[2026-02-27 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Qantas says new jets power higher sales, profit

Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia ꟷ Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Thursday new fuel-efficient aircraft and strong demand for travel helped to drive up sales and deliver a steady half-year profit.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/27/business/foreign-business/qantas-says-new-jets-power-higher-sales-profit/2286153

[2026-02-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Jets agree to trade Jermaine Johnson to Titans for T'Vondre Sweat, AP source says

Snippet: The New York Jets have agreed to trade pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jets-titans-trade-jermaine-johnson-tvondre-sweat-7ee3092187306fc4537420f536659b4b

[2026-02-27 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s rare earth curbs hit US aerospace, chips hard despite trade truce

Snippet: American firms face deepening yttrium and scandium shortages, threatening jet engine coatings and 5G chip production

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344782/chinas-rare-earth-curbs-hit-us-aerospace-chips-hard-despite-trumps-trade-truce

[2026-02-27 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ukraine's economy to slow after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Snippet: Workers repair the destroyed DTEK company’s power plant after a Russian missile attack on the country’s energy system in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-economy-war-ebrd-electricity-838255aa27f76046a296dfe029e2d0a9

[2026-02-27 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: World Economic Forum Boss Borge Brende Quits As Epstein Fallout Deepens

Snippet: The Jeffrey Epstein fallout continues to spread across the corporate and political worlds, with new headlines daily. Bill Gates told foundation staff earlier this week, "I did nothing illicit." Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, stepped down last week over her ties, and former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct related to sending Epstein trade documents.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/world-economic-forum-boss-borge-brende-quits-epstein-fallout-deepens

[2026-02-27 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Flydubai bullish on travel demand this year despite dip in 2025 post-tax profit

Snippet: Flydubai expects a strong performance in 2026 as travel demand remains high, despite the airline recording a 13.6 per cent drop in its post-tax profit last year as it invested heavily in the business.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/02/26/flydubai-bullish-on-travel-demand-this-year-despite-dip-in-2025-post-tax-profit/

[2026-02-27 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: World Economic Forum head Borge Brende quits after Epstein links revealed

Snippet: Borge Brende has resigned from his roles as the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), following revelations of his links with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/world-economic-forum-head-borge-brende-quits-after-epstein-links-revealed

[2026-02-27 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Merz leaves China with ‘bargaining chips’ for looming Trump trade battle

Snippet: Analysts say German chancellor’s talks in Beijing helped build rapport with Chinese leaders and halt confrontation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344777/merz-leaves-china-bargaining-chips-looming-trump-trade-battle

[2026-02-27 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it

Snippet: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is creating a new song.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/26/business/sunday-business-it/ai-song-generator-startups-suno-and-udio-angered-the-music-industry-now-theyre-hoping-to-join-it/2286095

[2026-02-27 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong records HK$2.9 billion consolidated surplus for 2025-26. Here’s howEconomists optimistic for 2026-27, pointing to stabilised property market and transfer of finances between government funds or accounts.

Snippet: Economists optimistic for 2026-27, pointing to stabilised property market and transfer of finances between government funds or accounts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344776/hong-kong-records-hk29-billion-consolidated-surplus-2025-26-heres-how

[2026-02-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Baidu touts AI chips’ potential amid sluggish fourth quarterRevenue from the company’s AI-related business for the December quarter rises 48 per cent year on year to more than US$1.6 billion.

Snippet: Revenue from the company’s AI-related business for the December quarter rises 48 per cent year on year to more than US$1.6 billion

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344772/baidu-touts-ai-chips-potential-amid-sluggish-fourth-quarter

[2026-02-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Financial Times

Title: More than 900 companies sue US over Donald Trump’s tariff regime

Snippet: James Politi in Washington

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/15a497d8-bde5-4d8f-ba35-c1f7822128f9

[2026-02-27 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Flat Despite Blowout Nvidia Earnings

Snippet: US equity futures managed to erase overnight losses and were trading flat after Nvidia and Salesforce failed to assuage fears about an overheated AI economy while traders awaited color from today's round of US / Iran talks. As of 8:00am S&P futures were unchanged and nasdaq futures were down 0.1%, with NVDA up 1% premarket but well off overnight highs after its earnings report and guidance smashed expectations while CEO Jensen Huang talked about “exponentially” growing computing demand and “skyrocketing”

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-flat-despite-blowout-nvidia-earnings

[2026-02-27 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Jobless Claims Continue To Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress

Snippet: Initial jobless claims continue to hover near multi-decade lows, refusing to show any signs of labor market stress.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/jobless-claims-continue-show-no-signs-labor-market-stress

[2026-02-27 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Facebook owner Meta goes ahead with Manus merger despite Beijing probeSome Manus employees in Singapore move into Meta’s offices and have been given corporate accounts and other access, two sources said.

