The 2025 ranking of fast growing companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Including: the Philippines looks beyond call centres, India’s Meesho taps WhatsApp, extending EV battery life, and cameras to keep drivers’ eyes on the road

South-east Asia should look to Japan and South Korea rather than Silicon Valley, research suggests

Australian start-up Acusensus’s cameras have already been linked to a fall in road fatalities

iPhone maker is facing one of the biggest threats to its business in years

Research breakthrough promises new treatments for severe pain

Deal brings in Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as investors

Meta shifted the approach to redundancies when it labelled staff low performers

The tech giant’s path forward is complicated

Rival telecoms groups lobby regulator to prevent Musk-owned company from receiving financial support for Far North region

Cheaper components, fast-paced innovation and Beijing-led financing mean lifelike bots could mirror EV success

Sale of US healthcare software company grants two-fold return on investment

European court rules human rights convention was not violated after Lord Hain linked former Arcadia chair to sexual misconduct allegations

The new console carries the hopes of a company and a sector, but has already been thrust into a gathering trade war

Letting software and life sciences companies emerge from research has long-term benefits for academic institutions

HTSI’s tech columnist explores our very complicated relationship with androids

Analysts fear semiconductor and consumer electronics sales could stagnate over new duties

Also in this newsletter: southern states’ anxiety about delimitation, and Harshjit Sethi’s mantra

Extreme events from drought and flooding in Australia to record wildfires in South Korea and severe heatwave in Central Asia

Privacy rights campaigners welcome ruling by Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Labour wants the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to drive innovation and growth