[2026-08-20 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta exec testifies

Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, October 23, 2019

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-child-safety-meta-testimony/

[2026-08-20 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta exec testifies

Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, October 23, 2019

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/mark-zuckerberg-encouraged-growth-child-safety-meta-testimony/

[2026-08-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Filipino founders turn to AI as businesses seek smarter ways to scale

Snippet: FILIPINO entrepreneurs are showing growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI), but for many business owners, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt the technology. It is knowing where to start.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/20/tmt-newswire/filipino-founders-turn-to-ai-as-businesses-seek-smarter-ways-to-scale/2408946

[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Inside India newsletter: Chip squeeze hits Chinese smartphones in India as Apple, Samsung gain an edge

Snippet: Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/india-apple-samsung-china-smartphone-chip-inflation.html

[2026-08-20 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Japan exports growth accelerates for fifth straight month, beating estimates, on robust chip shipments

Snippet: Semiconductor shipments continued to power Japan's exports in July, helping clock their fastest growth since October 2022, beating expectations.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/japan-exports-imports-july-chip-ai.html

[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Good Business] Human centricity in AI: Putting people before the machine

Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/opinion-good-human-centricity-in-artificial-intelligence-people-before-machine/

[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]

Source: SBS News

Title: Australia's new media bargaining laws put pressure on tech platforms to pay for news

Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 6:40pm

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australias-media-bargaining-laws-pressure-tech-platforms-pay-for-news/3xxbppzrs

[2026-08-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Graphic News] Foreign tourists explore Seoul’s markets, hiking trails

Snippet: Foreign tourists in Seoul are increasingly visiting traditional markets and hiking trails beyond the city’s well-known attractions, a report showed. Dongdaemun Design Plaza recorded the largest year-on-year increase in foreign visitors at 12.1 percent in 2025, followed by Achasan at 11.8 percent, according to a report by the Seoul AI Foundation, a city-run research institute.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10845801

[2026-08-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 'Quality Over Quantity': Reddit Is Mostly Wiped From ChatGPT Citations

Snippet: Nature is healing, with the latest data from the AI search visibility platform Promptwatch showing that OpenAI's ChatGPT citations from Reddit have plunged in recent weeks to nearly zero.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/chart-day-reddit-mostly-wiped-chatgpt-citations

[2026-08-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Hyundai bets on physical AI to evolve beyond automobiles

Snippet: Hyundai Executive Chair Chung Euisun, left, poses with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang June in Seoul. (Hyundai Motor Group)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/hyundai-bets-on-physical-ai-to-evolve-beyond-automobiles

[2026-08-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mission to save NASA’s aging Swift space telescope called off after rescue spacecraft loses control

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/tech/mission-to-save-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope-called-off/

[2026-08-20 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Whoever wins the Meta trial, the masses will remain willing slaves

Snippet: By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe (‘The Russian Nightmare’)

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644421-us-meta-trial-slaves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-20 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe (‘The Russian Nightmare’)

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644421-us-meta-trial-slaves/

[2026-08-20 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Itochu expands into data centers, targets 10 facilities across Japan

Snippet: Itochu is looking to build data centers and lease them to tech companies before eventually selling them off. (Source photos by Itochu and Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/itochu-expands-into-data-centers-targets-10-facilities-across-japan

[2026-08-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Exingeniero de Meta: Instagram priorizó ganancias sobre la seguridad de niños menores de 13 años

Snippet: OAKLAND, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Un exdirector de ingeniería de Meta que ha testificado ante el Congreso sobre la seguridad infantil en Instagram declaró el miércoles en un juicio sin precedentes contra la empresa de redes sociales que la popular plataforma de fotografías adoptó un enfoque de “no preguntes, no digas” respecto a la presencia de niños menores de 13 años en sus redes sociales.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/meta-juicio-facebook-redes-sociales-instagram-ninos-menores-8c69fd51e1da0c8e56363559f0f128f1

[2026-08-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on child safety, ex-employee testifies in historic trial

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/business/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-had-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-on-child-safety-ex-employee-testifies-in-historic-trial/

[2026-08-20 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Students who use AI score great on homework, but bad on tests, large-scale new study shows

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/world-news/students-who-use-ai-score-great-on-homework-but-bad-on-tests-study/

[2026-08-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI

Snippet: Stripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/stripe-openrouter-fintech-ai-model-marketplace-.html

