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Every year, thousands of founders dream of stepping onto the Disrupt Stage for the ultimate startup pitch competition, Startup Battlefield 200, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Just 200 early-stage founders earn the chance to compete for the global spotlight, and even fewer make it to the live competition taking place October 13-15 in San Francisco. When…

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Malaysia’s largest public listed companies have made a start on climate reporting under the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF), but their disclosures still fall short when it comes to linking climate risks to financial performance, according to a joint study by the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG) and Climate Governance Malaysia…

In early 2026, a collective panic swept through software companies and repriced the entire category. The Dow Jones U.S. Software Index (DJUSSW index), which serves as a U.S. software sector benchmark, fell from a record close of $9040.04 on October 28th, 2025, to $5773.08 on April 10, 2026 (a drawdown of roughly 36%).1 By August 31st, 2026, it had rebounded about 42.5% off…