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Southeast Asia’s AI future is being written in Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian
For years, much of Southeast Asia’s digital economy has been built around a quiet compromise: if users wanted access to the best technology, they often had to meet it in English. That bargain is beginning to shift. New usage data around Google’s Gemini suggests that generative AI in the region is increasingly being used in local [] The post Southeast Asias AI future is being written in Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian appeared first on e27 .
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GoSerpent exposes the quiet cyber war against Southeast Asian governments
Kaspersky researchers say they have uncovered a long-running cyber-espionage campaign targeting government and diplomatic organisations in Southeast Asia, using a Go-based remote access trojan designed less for smash-and-grab theft than for patient intelligence collection. The campaign, which Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team has dubbed GoSerpent, was identified in July 2026. According to the company, [] The post GoSerpent exposes the quiet cyber war against Southeast Asian governments appeared first on e27 .
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China considers tighter export controls on AI models and chips: report
The country is considering restricting overseas access to its most advanced AI technology
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Bank of China approved by MAS as a primary dealer
It is the first Chinese bank to receive this approval from the authority
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Singapore turns AI scrutiny towards chatbots, personal data, and digital twins
Singapore is moving to sharpen the rules around how companies use personal data in generative AI, as the country tries to square two competing realities: businesses want more data to build AI systems, while users are increasingly asked to trust tools they barely understand. At the Singapore Data Festival on Monday, Minister for Digital Development [] The post Singapore turns AI scrutiny towards chatbots, personal data, and digital twins appeared first on e27 .
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Why boards are getting CEO succession wrong, and what it’s costing them
Consider this: Russell Reynolds Associates 2025 Global Board Culture and Director Behaviours study found that only eight per cent of boards plan more than five years ahead for CEO succession. Half report succession horizons of just one to three years. And when the moment of truth arrives, only 44 per cent of directors believe their [] The post Why boards are getting CEO succession wrong, and what its costing them appeared first on e27 .
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Global expansion is no longer about reducing information costs, it’s about reducing trust costs
For decades, globalisation followed a predictable economic logic. Technology lowered the cost of communication, cloud computing reduced infrastructure costs, SaaS standardised business processes, and AI is now making information almost free. Every major wave of innovation has reduced the friction of doing business across borders. Yet after spending the past year working with founders, government [] The post Global expansion is no longer about reducing information costs, its about reducing trust costs appeared first on e27 .
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South Korea’s Lee says leveraged products criticised for amplifying stock volatility
Concerns are increasing over wild swings in the South Korean stock market
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It’s time to rebuild the house: The AI-driven transformation of enterprise
Somewhere around 2017, at a family dinner in my hometown in Gujarat (India), an uncle asked me what I actually did for a living. I said cloud consulting, and he had no idea what that meant. So I reached for an analogy, and it worked so well that Ive been using it for a decade [] The post Its time to rebuild the house: The AI-driven transformation of enterprise appeared first on e27 .
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Your offshore vendor’s AI is running on your code: Do you know which one?
Picture a software engineer working on your production system. They open their laptop, load the task, and run the problem through an AI coding assistant. The output is clean, efficient, and correctly structured. What you may not know is which AI tool processed your business logic, whose infrastructure it ran on, or whether your proprietary [] The post Your offshore vendors AI is running on your code: Do you know which one? appeared first on e27 .
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Finance doesn’t have a math problem, it has an ego problem.
Every year, someone builds a smarter, more elegant financial model. Every few years, that same model blows up spectacularly the moment a real crisis hits. The industry has been solving for the wrong thing entirely, and the fix isnt more math. Its more humility. Behavioural finance research keeps circling back to the same uncomfortable observation: [] The post Finance doesnt have a math problem, it has an ego problem. appeared first on e27 .
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Bitcoin reclaims key technical levels, Ethereum leads broader market gains
The digital asset market displays a distinct realignment as institutional investors re-enter the space with renewed vigour. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin advanced by 0.69 per cent to US$65,111.21, closely tracking a broader 0.77 per cent increase in the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation. While these daily gains might appear modest at first glance, the [] The post Bitcoin reclaims key technical levels, Ethereum leads broader market gains appeared first on e27 .
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AI will not fix hiring if it only works for employers
Most conversations about AI in recruitment begin with the same question: how can companies source and screen candidates faster? It is a fair question. Recruiters are under pressure to fill roles quickly, hiring managers want better shortlists, and many teams still rely on manual screening, repeated coordination, and inconsistent first-round interviews. But after building on [] The post AI will not fix hiring if it only works for employers appeared first on e27 .
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Why DNA is becoming the next platform layer in digital health
Digital health has spent the last decade building around behaviour. Apps track our steps, sleep, heart rate, calories, menstrual cycles, medication reminders and mental health check-ins. Wearables have made continuous health data feel normal. Telehealth has made remote consultations more acceptable. Wellness platforms have made personalised recommendations part of everyday consumer language. However, most of [] The post Why DNA is becoming the next platform layer in digital health appeared first on e27 .
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Singapore is not a small market, it is a compressed one
Singapore is often described as a small market. That is true in population terms, but misleading in almost every other way. It is better understood as a compressed market. Customers, investors, regulators, partners, talent, and competitors operate unusually close to one another. Information moves quickly. So does reputation. In larger markets, a weak proposition may [] The post Singapore is not a small market, it is a compressed one appeared first on e27 .
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AI is answering your customers before they ever click, and it may never mention you
For two decades, winning search meant one thing: rank on page one. That game hasnt disappeared, but it has quietly become the smallest of three games being played for your customers attention. Ask Google a question today, and it increasingly answers before the first blue link, inside an AI Overview. Ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity, [] The post AI is answering your customers before they ever click, and it may never mention you appeared first on e27 .
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London Stock Exchange to launch round-the-clock trading in H1 2027
LSE’s new exchange will operate from 5 pm to 7.50 am London time
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Indian central bank's capital flow measures draw over US$20 billion in first month
The move is to strengthen the country’s balance of payments and boost capital inflows
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Boeing wins first Philippine Airlines order in two decades
The aircraft will be delivered from 2031
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US dollar drifts as US-Iran conflict intensifies; sterling inches higher
[LONDON] The US dollar was broadly steady on Monday (Jul 20) as cautious investors watched out for signals on the direction of...
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SBI buys majority stake in Coinhako to deepen Singapore digital asset push
Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako, turning the company into a consolidated subsidiary after receiving approval from the market regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The transaction, completed on July 16 through SBI Ventures Asset, involves both a capital injection into Holdbuild, Coinhako’s parent company, [] The post SBI buys majority stake in Coinhako to deepen Singapore digital asset push appeared first on e27 .
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Malaysian pension fund KWAP moves to contain damage after eFishery fraud shock
Malaysia’s public-sector pension fund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), or KWAP, has moved to contain concerns over its exposure to eFishery, saying its total investment in the troubled Indonesian aquaculture startup amounted to about US$38.4 million and represented a 2.51 per cent stake in the company. The clarification comes after media scrutiny of eFishery, once one [] The post Malaysian pension fund KWAP moves to contain damage after eFishery fraud shock appeared first on e27 .
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Ryanair quarterly profit slumps by a third on lower fares, higher fuel costs
It reported after-tax profit of 538 million euros (US$616 million) for its fiscal first quarter through June 30
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