Topic: Technology & AI — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you’ve been waiting for a reason to ditch your overpriced earbuds, Post Wanted’s Streaming Reporter and resident tech-tester has found it.
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[2026-04-18 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The FaceBook currently known as Meta for one failed venture that incinerated nearly $100 billion in cash for its failed transformation to a virtual reality hub while laying off thousands, is at it again.
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[2026-04-18 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Businesses say AI is helping them speed up service delivery. (Unsplash: Computer circuit board/Steve Johnson)
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[2026-04-18 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A cousin of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is throwing his tech fortune behind two of the governor’s biggest critics.
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[2026-04-18 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in a companywide bloodbath next month – with even more cuts to follow later in the year, according to a report Friday.
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[2026-04-18 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The union repping thousands of doormen, porters and superintendents across the Big Apple announced Friday it has reached a tentative agreement to stave off a strike.
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[2026-04-18 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NTT Data Group plans to add an AI-focused data center to its expanding portfolio of such facilities in Japan. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
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[2026-04-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-18 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
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[2026-04-18 02:59 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses
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[2026-04-18 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned against the use of AI to fan "polarization, conflict, fear and violence" and criticized the "environmental devastation" caused by the extraction of rare earths to fuel the digital boom.
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[2026-04-18 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Microsoft unveiled plans to triple its data center footprint in Cheyenne, Wyoming, snapping up roughly 3,200 acres on the city's south edge.
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[2026-04-18 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was reportedly set to meet Friday with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, in the wake of a bitter feud in which the Pentagon blacklisted the AI giant and the exec lashed out at the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-18 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, on Friday to discuss the company's powerful new Mythos model that was announced earlier this month, CNBC confirmed, a thaw in the standoff between the government and leading AI company.
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[2026-04-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The rise of "war unicorns" will be an impressive development to watch over the next several years, as we've diligently laid out for readers for months, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict, how a massive government push and in capital markets would begin to prioritize the next generation of defense-tech firms rather than big, bloated legacy defense contractors.
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[2026-04-18 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tension related to Iran and the crisis in the Middle East have spurred conversations about the idea of technological sovereignty and, more specifically, artificial intelligence sovereignty.
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Go Scale Capital] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The failed Lumileds deal highlights the growing hurdles Chinese tech firms face in overseas acquisitions under tightening US policy
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[2026-04-18 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank will hold exclusive sales Japanese rights to the Natural AI Phone for a year. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-04-17 23:45 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenWashington, USDonald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One at the White House for the start of a trip to Las Vegas and PhoenixPhotograph: Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenSydney, AustraliaThe duke and duchess of Sussex meet volunteer first responders from Bondi Surf Bathers’ life saving club on day four of the couple’s trip to AustraliaPhotograph: Jonathan Brady/Pool/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKPeter Mandelson walks his dog.
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[2026-04-17 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Tuesday, we told you about an eyebrow-raising tech startup dubbed SuperFile that has attracted Hollywood investors Patricia Heaton and Jason Derulo and with Ryan Kavanaugh at the center of the intrigue.
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[2026-04-17 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: In recent weeks, the AI world has been a-buzz following claims made by leading firm, Anthropic, regarding its new model, Claude Mythos.
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[2026-04-17 22:51 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-17 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Madison Air Solutions surged 18% in its IPO on Thursday after raising $2.23 billion, pulling off the largest U.S. industrial IPO in nearly three decades. Shares closed at $31.75, signaling strong investor appetite for an industrial name tied to the AI infrastructure buildout.
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[2026-04-17 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. tech companies are ramping up lobbying of government officials at home and further afield amid the Iran war, as they look to defend their interests and map out contingency plans, industry insiders told CNBC.
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amazon’s warehousing hub in Shenzhen streamlines shipping for Chinese sellers, cutting costs and delays amid rising competition and tariffs
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Shein] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amazon’s warehousing hub in Shenzhen streamlines shipping for Chinese sellers, cutting costs and delays amid rising competition and tariffs
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: DeepSeek on Huawei chips could help China – powered by ‘abundant’ energy and large pool of researchers – catch up with US in AI: Nvidia CEO
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[2026-04-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Jensen Huang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: DeepSeek on Huawei chips could help China – powered by ‘abundant’ energy and large pool of researchers – catch up with US in AI: Nvidia CEO
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[2026-04-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carrero, who rose to fame voicing Disney’s first Latina princess, reprises her role in the Jon Hamm-led show’s second season
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[2026-04-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Jenna Ortega] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carrero, who rose to fame voicing Disney’s first Latina princess, reprises her role in the Jon Hamm-led show’s second season
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[2026-04-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crackdown targets social media accounts offering bogus stock tips, paid groups and AI-driven tools amid surge in retail scams
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[2026-04-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crackdown targets social media accounts offering bogus stock tips, paid groups and AI-driven tools amid surge in retail scams
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[2026-04-17 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Agibot's new A3 humanoid robot was priced at 372,200 yuan ($54,000) on its website on Friday. It is 173cm tall, weighs 55 kilograms and is equipped with a battery that lasts 10 hours. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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[2026-04-17 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: How much is Meghan making from this? Why is she appearing as a guest judge on MasterChef? Why has she joined an AI fashion discovery platform? Maybe a better question is, why the hell not?
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[2026-04-17 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s event brings new editions of legendary pieces, such as the Tudor Black Bay and H. Moser & Cie’s Reebok collab, as well as innovative tech and materials
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[2026-04-17 18:44 UTC+10:00] [Cartier] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s event brings new editions of legendary pieces, such as the Tudor Black Bay and H. Moser & Cie’s Reebok collab, as well as innovative tech and materials
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[2026-04-17 18:32 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-17 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven platforms, including Meituan, Taobao and Tmall, were fined and ordered to ‘rectify their illegal activities’ following an investigation
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[2026-04-17 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven platforms, including Meituan, Taobao and Tmall, were fined and ordered to ‘rectify their illegal activities’ following an investigation
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[2026-04-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-17 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth forecast for 2026 from 3.3 to 3.1 percent, citing the impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy.
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[2026-04-17 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Google on Thursday said tools utilizing Gemini artficial intelligence helped it derail some 8.2 billion online ads which violated its policies last year.
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[2026-04-17 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European chip startups developing alternative technology to Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) are eyeing big funding rounds as they look to scale amid the AI boom.
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[2026-04-17 16:59 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-17 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near -- although in this case the mystic is a robot powered by artificial intelligence.
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[2026-04-17 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-17 16:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: OpenAI said Friday that its generative artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT now supports Korea’s widely used HWP and HWPX document formats, allowing users to upload and analyze files without conversion.
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[2026-04-17 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday argued the tech giant may lose up to 30 trillion won (US$20.3 billion) in profit this year alone should it go ahead with its walkout as planned.
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