[2026-04-16 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Following nude-deepfake outcry, Apple nearly kicked Grok off App Store: report

Snippet: Apple reportedly threatened to yank Elon Musk’s Grok from its App Store over complaints the AI app wasn’t doing enough to stop users from creating nude or overly sexualized deepfakes — a potentially major blow as Grok came under international scrutiny for the content it was being used to create.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/after-deepfake-outcry-apple-nearly-kicked-grok-off-app-store-report/

[2026-04-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: AI chatbot conversations can be used against people in court, lawyers warn after federal ruling

Snippet: April 15 – As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some US lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/tech/ai-chatbot-conversations-can-be-used-against-people-in-court-lawyers-warn-after-federal-ruling/

[2026-04-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Amazon sued for allegedly sabotaging Fire TV Sticks to force users to upgrade

Snippet: Amazon is facing a bombshell class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of purposely letting the software in Fire TV Stick devices peter out so customers would feel compelled to buy newer versions.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/amazon-sued-for-allegedly-sabotaging-fire-tv-sticks-to-force-users-to-upgrade/

[2026-04-16 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian embassy posts AI-generated photo comparing Netanyahu with Hitler

Snippet: Iran's Embassy in Indonesia posted an artificial intelligence-generated photograph comparing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler on its official X/Twitter account on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-893124

[2026-04-16 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Thousands of NYC doormen, supers set to ‘paralyze’ posh city lifestyle with vote to strike

Snippet: Thousands of Big Apple doormen, porters and superintendents are set to vote to strike Wednesday in a move that would “paralyze” the posh lifestyle of millions of New Yorkers.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/us-news/nyc-doormen-porters-supers-set-to-vote-to-go-on-strike/

[2026-04-16 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ EP Eva Anderson Says Working With David E. Kelley On The Apple TV Series Was A “Once In A Lifetime Opportunity”: “I Was So Completely Taken With It”

Snippet: Margo’s Got Money Troubles is about to be everyone’s newest TV obsession and no one knows it better than the show’s executive producer, Eva Anderson. She knows because it happened to her.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/15/margos-got-money-troubles-eva-anderson-interview/

[2026-04-16 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Anthropic's Mythos isn't threatening bitcoin. The real AI risk is at crypto exchanges

Snippet: There's a saying in crypto: not your keys, not your coins. It's typically a warning that it's safer to keep your crypto in an offline wallet that's harder to attack than an online exchange where you don't have control over the keys to the wallet housing the funds.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/anthropics-mythos-isnt-threatening-bitcoin-the-real-ai-risk-is-at-crypto-exchanges-.html

[2026-04-16 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: EU threatens to force Meta to restore WhatsApp full access for rival AI chatbots

Snippet: A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/whatsapp-meta-eu-european-union-antitrust-ai-c2b1000da61c204612b2fd2c5d4dd678

[2026-04-16 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: StubHub on the hook for $10M settlement — find out if you’re eligible

Snippet: StubHub will pay a $10 million settlement to ticket purchasers for violating federal rules about unfair and deceptive fees, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/tech/stubhub-paying-out-10m-settlement-find-out-whos-eligible/

[2026-04-16 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Allbirds shares skyrocket over 600% as flailing shoe company pivots to AI

Snippet: Shares of Allbirds surged more than six-fold on Wednesday after the footwear maker said it was raising capital and pivoting towards AI computing infrastructure.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/allbirds-shares-skyrocket-over-600-as-flailing-shoe-company-pivots-to-ai/

[2026-04-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Snap slashes 1K jobs in ‘AI efficiency’ bloodbath

Snippet: Snap shares spiked 7% on Wednesday after billionaire CEO Evan Spiegel revealed plans to slash about 1,000 jobs and rely on artificial intelligence to take over their work.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/snapchat-parent-snap-slashes-1k-jobs-in-ai-efficiency-bloodbath/

[2026-04-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Eos Energy Soars As Investors Focus On Zinc Batteries And AI-Driven Demand

Snippet: Eos Energy Enterprises’ stock jumped over 60% in the last few days as investor enthusiasm grew around its scaling production and role in powering AI-driven infrastructure demand, according to the International Business Times.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/eos-energy-spikes-16-investors-focus-zinc-batteries-and-ai-driven-demand

[2026-04-16 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Delska Launches One of the Baltics' Most Advanced and Sustainable Data Centers in Riga

Snippet: RIGA, Latvia, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Delska, one of the leading data center operators in the Baltics, officially launched EU North Riga LV DC1 – a 10 MW data center designed for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The project has received the Latvian Construction Annual Award (1st place in the "Production Facility, Industrial Building" category).

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10718262

[2026-04-16 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Stephen Colbert to Trump: ‘Why would you start a beef with the pope?’

Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s attacks on the pope as the White House tries to spin his AI-generated Jesus photo into anything other than a disaster

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/15/stephen-colbert-trump-pope-late-night-recap

[2026-04-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Backlash to data centers drives Maine toward a statewide pause

Snippet: The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is seen, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lithia Springs, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-moratoriums-maine-artificial-intelligence-ai-aa63ba087d5ad53ab0735893646e7357

[2026-04-16 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: OpenAI's Stratospheric Valuation Draws Investor Scrutiny As It Scrambles To Capture Enterprise Market

Snippet: OpenAI, fresh off the largest private fundraising round in history, is facing mounting questions from some of its own backers over its $852 billion valuation and a whiplash-inducing pivot in strategy that prioritizes the higher-margin enterprise market at the expense of its consumer crown jewel - all because Anthropic is starting to drink their milkshake with enterprise contracts.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/openais-stratospheric-valuation-draws-investor-scrutiny-it-scrambles-capture-enterprise-market

[2026-04-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Snapchat owner cuts 1,000 jobs as says AI will reduce repetitive work

Snippet: Snap is the latest tech company to cut jobs, citing the growing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxdd0z2w11o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-16 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Singaporean data center provider opens AI testing hub for businesses

Snippet: Lim Mingcheng, left, Singapore country head of STT GDC, poses at an April 15 signing ceremony with Kenny Sng, chief technology officer of SuperX AI Technology. (Photo by Mayuko Tani)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/singaporean-data-center-provider-opens-ai-testing-hub-for-businesses

[2026-04-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Amazon] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres

Snippet: Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/15/amazon-enters-agreements-nine-australian-renewable-projects-power-datacentres

[2026-04-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Shoe Brand Allbirds Pivots To AI, Changes Name To NewBird AI, Stock Rips More Than 360%

Snippet: Just when you thought you’d seen the last of the AI pivot idiocy…

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/shoe-brand-allbirds-pivots-ai-stock-rips-more-170

[2026-04-15 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Allbirds announces stunning pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes 175%

Snippet: Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting to artificial intelligence.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html

[2026-04-15 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Humanoid robot chases pack of wild boars in bizarre video: ‘The hero we don’t deserve’

Snippet: Humanity may have found an unlikely solution to the scourge of wild pigs invading European cities — boar-herding bots.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/tech/humanoid-robot-chases-boars-in-wild-footage/

[2026-04-15 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Antitrust] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU says WhatsApp AI terms update fails to resolve antitrust concerns

Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Wednesday that Meta’s recent attempt to charge fees for rival AI assistants on WhatsApp does not address its antitrust concerns.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-says-whatsapps-update-to-ai-access-terms-dont-address-its-antitrust-concerns/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: From ‘probing minds’ to verified account: how Elon Musk’s stance on TikTok shifted

Snippet: The billionaire’s surprising return to TikTok reveals his evolving tech diplomacy, with his account quickly gaining 120,000 followers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3350003/probing-minds-verified-account-how-elon-musks-stance-tiktok-shifted?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: From ‘probing minds’ to verified account: how Elon Musk’s stance on TikTok shifted

Snippet: The billionaire’s surprising return to TikTok reveals his evolving tech diplomacy, with his account quickly gaining 120,000 followers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3350003/probing-minds-verified-account-how-elon-musks-stance-tiktok-shifted

[2026-04-15 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Chip giants AMD, Qualcomm and Arm back driverless car startup Wayve with fresh funds

Snippet: British autonomous driving startup Wayve on Wednesday said it raised funds from Qualcomm, AMD and Arm, adding some of the biggest names in tech to its long list of backers as it takes on rivals like Alphabet's Waymo.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/wayve-fund-raise-amd-qualcomm-arm.html

[2026-04-15 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: China moves to block entrance to Scarborough Shoal, images show

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/philippines/images-show-china-moves-block-entrance-scarborough-shoal/

[2026-04-15 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: OpenAI pulls back from Stargate Norway data center deal as Microsoft takes over

Snippet: OpenAI has abandoned plans to rent compute capacity directly from a Norwegian data center, days after confirming it paused a similar project in the U.K.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/openai-stargate-norway-project-microsoft.html

[2026-04-15 22:22 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Oil crisis: Negros Occidental jeepney drivers resort to side jobs, ‘odd-even scheme’ trips

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/philippines/visayas/oil-crisis-negros-occidental-jeepney-drivers-side-jobs-odd-even-scheme-trips/

[2026-04-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG CNS Unveils Logistics Robot Operating at -15°F, Steps Up North American Expansion

Snippet: Participates in MODEX 2026, North America's largest logistics trade show

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10718228

[2026-04-15 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Nvidia Unveils New AI Open Model, Sparking Rally In Quantum Stocks

Snippet: Nvidia unveiled the world's first open-source AI models to accelerate the development of quantum computing. The news sent shares of several Asian software and cybersecurity firms soaring and sparked a rally in U.S.-listed quantum stocks in premarket trading.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/nvidia-unveils-new-ai-open-model-sparking-rally-quantum-stocks

[2026-04-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Amazon bets on Shenzhen smart warehouse to cut merchant storage costs by 45 per cent

Snippet: Amazon expands China push with smart warehouse model, aiming to retain sellers amid rising competition from Temu and Shein

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3350199/amazon-bets-shenzhen-smart-warehouse-cut-merchant-storage-costs-45-cent?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Amazon bets on Shenzhen smart warehouse to cut storage costs by 45 per cent