[2026-08-20 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: JobAssist Makes Job Searching Simpler and Smarter With AI

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/contributor-content/jobassist-makes-job-searching-simpler-and-smarter-with-ai/

[2026-08-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: South Korean progressives' "Park Chung-hee" coalition in the AI era

Snippet: Park Chung-hee, left, led South Korea to unprecedented economic prosperity in the 1960s and 1970s while restricting workers, journalists and opponents. Observers say the nation's current president, Lee Jae Myung, right, must forge economic transformation without repression. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/south-korean-progressives-park-chung-hee-coalition-in-the-ai-era

[2026-08-20 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Anthropic’s earnings overtake OpenAI’s for the first time: ‘revenue engine’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/business/anthropics-earnings-overtake-openais-for-the-first-time-revenue-engine/

[2026-08-20 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: AI is revolutionizing college applications — but expert warns everyone is starting to sound like clones as a result

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/ai-is-revolutionizing-college-applications/

[2026-08-20 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China's Tungsten Chokehold Turns Almonty Into The West's Critical-Metal Lifeline

Snippet: Almonty Industries has evolved from a junior miner into an established tungsten producer and a pure play on the China decoupling theme, the incoming defense rearmament supercycle in the West, AI infrastructure, and, of course, critical-mineral scarcity. As Western governments race to rebuild a tungsten supply chain outside China, Almonty's producing assets and the ramp-up of its Sangdong and Panasqueira mines position the miner as a potentially critical supplier to the Western world.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/chinas-tungsten-chokehold-turns-almonty-wests-critical-metal-lifeline

[2026-08-20 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Former Meta engineer says it had a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kid users

Snippet: Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/meta-trial-teens-instagram-bejar-oakland-858e260ddbcc45532afc6194e48a54b6

[2026-08-20 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Should data centre developers be more accountable? Pennsylvania's Governor thinks so | The National

Snippet: Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, who is widely expected to run for the White House in 2028, has said he wants to make data centre developers more accountable.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/19/shapiro-data-center-ai-three-mile-island/

[2026-08-20 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Should data centre developers be more accountable? Pennsylvania's Governor thinks so | The National

Snippet: Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, who is widely expected to run for the White House in 2028, has said he wants to make data centre developers more accountable.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/20/ai-data-center-construction-pennsylvania/

[2026-08-20 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 200,000 Fake AI 'Victims' Deployed To Scam-Bait Online Fraudsters

Snippet: Authored by Andrew Fenton via CoinTelegraph.com,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/200000-fake-ai-victims-deployed-scam-bait-online-fraudsters

[2026-08-20 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: FOMC Minutes Tilt Hawkish: 'Inflation Risks Skewed To The Upside' Due To AI

Snippet: While today's market moves (post-Bessent's OpTwist bailout) are changing things rapidly, since the last FOMC meeting, on July 19th, where Warsh held rates (hawkishly) unchanged (in the biggest surprise to market expectations in decades) amid multiple dissents, gold, bitcoin, and oil have outperformed, the dollar and bonds have lagged, with stocks solidly green in the middle...

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fomc-40

[2026-08-20 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Meta's legal troubles has options traders eyeing the 'jade lizard'

Snippet: One of the many beauties of options trading is the ability to make money on a rangebound stock. Shares of Meta Platforms are presenting that opportunity right now.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/metas-legal-troubles-has-options-traders-eyeing-the-jade-lizard.html

[2026-08-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Microsoft exec’s widow faces man accused of plotting her husband’s brutal murder, reveals eerie final call

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/microsoft-exec-jared-bridgans-widow-faces-man-accused-of-plotting-her-husbands-brutal-murder-reveals-final-call/

[2026-08-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dubai accelerates India deal to adopt agentic AI in private sector | The National

Snippet: Dubai and India have accelerated their co-operation in agentic AI with the signing of a preliminary agreement that would help private-sector firms adopt the technology.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/08/19/dubai-accelerates-india-deal-to-adopt-agentic-ai-in-private-sector/

[2026-08-20 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: China robot makers show off latest humanoids as tech event draws surprise visit from Nvidia CEO’s daughter

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/business/china-robot-makers-show-off-humanoids-at-world-robot-conference/

[2026-08-20 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PH must reject US’ ‘us or them’ ultimatum

