Topic: Technology & AI — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-16 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, raised its 2026 spending and revenue outlook on Thursday morning, a move UBS analysts said "boosts confidence in the AI supply chain."
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[2026-07-16 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, Aug. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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[2026-07-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Riding on the AI boom, the Taiwanese chipmaker’s net income jumped 77 per cent to NT$706.6 billion (US$22 billion) in the second quarter
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[2026-07-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Riding on the AI boom, the Taiwanese chipmaker’s net income jumped 77 per cent to NT$706.6 billion (US$22 billion) in the second quarter
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[2026-07-16 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A humanoid robot performs a dance during a panel discussion at the Nikkei Asia Forum APAC 2026 in Bangkok on July 16. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-07-16 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Nvidia and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will co-develop AI-powered robots for use in shipbuilding, the Japanese firm said Thursday during a visit to Tokyo by the US chip giant's CEO Jensen Huang.
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[2026-07-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian tech giant VK announced Thursday plans to sell 100% of RuStore, the country’s state-backed app marketplace, to the CEO of the company that develops the platform.
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 19:06 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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[2026-07-16 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Vibe-coding startup Emergent on Wednesday became the second Indian artificial intelligence company, within a month, to be valued at more than a billion dollars, signaling that the South Asian country was finally entering the AI race
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[2026-07-16 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The annual rundown of Guardian writers picking their most played tracks of the season goes from club-ready pop to sunny tech house
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[2026-07-16 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won the contract to supply unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Army, the arms procurement agency said Thursday, a move expected to speed up the military's high-tech modernization drive.
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[2026-07-16 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-16 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense tech companies Airwayz and Tenna Systems have launched a strategic partnership that embeds Tenna’s real-time spectrum‑intelligence capabilities into OVERWATCH, Airwayz’s command-and-control and airspace-governance platform. The integration, already deployed through Israel’s National Drone Initiative (INDI), is operating in the field with additional data layers under development.
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[2026-07-16 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Fujitsu CEO Takahito Tokita, Fanuc CEO Kenji Yamaguchi, Yaskawa CEO Masahiro Ogawa and Kawasaki Heavy CEO Yasuhiko Hashimoto pose for the media at an event to announce a new initiative in Tokyo, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
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[2026-07-16 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-07-16 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares again plummeted Thursday, led by steep losses in technology heavyweights, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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[2026-07-16 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7, 9-13; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-16 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 4:56pm
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[2026-07-16 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC) logo is seen at the headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
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[2026-07-16 16:47 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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[2026-07-16 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares again plummeted Thursday, led by steep losses in technology heavyweights, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-07-16 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. calls on S. Korea not to impose 'disproportionate' burdens on U.S. firms under revised network act
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[2026-07-16 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been one of the biggest winners from the AI investment boom. © Reuters
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[2026-07-16 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the country’s largest mining companies has told staff that it won’t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence, joining a wave of Australian corporations curbing their workforce because of the new technology.
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[2026-07-16 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Tae-won, former Google Korea executive, has been appointed as the newly established presidential secretary dedicated to youth affairs, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has named a former Google Korea executive as secretary for youth policy who will oversee the new office designed to address issues affecting young people, a presidential spokesperson said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 15:45 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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[2026-07-16 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Electronics convened about 300 executives from Korea and overseas on Thursday to review its second-half strategy and accelerate growth in robotics, AI data center cooling and other future businesses.
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[2026-07-16 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been one of the biggest winners from the AI investment boom. © Reuters
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[2026-07-16 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS additional info in paras 5-6, 9)
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[2026-07-16 14:47 UTC+10:00] [National News] [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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[2026-07-16 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sony Group Executive Chairman Kenichiro Yoshida speaks at the Nikkei Asia Forum APAC 2026 on July 16 in Bangkok. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-07-16 14:42 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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[2026-07-16 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group is set to take full control of Boston Dynamics after SoftBank exercised a put option on its remaining 9.65 percent stake in the US robotics company, as the Korean auto group accelerates its push into physical artificial intelligence.
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[2026-07-16 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-07-16 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The tech rally has led to a major reshuffle in the Tokyo market. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Bond Connect Southbound] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Young people] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: She has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years and fears the debate obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Netherlands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’
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[2026-07-16 13:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GS Caltex said Thursday it completed a 200 billion won ($135 million) turnaround at its Yeosu refinery, using robots, artificial intelligence and digital tools to improve safety and operational efficiency.
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[2026-07-16 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools.
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[2026-07-16 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) model specializing in cybersecurity by the year's end to respond to growing security threats in the digital space, the science minister said Thursday.
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[2026-07-16 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5, 7-9)
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[2026-07-16 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New foldables, pricing strategy, personalized AI to take center stage at July 22 event in London
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[2026-07-16 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KT Corp. is stepping up efforts to train forward-deployed engineers, or FDEs, with US artificial intelligence software company Palantir Technologies as it seeks to expand its business-to-business AI transformation services.
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[2026-07-16 12:34 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: OSLO/LONDON – As Europe’s railways buckle under record heat, roads melt and power grids strain, countries are turning to an array of fixes for aging infrastructure, from drones inspecting tracks and AI-powered sensors to a surprisingly simple tool: white paint.
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[2026-07-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended losses late Thursday morning, led by chip stocks, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East renewed concerns over energy supplies from the region.
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