Snippet: Amazon expands China push with smart warehouse model, aiming to retain sellers amid rising competition from Temu and Shein

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3350199/amazon-bets-shenzhen-smart-warehouse-cut-merchant-storage-costs-45-cent

[2026-04-15 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Humanoid robots box and perform at Hong Kong AI and robotics fair

Snippet: Hong Kong hosted the AI and robotics fair where humanoid robots boxed and played music as part of InnoEX 2026 and the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), which ran from 13 to 16 April 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The innovation-and-technology showcase reflects a broader trend of robots expanding into service and public functions.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/15/humanoid-robots-box-and-perform-at-hong-kong-ai-and-robotics-fair/

[2026-04-15 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s content creators battle AI abuse as deepfakes, scam ads spread online

Snippet: Experts question whether Malaysia’s laws are keeping pace with the harm spread by AI, and call for stronger legal protections for artists

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350193/malaysias-content-creators-battle-ai-abuse-deepfakes-scam-ads-spread-online?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-15 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s content creators battle AI abuse as deepfakes, scam ads spread online

Snippet: Experts question whether Malaysia’s laws are keeping pace with the harm spread by AI, and call for stronger legal protections for artists

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350193/malaysias-content-creators-battle-ai-abuse-deepfakes-scam-ads-spread-online

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Glitching robots make hilarious viral videos — but AI experts say they signal ‘Terminator’-level armageddon: ‘Early warning signs’

Snippet: They may seem like scenes out of a slapstick comedy, but viral robot mishaps are no laughing matter — experts even warn they could foreshadow a “Terminator”-level apocalypse.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/tech/glitching-robots-are-funny-but-ai-experts-say-they-signal-terminator-level-danger-early-warning-signs/

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Hate content thrives on Instagram due to lax Meta ‘removal’ policies: report

Snippet: Meta’s rollback of content moderation policies has allowed antisemitism, white supremacy and terrorist propaganda to flourish on Instagram, a new report released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism claims.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/tech/hate-content-flourishing-on-metas-instagram-adl-report-claims/

[2026-04-15 20:28 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump may believe he is the messiah – but his attack on the pope could prove costly for JD Vance | Arwa Mahdawi

Snippet: The president’s attack on the head of the Catholic church and the AI depiction of himself as a Christ-like figure have not gone down well with one of the largest groups of swing voters in the US

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/15/trump-may-believe-he-is-the-messiah-his-attack-the-pope-could-prove-costly-jd-vance

[2026-04-15 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Google to punish sites that trap people in with back button tricks

Snippet: Google says it is expanding its policies to crack down on websites which trap users with "back button hijacking".

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05dd2yj3z3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-15 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Content moderation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU age verification tech is ready, von der Leyen says

Snippet: The European Union's age verification application is ready to be rolled out, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-says-age-verification-app-is-technically-ready/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Global funds fuel Hong Kong IPO rebound as investors rebalance China portfolios: HKEX

Snippet: AI, robotics and energy storage firms make up most of the record-high IPO pipeline of 520 hopefuls in Hong Kong, says Chan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3350162/global-funds-fuel-hong-kong-ipo-rebound-investors-rebalance-china-portfolios-hkex?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia Stock Exchange] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Global funds fuel Hong Kong IPO rebound as investors rebalance China portfolios: HKEX

Snippet: AI, robotics and energy storage firms make up most of the record-high IPO pipeline of 520 hopefuls in Hong Kong, says Chan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3350162/global-funds-fuel-hong-kong-ipo-rebound-investors-rebalance-china-portfolios-hkex

[2026-04-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: FACT CHECK: PH vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz, contrary to claim

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/newsbreak/fact-check/philippine-flagged-vessels-strait-hormuz/

[2026-04-15 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Snippet: Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3349947/us-controls-chips-ai-race-china-controls-scoreboard?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-15 18:30 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US controls chips in the AI race, but China controls the scoreboard

Snippet: Whoever produces tokens cheaply, at scale, has an advantage in the AI economy, just as cheap steel once decided industrial supremacy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3349947/us-controls-chips-ai-race-china-controls-scoreboard

[2026-04-15 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Winning without victory: Why the real war with Iran starts now-opinion

Snippet: The instinctive reaction to the recent war is simple: We did not win.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-893045

[2026-04-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: AGIBOT and Longcheer Technology Achieve World's First Embodied AI Deployment in Consumer Electronics Precision Manufacturing Mass-Production Line

Snippet: NANCHANG, China, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AGIBOT, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, today announced the successful deployment of its AGIBOT G2 robots into a live consumer electronic precision manufacturing environment operated by Longcheer Technology, a global leader in smart device ODM manufacturing. The project marks the world's first large-scale industrial implementation of embodied AI systems within core production workflows in consumer electronics manufacturing.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10718083

[2026-04-15 17:25 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Russia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors’ email accounts

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/technology/russia-linked-hackers-compromise-ukraine-prosecutors-email-accounts/

[2026-04-15 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases – report

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/world/middle-east/iran-used-chinese-spy-satellite-to-target-us-bases-report/