Snippet: Some Manus employees in Singapore move into Meta’s offices and have been given corporate accounts and other access, two sources said

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344755/facebook-owner-meta-presses-ahead-manus-merger-despite-beijing-probe

[2026-02-27 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: WEF chief Børge Brende quits over Epstein links

Snippet: CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende talks during of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/world-economic-forum-brende-resigns-epstein-b640f53ce3fde5640d88dc16bd72f7a3

[2026-02-27 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Rising Airfares Dent Demand for Sochi Trips – Kommersant

Snippet: Demand for travel to the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has fallen sharply since the start of the year amid repeated Ukrainian drone attacks and soaring airfares, the Kommersant business daily reported Thursday, citing industry data.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/26/ukrainian-drone-attacks-rising-airfares-dent-demand-for-sochi-trips-kommersant-a92059

[2026-02-26 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Angola's Sonangol in talks with China for $4.8 billion refinery loan

Snippet: Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol announced Wednesday it is negotiating a $4.8 billion loan with Chinese financial institutions to partially finance a new refinery in the Atlantic port of Lobito, marking the country's first such borrowing from China since 2017.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/26/angolas-sonangol-in-talks-with-china-for-48-billion-refinery-loan/

[2026-02-26 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Zimbabwe Lithium Disruption Has Goldman Eyeing This Trade

Snippet: Earlier news from Bloomberg that Zimbabwe has suspended exports of lithium concentrates and raw minerals to force miners into local processing has caught the attention of Goldman analyst James McGeoch. He sees a potential trading opportunity in a mineral-exploration company that could be positioned for upside.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/lithium-disruption-zimbabwe-has-goldman-eyeing-trade

[2026-02-26 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Authorities open to backing universities issuing bonds to fund megaproject campuses

Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan says issuance of ‘tertiary education bond’ in supporting University Town’s construction would be considerable

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344766/authorities-open-backing-universities-issuing-bonds-fund-megaproject-campuses

[2026-02-26 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: SSS state pension fund breaches P1Tr, reaches 'historic' P142.970B net income

Snippet: Finance Secretary Frederick Go, chairman of the Social Security Commission which overseas the Social Security System, announces in a press briefing at its central office in Quezon City on Feb. 26, 2026 that the state-run pension fund breaches P1 trillion while its net income reaches a 'historic high' of P142.970 billion in 2025.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/26/videos/watch-sss-state-pension-fund-breaches-p1tr-reaches-historic-p142970b-net-income/2285847

[2026-02-26 23:32 UTC+10:00] [Cristiano Ronaldo] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Cristiano Ronaldo buys 25% stake in Spanish second division club Almería

Snippet: No financial details of deal with Saudi-owned club

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/26/cristiano-ronaldo-buys-25-per-cent-stake-in-spanish-second-division-club-almeria

[2026-02-26 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong banks’ collateral asset valuations to continue declining in 2026: S&P

Snippet: The city’s commercial property market remains on a sustained downturn, as rents continue to fall and vacancy rates soar

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3344761/hong-kong-banks-collateral-asset-valuations-continue-declining-2026-sp

[2026-02-26 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China adviser sees bright future for yuan payment system in emerging economiesFormer ICBC chairman Chen Siqing says alternatives needed due to risk of financial weaponisation in US dollar-centric world.

Snippet: Former ICBC chairman Chen Siqing says alternatives needed due to risk of financial weaponisation in US dollar-centric world

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3344727/whats-next-chinas-yuan-payment-system-adviser-banks-close-trade-partners

[2026-02-26 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Greek court finds 4 guilty in major 2022 spyware scandal

Snippet: A Greek court has sentenced four people, including two Israelis, to prison over a major wiretapping scandal involving the illegal use of Predator software to target dozens of politicians, journalists, business leaders and military officials.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/greek-court-finds-4-guilty-in-major-2022-spyware-scandal

[2026-02-26 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Egypt gains access to $2.3 billion in IMF loans thanks to reforms

