The Prompt

UK AI unicorn brought the party to India, betting on local languages and a more playful approach to cement its lead in the voice AI market.

OpenAI wants to monetize Asia’s free users with ads, but brands are wary of cost. Plus: hot takes on superintelligence and Asia’s consumer-agent gap.

A new AI model called Jev has developers buzzing. We cut through the hype to find out what makes it different – and why it matters.

Meta charms its way in the AI race. Also: Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, retailers’ AI shopping dilemma, and looking past DeepSeek’s cheap price tag.

Senior editor Scott Shuey went to China last week expecting to see an AI sector racing to close the gap with the US. What he saw was more interesting.

We cover the recent calls for a US AI slowdown, SG’s AI flurry, AI keypads flying under the radar, and an interview with Flam’s cofounder.

Apple’s AI is getting more personal — and more expensive. Plus, we get pitched by an AI agent, and the AI doomer drama continues.

India’s AI boom looks different up close. Plus, our take on the AI benchmarking frenzy and a quick interview with Runable.

Cheap to build doesn’t mean it’s easy to sell. Our top AI stories on microdramas, games, and GPUs make that painfully clear.

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.