Snippet: EARLIER this week, an internal draft of a letter being prepared by the US State Department for the 35 countries that have signed on to the “Pax Silica” initiative — the Philippines among them — set off alarm bells, because it would apparently demand that countries “choose sides” between the United States and China in the intensifying competition for dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/20/opinion/editorial/ph-must-reject-us-us-or-them-ultimatum/2408616

[2026-08-20 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Building a human-capital economy through AI-driven world-class education

Snippet: Second and third of 12 parts

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/20/opinion/columns/building-a-human-capital-economy-through-ai-driven-world-class-education/2408610

[2026-08-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: AI-related trades push Japan stock volatility to 18-year high

Snippet: The Nikkei Stock Average fell 3% on Aug. 19, adding to the volatility of the market. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/equities/ai-related-trades-push-japan-stock-volatility-to-18-year-high

[2026-08-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree jumps 460% in blockbuster Shanghai IPO

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/business/chinese-humanoid-robot-maker-unitree-jumps-460-in-blockbuster-shanghai-ipo/

[2026-08-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Snippet: Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/19/meta-safety-trial-whistleblower-testimony

[2026-08-20 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: California’s iconic highway unleashes controversial tech on drivers

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/malibu-deploys-speed-cameras-along-pacific-coast-highway/

[2026-08-20 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Marvell pops 6% on AI chip deal that lets Google buy up to $12.2 billion in shares

Snippet: Marvell Technology shares rallied 6% on a deal that would allow Google to buy up to $12.2 billion in shares of the chipmaking company, according to a securities filing.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/marvell-google-ai-chips.html

[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Aged care] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A fifth of older Australians who contested AI-determined home support funding got more after human review

Snippet: Exclusive: Greens say department of health’s integrated assessment tool is ‘under-assessing’ far more people who may not know how to contest

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/aged-care-support-at-home-review-ai-integrated-assessment-tool

[2026-08-20 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: RT News

Title: Death penalty sought in ChatGPT-linked double murder case

Snippet: South Korean prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a woman accused of killing two men with drug-laced drinks after allegedly consulting ChatGPT about potentially lethal combinations and dosages.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644403-south-korea-ai-murder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-20 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: RT News

Title: Death penalty sought in ChatGPT-linked double murder case

Snippet: South Korean prosecutors have sought the death penalty for a woman accused of killing two men with drug-laced drinks after allegedly consulting ChatGPT about potentially lethal combinations and dosages.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644403-south-korea-ai-murder/

[2026-08-20 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Nvidia plays matchmaker in Nordics, sources tell CNBC, as AI data center deals boom in region

Snippet: Nvidia is playing matchmaker, trying to connect companies with its graphics processing units to data-center operators that have the capacity to deploy them in the Nordics, sources have told CNBC.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/nvidia-nordic-ai-data-centers.html

[2026-08-20 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Just a few more days to get lifetime access to ChatGPT, Claude & others on one workspace for $60

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/shopping/get-lifetime-access-to-chatgpt-and-claude-on-one-workspace-for-60/

[2026-08-20 00:13 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?

Snippet: People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own home, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/aug/19/meta-glasses-privacy-surveillance

[2026-08-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s J-36 fighter jet designers report danger of military AI hallucinations

Snippet: Content generated by artificial intelligence models can ‘defy basic physics, design principles or operational constraints’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364546/chinas-j-36-fighter-jet-designers-report-danger-military-ai-hallucinations?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s J-36 fighter jet designers report danger of military AI hallucinations

Snippet: Content generated by artificial intelligence models can ‘defy basic physics, design principles or operational constraints’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364546/chinas-j-36-fighter-jet-designers-report-danger-military-ai-hallucinations

[2026-08-19 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Shanghai lays out plan to boost digital economy, catch up with Beijing, Shenzhen

Snippet: Government to accelerate use of blockchain, build AI infrastructure in line with national mandate to boost digital contribution to GDP

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3364593/shanghai-lays-out-plan-boost-digital-economy-catch-beijing-shenzhen?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-19 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Shanghai lays out plan to boost digital economy, catch up with Beijing, Shenzhen

Snippet: Government to accelerate use of blockchain, build AI infrastructure in line with national mandate to boost digital contribution to GDP

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3364593/shanghai-lays-out-plan-boost-digital-economy-catch-beijing-shenzhen

[2026-08-19 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Will There Be A Season 2 Of ‘Lucky’? Or Is ‘Lucky’ A Limited Series?

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/08/19/lucky-season-2-apple-tv-info/