Stripe and Asian telcos want in on AI’s growth. Plus: OpenAI’s trust gap, Z.ai’s alternative scaling approach, and Cursor’s next big bet. Read from your browser The Prompt Welcome to The Prompt, your Monday dive into the world of AI that puts Asia front and center. From Big Tech's power players to the region's scrappy disruptors, we cover it all. Subscribe to get full access to our AI reporting. Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: Hello Betamax, Stripe wants in on the AI race, but it's not looking to build a model. That's why the payments giant is acquiring OpenRouter . The platform lets developers use hundreds of AI models from different companies on one centralized system. The business logic makes sense: Even if...
AI is a lightning rod for opinions these days, so here are two stories that highlight both the rush to invest and the need for cautious adoption. Read from your browser Sunday Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia's tech and startup world. Subscribe to this newsletter or send story tips to editors@techinasia.com . Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: IN FOCUS Scott Shuey on the world's growing love-hate relationship with AI The API craze sweeping Asia's telcos Why Big Tech's attempts to sell the latest models to SMEs are failing He...