Latest research from Omdia shows that Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined 9% year-on-year in 1Q26, with shipments totaling 21.6 million units. However, the standout metric was average selling price (ASP) rather than volume: the ASP reached a record high of $349 in 1Q26, up 19% year-on-year, as memory cost inflation reset device pricing across the region. The divergence between volume and value is a clear signal that the region’s vendor landscape is undergoing a structural repricing: bra...

Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY), together with its subsidiaries (‘the Group’), today reported fourth quarter and full year results for fiscal year 2025/26, marking an exceptional Q4 and the strongest year in the Group’s history. During the quarter, overall Group revenue reached an all-time fourth quarter high of US$21.6 billion, up 27% year-on-year, marking the highest year-on-year growth rate in five years, with adjusted net income[1] doubling year-on-year to US$559 million. AI-r...

Global tennis icon Carlos Alcaraz has become the new Global Brand Ambassador for Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, and its key brands. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260518952984/en/(L-R) Ant International CEO Peng Yang and Carlos Alcaraz celebrate Global Brand Ambassador partnership This collaboration underscores Ant International’s commitment to ena...

Azafaros, a private company building a portfolio to become a leader in Lysosomal Storage Disorders and focused on addressing neurological symptoms, today announced that Amy Sullivan has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Sullivan brings more than 30 years’ experience in the life sciences sector, with expertise in capital raising, corporate strategy and communications. She joins Azafaros from IO Biotech, where she served as Chief Financial Officer. “Amy is a highly accomplish...

Shufti has been named a Leader in both the Age Verification and Age Estimation categories of Liminal’s 2026 Index Report, receiving an Exceptional rating for Market Presence across both. Liminal, an actionable intelligence firm, evaluates identity verification vendors across Product Execution, Strategy, and Market Presence, assessing scalability, accuracy, fraud resistance, innovation, and user experience. Out of 189 vendors assessed in the Age Verification Index, only 17 achieved Leader st...