Topic: Technology & AI — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Daily AI token consumption has surged more than 1,000-fold in just over two years and exceeded 140 trillion tokens a day in March
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[2026-07-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Daily AI token consumption has surged more than 1,000-fold in just over two years and exceeded 140 trillion tokens a day in March
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[2026-07-09 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EDMONTON, Alberta — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States.
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[2026-07-09 20:41 UTC+10:00] [Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The government shouldn't extend U.S. tech firm Palantir's contract with the NHS when it goes up for renewal in February 2027, the Health and Social Care committee said in a letter to health minister Preet Gill published Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras; ADDS photos) By Park Boram
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[2026-07-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokopedia’s deeper integration into ByteDance’s ecosystem could shift more operations outside Indonesia, analysts say
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[2026-07-09 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Tokopedia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokopedia’s deeper integration into ByteDance’s ecosystem could shift more operations outside Indonesia, analysts say
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[2026-07-09 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China has accused Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code of containing “security backdoor vulnerabilities” capable of transmitting sensitive user information without consent, warning the mechanism poses a “serious security risk.”
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[2026-07-09 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China has accused Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code of containing “security backdoor vulnerabilities” capable of transmitting sensitive user information without consent, warning the mechanism poses a “serious security risk.”
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[2026-07-09 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company’s Sky Nomad SUV announcement is leading analysts to predict the new models will include long-range batteries to stay ahead of rivals
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[2026-07-09 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Xiaomi new product series] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company’s Sky Nomad SUV announcement is leading analysts to predict the new models will include long-range batteries to stay ahead of rivals
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[2026-07-09 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Smaller firms face a liquidity squeeze amid AI-related stock profit-taking, which drags down IPO market sentiment
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[2026-07-09 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Luxshare] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Smaller firms face a liquidity squeeze amid AI-related stock profit-taking, which drags down IPO market sentiment
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[2026-07-09 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view of the port of Keelung, Taiwan, in April: The island economy's exports are booming. © Reuters
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[2026-07-09 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ULAANBAATAR, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held a summit with his Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, on Thursday and declared a shared vision for cooperation in various fields, most notably in trade, critical minerals and advanced technologies.
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[2026-07-09 18:43 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Over 43,000 AI deepfakes that used celebrities’ likenesses without their consent were created over a two-month period last year, leading to copyright losses of up to ¥4.5 billion, a nonprofit rights group has found.
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[2026-07-09 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong, your #techAsia host this week. I was at LEAP East yesterday, as the Riyadh-based technology conference made its Asia debut in the city. More than 450 exhibitors, mostly from mainland China, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, as well as some from Europe, took part in the event.
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[2026-07-09 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nearly half of students also unaware of universities of applied sciences as group urges government to boost awareness of vocational paths
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[2026-07-09 18:09 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nearly half of students also unaware of universities of applied sciences as group urges government to boost awareness of vocational paths
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[2026-07-09 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's stock benchmark, Kospi, has gone from being the world's hottest equity market to entering bear territory within a few weeks, highlighting how investors have soured on artificial intelligence plays and underscoring concentration risks.
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[2026-07-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Custom silicon allows for hardware optimisation tailored to specific architectures, such as the DeepSeek-R1 model
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[2026-07-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Custom silicon allows for hardware optimisation tailored to specific architectures, such as the DeepSeek-R1 model
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[2026-07-09 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Thought Leaders] [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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[2026-07-09 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is in talks with Indian defense companies to set up a production line in the country for Iron Dome interceptors, according to recent reports in India.
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[2026-07-09 17:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares ended higher Thursday as institutional buying helped offset heavy retail selling amid a reassessment of the outlook for artificial intelligence demand. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-07-09 16:59 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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[2026-07-09 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Listing would rank behind only SMIC’s on Shanghai’s Star Market, as AI demand boosts memory-chip market
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[2026-07-09 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Anhui province] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Listing would rank behind only SMIC’s on Shanghai’s Star Market, as AI demand boosts memory-chip market
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[2026-07-09 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended higher Thursday as institutional buying helped offset heavy retail selling amid a reassessment of the outlook for artificial intelligence (AI) demand. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-07-09 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Despite the ban imposed by France's President Emmanuel Macron on an Israel national pavilion and restricting the products that Israeli defense companies could display at the Eurosatory defense and security exhibition in Paris last month, "Intelligence Online" reports major interest in Israeli systems from Vietnam.
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[2026-07-09 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News this week to make an urgent argument, just before US President Donald Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. Asked about Turkey's push to rejoin the F-35 program, the Israeli prime minister didn't hedge.
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[2026-07-09 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction is expanding into energy infrastructure, betting that surging power demand from artificial intelligence data centers will create new opportunities in liquefied natural gas, nuclear power and small modular reactors.
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[2026-07-09 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nagi Hamiyeh, president of Temasek Global Investments, said crypto investment is "still off the table" for the company as it strives to move past a substantial loss in crypto exchange FTX.
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[2026-07-09 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said he is confident that AI-driven chip demand will continue for many years. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
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[2026-07-09 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with PM office readout)
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[2026-07-09 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is set to attend SK hynix’s Nasdaq debut ceremony in New York this week, as the chipmaker moves to court global investors on the strength of its AI memory business.
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[2026-07-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GLM-5.2 model developer Zhipu AI is seeking to raise HK$31.4 billion, while chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX is targeting HK$7.1 billion
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[2026-07-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [GLM-5.2] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GLM-5.2 model developer Zhipu AI is seeking to raise HK$31.4 billion, while chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX is targeting HK$7.1 billion
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[2026-07-09 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Testing CXMT chips is less about replacing Samsung, SK hynix than gaining leverage in memory price negotiations
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[2026-07-09 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Case raises fresh concerns over the misuse of AI smart glasses for crimes
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[2026-07-09 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-09 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhipu AI bucked the downward trend to surge over 10 per cent as volatility surrounding its recent IPO share unlocking began to ease
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[2026-07-09 14:39 UTC+10:00] [Kospi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhipu AI bucked the downward trend to surge over 10 per cent as volatility surrounding its recent IPO share unlocking began to ease
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[2026-07-09 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Telecom said Thursday it has signed an agreement with Japan’s SoftBank and the Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies to develop a common framework for measuring the social value created by artificial intelligence and ICT services.
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[2026-07-09 14:17 UTC+10:00] [Apps] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-09 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Boston at New York — Apple TV
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[2026-07-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Defense company AeroVironment has won an $80.5 million order from the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 for its Titan MS counter-drone system, expanding the Department of War's efforts to secure critical defense infrastructure and other homeland sites from AI drone swarm attacks.
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[2026-07-09 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The government will speed up artificial intelligence (AI) transformation in the public sector, including expanding the use of a trial AI-driven work system to all central government agencies by the end of the year, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 12:36pm
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[2026-07-09 12:34 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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