Snippet: Egyptians walk past a poster depicting U.S. dollars and other currencies outside an exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/imf-loan-egypt-economy-egyptian-pound-cairo-3bf4c186b3b4a344480fb3884f9e246e

[2026-02-26 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: The Royal Lodge: Epstein’s links to ex-Prince Andrew’s financial meetings

Snippet: Behind high hedgerows in Windsor Great Park, Royal Lodge sits secluded, its pale stucco facade largely shielded from passing eyes.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/the-royal-lodge-epsteins-links-to-ex-prince-andrews-financial-meetings

[2026-02-26 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu, Modi announce new economic and security deals in Jerusalem

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced they would sign "a series of economic, security, and diplomatic agreements" during a press conference in Jerusalem on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-888096

[2026-02-26 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: World Economic Forum president Borge Brende quits over Epstein ties

Snippet: ​Borge Brende, the ​president ​and ⁠chief executive of the World ⁠Economic Forum, has resigned, weeks after the forum launched an investigation ​into his ties with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/02/26/world-economic-forum-ceo-borge-brende-quits-over-epstein-ties/

[2026-02-26 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia’s Regions Post Largest-Ever Budget Deficit in 2025

Snippet: Russia’s regions went on a splurge last year, running a record combined budget deficit of around 1.48 trillion rubles ($19.22 billion) as spending continued to outpace revenue growth, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/26/russias-regions-post-largest-ever-budget-deficit-in-2025-a92053

[2026-02-26 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hongkongers rush to showrooms as EV tax breaks end, ‘quotas’ sell for HK$60,000EV car dealer says sales surged seventeenfold across 12 stores on Wednesday, jumping from daily average of 20 cars to about 340 by morning.

Snippet: EV car dealer says sales surged seventeenfold across 12 stores on Wednesday, jumping from daily average of 20 cars to about 340 by morning

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344754/hongkongers-rush-showrooms-ev-tax-breaks-end-quotas-sell-hk60000

[2026-02-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Newspapers & magazines] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI

Snippet: BBC and Financial Times among those calling for frameworks to help publishers gain control over their content being ‘scraped and copied’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/26/guardian-joins-media-coalition-to-protect-original-journalism-from-unpaid-use-by-ai

[2026-02-26 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Khalid Mesa leads the advocacy for a safer, more secure online environment

Snippet: THE modern business landscape is shaped as much by digital interaction as by physical operations. Today, partnerships are forged online, brands are built through social platforms and customer relationships are nurtured in virtual spaces.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/26/tmt-newswire/khalid-mesa-leads-the-advocacy-for-a-safer-more-secure-online-environment/2285737

[2026-02-26 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Macroscope | Trump’s normalisation of market chaos can only go so far

Snippet: Markets assuming Trump will chicken out and downplaying risks contribute to the normalisation of Trump’s chaotic behaviour

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344685/trumps-normalisation-market-chaos-can-only-go-so-far

[2026-02-26 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI committee can help Hong Kong start-ups ‘tackle legal, geopolitical hurdles’Experts say committee proposed in the latest budget needs diverse panel of voices and be ‘action-driven’ to adapt to fast-moving industry.

Snippet: Experts say committee proposed in the latest budget needs diverse panel of voices and be ‘action-driven’ to adapt to fast-moving industry

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344748/ai-committee-can-help-hong-kong-start-ups-tackle-legal-geopolitical-hurdles

[2026-02-26 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore budget surplus: poor ‘fiscal marksmanship’ or prudent forecast?MPs have questioned whether the GST rise was necessary after the government projected a US$12 billion surplus in the current financial year.

Snippet: MPs have questioned whether the GST rise was necessary after the government projected a US$12 billion surplus in the current financial year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3344736/singapore-budget-surplus-poor-fiscal-marksmanship-or-prudent-forecast

[2026-02-26 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: SHKP, Hong Kong’s bellwether developer, posts 36% jump in first-half net profit

Snippet: The company plans to launch many new residential projects over the next 10 months, including the second phase of Cullinan Harbour in Kai Tak

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3344741/shkp-hong-kongs-bellwether-developer-posts-36-jump-first-half-net-profit

[2026-02-26 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia Forced to Rely on Chinese Optical Fiber Imports After Ukrainian Strikes Halt Domestic Plant

