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  • Stocks hit record highs while US$300M in crypto longs get liquidated: What’s next?
    by Anndy Lian on 01.05.2026 at 14:01

    While major US stock indexes closed at all-time highs, capping off their best monthly performance since 2020, the digital asset space is currently digesting a sharp, painful correction in leverage. This split personality in the market suggests that while institutional capital remains confident in the earnings power of megacap technology firms, speculative traders in the The post Stocks hit record highs while US$300M in crypto longs get liquidated: What’s next? appeared first on e27.

  • AI agents didn’t change how I write, they changed when I could start publishing
    by Melissa Fann on 01.05.2026 at 06:00

    For years, content marketing was something many founders knew they should be doing but rarely prioritised early in their company journey. Not because writing was difficult. But because publishing consistently required a workflow: topic selection, search validation, editing, formatting, distribution planning and platform adaptation. All of this added up to something that looked less like The post AI agents didn’t change how I write, they changed when I could start publishing appeared first on e27.

  • The rise of agentic work: Can AI replicate a team, not just a person?
    by JY Chan on 01.05.2026 at 05:00

    The first wave of large language models won attention by replicating personal work. They wrote emails, summarised documents, generated images and videos, drafted presentations, and produced usable code. That alone was enough to reshape how many people think about productivity. But the more consequential shift is now underway. AI is beginning to move beyond individual The post The rise of agentic work: Can AI replicate a team, not just a person? appeared first on e27.

  • Ecosystem Roundup: GoTo turns profitable, but the story has changed
    by Sainul on 01.05.2026 at 04:06

    GoTo’s first quarterly profit is less a triumphant endpoint than a revealing pivot point for Southeast Asia’s tech narrative. After years of subsidy-fuelled expansion, the company has finally demonstrated that scale can translate into earnings, but only after becoming a markedly different business. The headline numbers — positive net income, rising EBITDA, and strong cash The post Ecosystem Roundup: GoTo turns profitable, but the story has changed appeared first on e27.

  • The integrity gap in ESG tech: Why defensibility is the next frontier
    by Niharika Ray on 01.05.2026 at 02:50

    The first wave of ESG tech won attention by making sustainability data easier to collect, organise, and present. That was enough when most firms were still trying to get a report out the door, stand up a dashboard, or show that they were at least taking measurement seriously. That phase is ending. There is a The post The integrity gap in ESG tech: Why defensibility is the next frontier appeared first on e27.

  • AI Agents and the end of the all-in-one employee
    by Natasya Aline Limarga Lie on 01.05.2026 at 02:43

    Around a week before I started writing this, I saw a job post on social media that was everywhere. It got a lot of attention, so I clicked to see why. The requirements were: Minimum bachelor’s degree. More than 15 years of work experience. Under 25 years old. There were plenty of other detailed requirements, The post AI Agents and the end of the all-in-one employee appeared first on e27.

  • Why reputation is the new growth hack for startups
    by Aniket Gupta on 01.05.2026 at 02:40

    Building a startup in Southeast Asia today can feel like surviving in a vast, deep ocean. The ecosystem is growing, capital is selective, regulatory scrutiny is sharper, and competition is higher. Founders focus on product, fundraising, and growth loops. That is necessary. But many ignore one of the most reliable growth levers: reputation. And building The post Why reputation is the new growth hack for startups appeared first on e27.

  • Southeast Asia’s AI agent opening is in messy workflows
    by Ian Yee-Yuan Ng on 01.05.2026 at 02:19

    Southeast Asia’s AI story is often told as a race to build models or launch chatbots. The more immediate opening may be smaller and more practical: software agents that reduce fraud losses, clear operational backlogs, and automate repetitive casework inside large local industries. That matters in a region where the digital economy reached US$263 billion The post Southeast Asia’s AI agent opening is in messy workflows appeared first on e27.

  • Why accessibility matters: Reach more customers, reduce risk, and build trust
    by Emilie Brown on 01.05.2026 at 02:15

    When was the last time you visited a website to shop or learn something, and felt left out because you couldn’t access it? For many people with disabilities, this is an everyday reality. Eliminating this exclusion is why accessibility should matter to businesses. Today, we will explore what business accessibility really means – why it The post Why accessibility matters: Reach more customers, reduce risk, and build trust appeared first on e27.

  • Why exhibition leads fail, and how companies can build a pipeline that actually converts
    by Stella Kim on 01.05.2026 at 02:03

    Exhibitions remain one of the most widely used channels for business development across industries. They provide concentrated access to potential customers, partners, and distributors within a short period of time. Yet despite the scale of investment, the outcomes often fall short of expectations. In many cases, the issue is not the quality of the meetings. The post Why exhibition leads fail, and how companies can build a pipeline that actually converts appeared first on e27.