Topic: Technology & AI — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The deranged ex-Broadway dancer accused of shoving a retired Big Apple teacher to his death was indicted for murder Thursday night — hours after he flashed another carefree grin inside a Manhattan courtroom.
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[2026-05-16 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The wife of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was just appointed to a prestigious San Francisco park board position, just months after the tech executive drew backlash for mass layoffs.
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[2026-05-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — in the first three months of 2026, new disclosure forms reveal.
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[2026-05-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-05-16 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Upper West Side mom-of-two has turned to AI to keep track of all her children’s school communications — and she’s selling her solution to other parents battling the barrage of emails from teachers and administrators.
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[2026-05-16 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Recruit Holdings has been leaning into AI to boost Indeed's services for both employers and job seekers. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: City Comptroller Mark Levine launched an investigation Thursday into the Big Apple’s popular outdoor dining program — citing concerns that more than half of restaurant applicants are stuck in limbo.
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[2026-05-16 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-16 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A county in the US state of California has become the latest litigant against Meta Platforms, the sprawling multinational corporation that operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
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[2026-05-16 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You’re not beautiful, bro.
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[2026-05-16 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman revealed Friday that his firm Pershing Square Capital has built a stake in Microsoft – and said the tech giant “offers analogous and compelling long-term value” despite a recent stock slump.
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[2026-05-16 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Reality TV star-turned mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is rapidly gaining traction in the race to unseat incumbent Karen Bass, as a growing roster of high-profile tech executives, entertainment moguls and billionaire investors pour money into his longshot campaign just days ahead of the June 2 primary.
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[2026-05-16 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A retired French sports teacher is in custody after being caught making sexual propositions online to a 14 year-old girl.
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[2026-05-15 23:47 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [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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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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[2026-05-15 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has picked a French AI firm over the U.S. security giant Palantir, in a push to make Europe less reliant on American tech, according to German media reports.
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[2026-05-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Copper that has been extracted and shaped into smaller disks. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
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[2026-05-15 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s tech-focused healthcare firm M42 is using AI to help provide kidney disease patients with a new level of personalised care.
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise
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[2026-05-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Jamie Chen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is vague on whether AI cooperation was on the summit’s agenda, even as experts urge collaboration on common problems
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Guo Jiakun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is vague on whether AI cooperation was on the summit’s agenda, even as experts urge collaboration on common problems
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Denmark] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:07 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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[2026-05-15 21:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cheong Wa Dae has lodged a formal protest with Bloomberg News over its report that framed a “citizen dividend” proposal by Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, as a plan to redistribute “excess profits” from artificial intelligence-related companies, government officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-15 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Launched by Galaxy Corporation on 5 May, the park spans about 16,500 square metres in the city’s eastern Gangdong district. Visitors can watch robots perform choreographed concerts, create portraits and compete in staged fights inside a central “Robot Arena”. Chief executive Choi Yong-ho said the project was created to help younger generations become familiar with robots as part of daily life.
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[2026-05-15 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cerebras Systems' shares were volatile in early trading Friday after the company completed the largest IPO by a U.S. tech firm in years.
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[2026-05-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Thursday, shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AI chipmaker Cerebras went public and nearly doubled in the moments after it opened on the Nasdaq at $185 per share. It closed out the day at $311 per share marking a 70% increase in the price of the stock, giving it a $95 billion market cap, and making it the largest IPO of the year so far.
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[2026-05-15 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand shifts chip production to China, boosting SMIC’s capacity and revenue as global foundries focus on high-margin AI chips
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[2026-05-15 19:32 UTC+10:00] [TSMC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand shifts chip production to China, boosting SMIC’s capacity and revenue as global foundries focus on high-margin AI chips
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[2026-05-15 19:16 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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[2026-05-15 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Google parent's multi-tranche deal tops Berkshire Hathaway's previous high
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[2026-05-15 19:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Amazon was listed among Samsung Electronics’ five largest customers for the first time, underscoring the growing influence of cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure companies on the tech giant’s revenue base.
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[2026-05-15 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AI
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[2026-05-15 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Galaxy Corp., the agency behind K-pop star G-Dragon, said Friday it plans to open a robot-themed entertainment park in Seoul later this year, combining K-pop with robotics technology.
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[2026-05-15 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The sudden stock market sell-off comes on the back of soaring bond yields globally. (File photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-05-15 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kioxia has been increasing its focus on advanced memory products used in AI servers. (Photo by Naoki Hori)
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[2026-05-15 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with KOSPI's latest figures in 3rd, last 5 paras)
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[2026-05-15 17:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Group will combine its annual first-half strategy meeting with the Icheon Forum next month, in a move aimed at speeding up groupwide discussions on artificial intelligence and future growth.
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[2026-05-15 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [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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[2026-05-15 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China's President Xi Jinping took US President Donald Trump for a tour around Zhongnanhai Gardens during his visit to Beijing on Friday. The two leaders walked through the compound’s gardens before holding private talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the war in Iran. Xi showed Trump through the large gate and pointed out trees, noting that some were hundreds of years old.
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The global economic order has shifted dramatically over the last decade, with countries reshuffling positions amid inflation shocks, geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and the rapid rise of AI-driven industries.
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[2026-05-15 16:43 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [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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[2026-05-15 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plummeted more than 6 percent Friday, after briefly topping the historic 8,000-point landmark, as investors moved to cash out tech and other market heavyweights after a record-breaking rally amid lingering uncertainties over the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-05-15 16:17 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former chief executive of a Sydney start-up that falsely claimed to have built a revolutionary artificial intelligence platform is facing a prison term for fabricating financial records to swindle investors out of $39 million.
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