Snippet: Russia’s only domestic producer of optical fiber has been offline since May 2025 following Ukrainian attacks, industry officials told the Vedomosti business daily on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/26/russia-forced-to-rely-on-chinese-optical-fiber-imports-after-ukrainian-strikes-halt-domestic-plant-a92054

[2026-02-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

Snippet: A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/26/how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-alternatives

[2026-02-26 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran 'offers US firms investment opportunities' as crunch talks resume

Snippet: Iran is seeking to entice US president Donald Trump with potential business opportunities, including investment in its oil and gas sector, as high-stakes nuclear talks resume on Thursday, the Financial Times reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-offers-us-firms-investment-opportunities-crunch-talks-resume

[2026-02-26 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dubai plane lessor DAE to acquire Macquarie AirFinance for $7 billion

Snippet: Plane lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) said on Thursday that is has agreed to acquire Macquarie AirFinance for $7 billion, marking further consolidation in the plane-leasing industry and growing its fleet to more than 1,000 aircraft.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2026/02/26/dubai-plane-lessor-dae-to-acquire-macquarie-airfinance-for-7-billion/

[2026-02-26 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea, UAE agree to pursue investment cooperation projects worth over US$65 bln

Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to pursue cooperation projects worth more than US$65 billion, including over $35 billion in the defense industry, to deepen bilateral economic ties, President Lee Jae Myung's top aide said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260226011300315

[2026-02-26 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UN approves first carbon credits under Paris Agreement market mechanism

Snippet: The United Nations has approved the first credits to be issued under a carbon market established by the Paris climate accord, aimed at reducing emissions – a mechanism that has faced scrutiny over greenwashing concerns.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/un-approves-first-carbon-credits-under-paris-agreement-market-mechanism

[2026-02-26 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The former Prince Andrew went from helicopter pilot to trade envoy to royal pariah

Snippet: LONDON — He was reportedly his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite, but the former Prince Andrew has long been a headache for Britain's royal family.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/26/world/americas-emea/the-former-prince-andrew-went-from-helicopter-pilot-to-trade-envoy-to-royal-pariah/2285654

[2026-02-26 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: AI: The new engine powering Sri Lanka’s economic evolution - DailyNews

Snippet: Participating as the chief guest at the ITAM-32 International Conference at the University of Vavuniya, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne declared that Artificial Intelligence is driving a massive shift in the national economy.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/02/26/local/958231/ai-the-new-engine-powering-sri-lankas-economic-evolution/

[2026-02-26 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Germany’s Merz eyes business opportunities at Chinese tech hub in Hangzhou

Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in the tech hub of Hangzhou on the second day of his first official trip to China, flanked by a delegation of business leaders seeking contracts in the eastern city.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/germanys-merz-eyes-business-opportunities-at-chinese-tech-hub-in-hangzhou

[2026-02-26 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Floods kill 46 as mud and debris choke Brazilian towns in Minas Gerais State

Snippet: Streets in Uba and nearby Juiz de Fora remain covered in mud and debris after floods and landslides killed at least 46 people and left dozens missing. Residents have returned to clear shops and recover vehicles buried under sludge. Business owners in the area reported water levels reaching almost two metres, causing extensive damage to stock and premises.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/02/26/floods-kill-46-as-mud-and-debris-choke-brazilian-towns-in-minas-gerais-state/

[2026-02-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Woolworths forced to rein in chatbot that claimed to have angry mother

Snippet: Woolworths has been forced to tweak its AI-powered virtual assistant after customers reported odd attempts at “banter” from the chatbot, including references to its “mother” who spoke in an “angry voice”.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/woolworths-forced-to-rein-in-chatbot-that-claimed-to-have-angry-mother-20260226-p5o5mh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: What do migration debates and bushfires have in common? They both scare off foreign students

Snippet: Migration debates and the rise of anti-immigration sentiment are jeopardising Australia’s $54 billion international student market, multiple experts have warned, as the sector braces for fallout from a crackdown on non-genuine students from South Asia.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/what-do-migration-debates-and-bushfires-have-in-common-they-both-scare-off-foreign-students-20260226-p5o5p7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-02-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Dark past’: Why the ABC pulled this Australian Story at the last minute

Snippet: An episode of Australian Story was pulled by the ABC at the last minute after it emerged the subject had been convicted of indecent assault more than three decades ago.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/dark-past-why-the-abc-pulled-this-australian-story-at-the-last-minute-20260226-p5o5tb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed