[2026-04-25 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Intel shares skyrocket to all-time high as AI boom triggers remarkable turnaround

Snippet: Demand for Intel’s central processors from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that sent the company’s shares soaring on Friday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/business/intel-shares-skyrocket-to-all-time-high-as-ai-boom-triggers-remarkable-turnaround/

[2026-04-25 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Google, Microsoft to be among bidders to lease SoftBank US data center

Snippet: SoftBank Group Chairman Masoyoshi Son, center, joins U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, second from left, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, second from right, at a ceremony for a gas-power facility in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20. (Photo by Yuji Ohira)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/softbank/google-microsoft-to-be-among-bidders-to-lease-softbank-us-data-center

[2026-04-25 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China Curbs US Investment In Tech Companies After Meta Acquisition Of Manus

Snippet: Following earlier news that China has blacklisted 7 EU defense and aerospace firms over their dealings with Taiwan, Bloomberg reports that China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups, from accepting US capital without government approval.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-curbs-us-investment-tech-companies-after-meta-acquisition-manus

[2026-04-25 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model

Snippet: HONG KONG — DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the US heats up.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/24/business/sunday-business-it/chinas-deepseek-rolls-out-a-long-anticipated-update-of-its-ai-model/2328288

[2026-04-25 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: SpaceX warns probes into sexually abusive AI imagery could cause headaches as it gears up for IPO

Snippet: The multiple investigations into xAI’s creation and dissemination of sexually abusive imagery may lead the company to lose access to certain markets, parent company SpaceX warned in a prospectus reviewed by Reuters.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/business/elon-musks-spacex-warns-probes-into-sexually-abusive-ai-imagery-could-hurt-ahead-of-ipo/

[2026-04-25 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Prince Harry visits Kyiv to back Ukraine and spotlight mine clearance

Snippet: The trip was intended to show support as the war enters its fourth year since Russia’s full scale invasion on 24 February 2022. Prince Harry travelled by train and attended the Kyiv Independent Security Forum, where he met figures including combat medic Yuliia Paievska. In a speech, he called for an end to the violence and addressed Vladimir Putin directly, saying no nation wants to see further human losses, while praising Ukrainians for their resilience.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/24/prince-harry-visits-kyiv-to-back-ukraine-and-spotlight-mine-clearance/

[2026-04-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Tech bros: it’s time to challenge Silicon Valley’s saviour complex | Fiona Katauskas

Snippet: They’re in a league of their own

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/25/tech-bros-its-time-to-challenge-silicon-valleys-saviour-complex

[2026-04-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US crackdown threat could shake out China’s ‘distillation’ AI copycats

Snippet: US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351359/us-crackdown-threat-could-shake-out-chinas-distillation-ai-copycats?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [distill] [Factuality: 95]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US crackdown threat could shake out China’s ‘distillation’ AI copycats

Snippet: US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351359/us-crackdown-threat-could-shake-out-chinas-distillation-ai-copycats

[2026-04-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Scramble For AI Compute: Meta Inks Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Amazon For CPU Chips

Snippet: Meta Platforms inked a multibillion-dollar agreement with Amazon to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton processor cores in support of its next-generation AI buildout. The deal makes Meta one of the largest Graviton customers globally and shows CEO Mark Zuckerberg's willingness to spend aggressively on compute infrastructure as the AI arms race intensifies with Alphabet, Microsoft, and other tech giants.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/scramble-ai-compute-meta-inks-multibillion-dollar-deal-amazon-cpu-chips

[2026-04-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: AMD shares soar 12% on no company news. Here's what has investors so excited

Snippet: Intel's latest earnings report showed big demand for central processing units, or CPUs, as companies rush to build out their artificial intelligence capabilities, sending its stock surging. The numbers led investors to scoop up shares of another major chipmaker: Advanced Micro Devices.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/amd-shares-soar-on-no-company-news-heres-what-has-investors-so-excited.html

[2026-04-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Huawei, DeepSeek strengthen China’s AI self-reliance with collaboration on V4 model

Snippet: DeepSeek says its V4 model will have throughput issues until the second half of the year, until Ascend 950PR supernodes ‘ship at scale’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3351349/huawei-deepseek-strengthen-chinas-ai-self-reliance-collaboration-v4-model?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Bilibili] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Huawei, DeepSeek strengthen China’s AI self-reliance with collaboration on V4 model

Snippet: DeepSeek says its V4 model will have throughput issues until the second half of the year, until Ascend 950PR supernodes ‘ship at scale’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3351349/huawei-deepseek-strengthen-chinas-ai-self-reliance-collaboration-v4-model

[2026-04-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Widow’s Bay’ Review: Matthew Rhys’ Unique Horror Comedy Is Another Scary Good Hit For Apple TV

Snippet: Widow’s Bay, Katie Dippold’s new razor-sharp Apple TV series about a cursed costal town, is a hauntingly good horror comedy that achieves a masterful blend of nail-biting terror and deliciously dark humor.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/24/widows-bay-review-apple-tv/

[2026-04-24 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: Can Jaafar Jackson Expect an Oscar Nomination for Playing His Uncle Michael Jackson in ‘Michael’?

Snippet: In addition to the well-documented box office success of many pop-musician biopics – not surefire moneymakers, but pretty consistent ones for over 20 years now – there’s another track record that likely keeps actors signing on: the Academy Awards. Jamie Foxx won a Best Actor Oscar for playing Ray Charles in the 2004 hit Ray; a year later, Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for playing June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, opposite a nominated Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/24/jaafar-jackson-2027-oscars-michael-movie/

[2026-04-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: S&P Futures Jump To Record, Oil Tumbles On Report Iran Foreign Minister Going To Pakistan

Snippet: US equity futures jumped to a new all time high, reversing modest overnight losses, and oil tumbled to session lows on reports that Iran is sending a delegation to Pakistan today for talks, boosting hopes of ceasefire extension or more. Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad at 22:00 local time (1:00pm ET), the NY Post reports.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sp-futures-jump-record-oil-tumbles-report-iran-foreign-minister-going-pakistan

[2026-04-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Depraved middle school teacher allegedly used AI to make, use child porn at work: ‘Hiding in plain sight’

Snippet: A depraved Nebraska middle school science teacher allegedly admitted using AI to produce hundreds of images of young kids being abused — which he then looked at while pleasuring himself at work, according to prosecutors.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/us-news/middle-school-teacher-hiding-in-plain-sight-allegedly-produced-423-child-sex-abuse-images-using-ai-pleasured-himself-at-work/

[2026-04-24 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax on U.S. tech firms

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has delivered a stark warning to the U.K., threatening to impose steep tariffs on the country unless it drops its digital services tax on U.S. tech companies.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/trump-tariffs-uk-tech-apple-google-meta.html

[2026-04-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China’s optical communications sector is the latest AI boom beneficiary

Snippet: What are optical modules, why are they so critical and which Chinese makers’ stocks are soaring?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351312/why-chinas-optical-communications-sector-latest-ai-boom-beneficiary?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [data centre] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China’s optical communications sector is the latest AI boom beneficiary

Snippet: What are optical modules, why are they so critical and which Chinese makers’ stocks are soaring?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351312/why-chinas-optical-communications-sector-latest-ai-boom-beneficiary

[2026-04-24 21:25 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Alyssa Alano: Slain UP student leader’s heart was ‘with the people’

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/obituary/alyssa-alano-university-philippines-student-leader-profile/

[2026-04-24 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China's DeepSeek Debuts Flagship AI Model As Compute Race Intensifies

Snippet: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched a preview version of its long-awaited V4 model, ending months of silence from one of China's most closely watched AI labs and arriving a year after its R1 release sparked U.S. market turmoil and concerns across Silicon Valley AI firms.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/chinas-deepseek-debuts-flagship-ai-model-compute-race-intensifies

[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China plans to invest billions on a robot army to run its power grid

Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3351323/china-plans-invest-billions-robot-army-run-its-power-grid?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Unitree] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China plans to invest billions on a robot army to run its power grid

Snippet: China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3351323/china-plans-invest-billions-robot-army-run-its-power-grid

[2026-04-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: The Tech Download: How Apple's new chief could shake things up

Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/the-tech-download-how-apples-new-chief-could-shake-things-up.html

[2026-04-24 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Crimes] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Mike Defensor’s wife and son’s alleged involvement in trafficking: What we know so far

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/crimes/things-to-know-mike-defensor-wife-son-alleged-trafficking-pasig/

[2026-04-24 20:47 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: UK quietly increases AI emissions forecast 100-fold

Snippet: LONDON — A senior Labour MP has joined campaigners in raising fresh concerns over the environmental impacts of AI, after the U.K. government quietly admitted carbon emissions from data centers could be 100 times greater than previously thought.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-increases-ai-emissions-forecast/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Suffolk sheriffs now equipped with GPS-launching dart guns to track fleeing suspects without high-speed chases

Snippet: Suffolk County sheriff’s deputies are testing out high-tech guns that will be mounted on police car bumpers to fire GPS darts onto suspects’ vehicles’ during high-speed chases.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/us-news/long-island-cops-unveil-futuristic-guns-that-could-fire-gps-darts-during-chases/

[2026-04-24 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Investors rotate to China’s chipmakers as DeepSeek intensifies AI competition

Snippet: Efficient new model boosts outlook for computing power demand but pressures valuations of AI application developers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351328/investors-rotate-chinas-chipmakers-deepseek-intensifies-ai-competition?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-24 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Investors rotate to China’s chipmakers as DeepSeek intensifies AI competition

Snippet: Efficient new model boosts outlook for computing power demand but pressures valuations of AI application developers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351328/investors-rotate-chinas-chipmakers-deepseek-intensifies-ai-competition

[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war shows ‘strategic value’ of AI for China’s military, PLA Daily says

Snippet: Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3351303/iran-war-shows-strategic-value-ai-chinas-military-pla-daily-says?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran war shows ‘strategic value’ of AI for China’s military, PLA Daily says

Snippet: Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3351303/iran-war-shows-strategic-value-ai-chinas-military-pla-daily-says

[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: AI influencers are just the tip of the iceberg for ‘synthetic’ talent

Snippet: Marketers are pouring billions into avatars.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/business/ai-influencers-are-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-synthetic-talent/

[2026-04-24 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 4 In 10 American Teens Are Almost Constantly Online

Snippet: A U.S. jury recently found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, marking a major legal setback for the tech giants.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/4-10-american-teens-are-almost-constantly-online

[2026-04-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: The grim warning sign from AI influencers that keep racking up comments from lonely men: ‘Societal loss of humanity’

Snippet: Roses are red/ violets are blue/ these girls are AI/ would they fool you, too?

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/us-news/ai-influencers-keep-racking-up-fawning-comments-from-lonely-men-and-its-a-warning-sign/

[2026-04-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Spain's job-hungry youngsters turn to vocation training

Snippet: With almost a quarter of under-25s in Spain out of work, many are now turning their backs on traditional university degrees and opting instead for technical training that can withstand the threat of artificial intelligence on white collar work.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260424/spains-job-hungry-youngsters-turn-to-vocation-training

[2026-04-24 19:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Army moves to develop AI agent for battlefield decision support

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10725222

[2026-04-24 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump threatens UK PM Starmer with ‘big tariff’ over tech tax: report

Snippet: President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on ​Britain if Prime Minister Keir Starmer does ‌not drop the digital service tax, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing an interview with the president.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/business/trump-threatens-uk-pm-starmer-with-big-tariff-over-tech-tax-report/

[2026-04-24 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Mein AI – Palantir’s Alex Karp wants us to know he has big plans

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638992-palantir-alex-karp-mein-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-24 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Mein AI – Palantir’s Alex Karp wants us to know he has big plans

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638992-palantir-alex-karp-mein-ai/

[2026-04-24 18:33 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

Snippet: President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changed

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-tariff-uk-digital-services-tax-warning

[2026-04-24 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf

Snippet: South Korean police have arrested a man for sharing an AI-generated image that misled authorities who were searching for a wolf that had broken out of a zoo in Daejeon city.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx1n0dl9no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-24 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Claude Mythos crosses an AI point of no return

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/claude-mythos-has-crossed-an-ai-red-line/

[2026-04-24 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: AI traffic cameras set to deliver $440m fines windfall

Snippet: Reece Whitby says new safety cameras are working as driver behaviour is changing. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/ai-traffic-cameras-set-to-deliver-440m-fines-windfall-perth-wa/106603248

[2026-04-24 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Announcements] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Fintech, government efforts help ease oil price burden on consumers — Mynt CEO

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/mynt-ceo-says-fintech-government-efforts-help-ease-oil-price-burden/

[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Intel is riding the ‘CPU comeback’ as AI shifts - and where China stands

Snippet: What’s behind the ‘CPU renaissance’ and where China stands in designing and manufacturing central processing units in the AI age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351277/how-intel-riding-cpu-comeback-ai-shifts-and-where-china-stands?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Morgan Stanley] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Intel is riding the ‘CPU comeback’ as AI shifts - and where China stands

Snippet: What’s behind the ‘CPU renaissance’ and where China stands in designing and manufacturing central processing units in the AI age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351277/how-intel-riding-cpu-comeback-ai-shifts-and-where-china-stands

[2026-04-24 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: China's DeepSeek launches an update of its AI model

Snippet: The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/deepseek-ai-china-gpt-v4-d2ed33f2521917193616e061674d5f92

[2026-04-24 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Cohere to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha as it looks to expand in Europe

Snippet: Canadian AI lab Cohere announced on Friday that it planned to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha, as it eyed major expansion in Europe.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/cohere-aleph-alpha-germany-ai-europe-expansion.html

[2026-04-24 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Naver fires back at Google with AI Tab rollout

Snippet: Naver will begin a closed beta of its agentic search product "AI Tab" as early as next week, in the company's most substantive defensive move yet against Google's artificial intelligence-powered push into South Korea, one of a handful of major markets where Google has never overtaken the local incumbent.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10725160