. Change has become familiar enough that people know how to keep functioning through it, even while they are worn out by […] The post Change fatigue is an organisational design problem, not a resilience problem appeared first on e27.

Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed Pope Leo XIV's call to prioritize art made by humans over that made by artificial intelligence. “Pope Leo is right. Art is not some kind of superfluous luxury that can be eliminated from our lives. It is a crucial part of the human experience,” the Vermont senator...

In February 2023, the budget shopping platform Temu announced itself on the world stage in the brashest way possible: becoming one of the youngest ever brands to buy a Super Bowl advertising spot. “Download the Temu app and shop like a billionaire,” a voice proclaimed in the 30-second commercial, as a woman danced on screen and ordered a series of outlandishly cheap items: from a US$8.99 dress to a US$4.99 wig. The commercial – which aired twice during the game, costing Temu an estimated US$14...

The months after a funding round can make a company look dramatically stronger. Revenue rises. The team grows. New markets open. Customer logos multiply. The board deck becomes easier to read because almost every chart is moving in the right direction. But the harder question is not on the dashboard: after the round, what became […] The post A funding round can improve your metrics without improving your company appeared first on e27.

This week, two numbers came out of the same region within days of each other, and almost nobody put them side by side. On September 3, Singapore’s central bank committed SG$220 million over three years to fintech and AI infrastructure under a fourth-generation innovation scheme. Around the same time, a Tracxn landscape report showed Southeast […] The post Everyone can build with AI now. Almost nobody can see what’s coming appeared first on e27.

President Trump on Sunday morning announced the creation of the "Super IntelligenceForce" amid his push to keep the U.S. in the lead on artificial intelligence development after warnings from the technology's researchers. The task force will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, whom The Wall Street Journal reported is expected to be...

An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data — such as what Flock Safety's hallmark technology collects — may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign concept in our society, and it is a reasonable expectation...