RECATOOLS Editorial is the general editorial desk responsible for platform updates, tool explainers, technology news summaries, and practical guides. Articles under this byline are reviewed for clarity, usefulness, source quality, and relevance to RECATOOLS readers.

About this byline

RECATOOLS Editorial is a general editorial desk byline. Articles are produced and reviewed under RECATOOLS editorial supervision. The articles listed here keep this byline. New coverage is published under the persona whose beat it falls in rather than under a general desk, so this byline is no longer used as a default.

Editorial responsibility for this byline rests with Jeffrey Tan (Tan Seng Fei), RECASYS, Singapore. Our Editorial Policy sets out how sources are reviewed, how AI-assisted workflows are used, and how editorial desks and personas are defined.

71
Articles
ASEAN Tech
Primary beat
Jan 2026
Writing since
~380 min
Total reading

Articles Showing 21–30 of 71

Two gold Bitcoin coins on a plain beige background
Finance

Bitcoin Breaks $80,000 at Consensus 2026 as ETF Inflows Hit $1.97 Billion in April

Bitcoin broke $80,000 on May 4 as Consensus 2026 opened in Miami. April ETF inflows hit $1.97B — the strongest month of 2026. Here is what ASEAN crypto investors need to know.

5 May 2026 · 6 min read
A minimal white 3D render of abstract server racks and network switches
AI & ML

Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Global LLM Revenue — With One-Seventh the Users

New data from Counterpoint Research shows Anthropic captured 31.4% of global LLM revenue in Q1 2026, edging past OpenAI's 29% — despite having just 134 million users compared to OpenAI's 900 million.

4 May 2026 · 5 min read
An open laptop showing code, reflecting a window in its screen
Developer Tools

Salesforce Agentforce Operations Fixes the Workflow Problem Breaking Enterprise AI

Salesforce launched Agentforce Operations to fix the workflow gaps that are breaking enterprise AI deployments. Here is what ASEAN CRM users need to know.

4 May 2026 · 5 min read
A code editor showing an AI actions menu, with an orange soft toy beside the screen
Developer Tools

Microsoft Agent 365 Is Now Generally Available — and It Can Block Claude Code on Your Employees' Machines

Microsoft Agent 365 is now GA, offering enterprise-grade inventory, governance, and security controls for AI agents — including the ability to block Claude Code via Intune policies.

4 May 2026 · 5 min read
A waterfront promenade lined with Indonesian flags, city towers behind
ASEAN Tech

ASEAN Fintech Is Moving From Pilot to Platform — And 99% of Regional Firms Stand to Benefit

New data from the World Economic Forum and Money20/20 Asia show ASEAN's fintech sector has reached an inflection point: more than 90% of financial executives say social impact is now embedded in core strategy, while SME financing platforms like Funding Societies have disbursed over $4.38 billion to 100,000+ businesses.

3 May 2026 · 5 min read
A laptop showing a dark code editor, with glasses and a MAKE IT HAPPEN mug
Developer Tools

Cloudflare's New "Infire" Engine Runs Trillion-Parameter AI Models on Eight GPUs

Cloudflare has built a custom LLM inference engine called Infire that runs models like Kimi K2.5 — with over one trillion parameters — across just eight H100 GPUs, with 15–22% weight compression via its new "Unweight" system.

3 May 2026 · 5 min read
A laptop showing a dark code editor on a desk beside a coffee cup
Developer Tools

IBM Granite 4.1 Matches 32B Models at 8B Parameters — The Efficiency Race Is Reshaping Enterprise AI Costs

IBM released Granite 4.1, an 8 billion parameter model matching 32B Mixture-of-Experts performance. Here is what this means for ASEAN enterprise AI costs.

3 May 2026 · 5 min read
A pale interface graphic with a purple illustration of a brain at its centre
AI & ML

Google Renames Vertex AI and Goes All-In on Enterprise Agents at Cloud Next 2026

Google renamed Vertex AI to the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform at Cloud Next 2026. Here is everything ASEAN businesses and developers need to know.

3 May 2026 · 5 min read
Overhead view of hands typing on a laptop showing a document, on a white desk
Developer Tools

Stripe Releases 288 New Features for AI Commerce — Including Agent Payments and Real-Time Fraud for Autonomous Transactions

Stripe's latest product release covers 288 new features and updates focused on AI-native commerce infrastructure — including payment rails for AI agents, advanced fraud controls for non-human transactions, and tools for managing subscription billing in agentic workflows.

2 May 2026 · 5 min read
A phone showing a red market chart on a spread of credit cards and a passport
Finance

Visa Launches "Agentic Ready" Programme in Singapore as Stablecoin Settlements Hit $7 Billion Annually

Visa has launched its Agentic Ready programme with 13 Singapore issuers to prepare banks for AI-agent payments, while its stablecoin settlement pilot has reached a $7 billion annualised run rate across five new blockchains.

2 May 2026 · 5 min read
Editorial Policy →