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AI & ML

Qwen3 Brings 119 Languages to Open-Weight AI — Alibaba's Bid for the Multilingual Race

Alibaba's Qwen3 family, released under the Apache 2.0 licence, supports 119 languages and dialects including Indonesian, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese. Here is what this means for regional AI.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Developer Tools

The 10,000 MCP Server Milestone — How Model Context Protocol Is Rewiring Software Integration

Over 10,000 public MCP servers were deployed by late 2025. Here is how Model Context Protocol is changing software integration for ASEAN developers and enterprises.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Finance

Western Union's USD Stablecoin Is Coming in May 2026 — What ASEAN Remittance Senders Need to Know

Western Union is launching a USD-backed stablecoin in May 2026 for faster, cheaper cross-border transfers. Here is what ASEAN remittance senders need to know.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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ASEAN Tech

Vietnam Emerges as ASEAN's New Tech Manufacturing Hub as China+1 Strategies Mature

Vietnam is consolidating its position as ASEAN's leading tech manufacturing hub as China+1 strategies mature. Here is what this means for ASEAN businesses and investors.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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AI & ML

Meta AI Reaches 1 Billion Users — But Earns Just 10 Cents Per Head

Meta AI reached 1 billion monthly active users but earns just $0.10 per user. Here is what Meta's AI strategy means for ASEAN businesses and the global AI market.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Finance

Malaysia Advances ASEAN's First 24/7 RTGS System — Here Is What It Means for Regional Payments

Malaysia advanced ASEAN's first 24/7 Real-Time Gross Settlement system. Here is what this means for businesses and cross-border payments across Southeast Asia.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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AI & ML

OpenAI Raises $4B for The Deployment Company — The Business of Selling AI to Enterprises Has Arrived

OpenAI raised over $4B for The Deployment Company, a new JV helping businesses adopt OpenAI tools. Here is what this means for enterprise AI adoption in ASEAN.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Finance

Robinhood Gets MAS Approval for Singapore — What It Means for Retail Investors

Robinhood received in-principle approval from MAS to launch brokerage services in Singapore. Here is what this means for Singapore retail investors and the region's investment landscape.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Developer Tools

The SaaS Business Model Is Under Threat — And Agentic AI Is Why

IDC predicts 70% of software vendors will refactor pricing around consumption, outcomes or capability by 2028 as AI agents take on work. Here is what it means for ASEAN businesses.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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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.

5 May 2026 · 5 min read
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