[2026-08-18 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

Snippet: The maker of ChatGPT is rolling out a range of new safety features today for under-18s who use the AI chatbot.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxqz91n5n8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, with content restrictions and study help

Snippet: The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/openai-chatgpt-teens-ai-safety-650cb35591de6546054d6c4e73b3290a

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Nvidia's AI moat is shifting from chips to capital

Snippet: Nvidia's massive head start in artificial intelligence turned the chipmaker into the world's most valuable company. Now, almost four years into the generative AI boom, competitors like Advanced Micro Devices and Google have chipped away at Nvidia's technology lead, pushing the company to take advantage of its other great asset: capital.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/nvidias-ai-moat-is-shifting-from-chips-to-capital.html

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: CNBC

Title: The startup using AI to help rare disease families develop custom treatments

Snippet: CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories that advance research, innovation and patient care in rare diseases.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/the-startup-using-ai-to-help-build-custom-treatments-for-rare-diseases.html

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: IPOs for Open AI, Anthropic could unlock $430B for charity in mind-boggling philanthropic wave not seen since Gilded Age

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/ipos-for-open-ai-anthropic-could-unlock-430b-for-charity/

[2026-08-18 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Flight path changes aim to cut planes' climate-warming contrails | The National

Snippet: A trial backed by the UK government and Google will use AI to look at how aircraft can reduce their vapour trails by tweaking their flight paths.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2026/08/18/flight-path-changes-aim-to-cut-planes-climate-warming-contrails/

[2026-08-18 20:13 UTC+10:00] [川普] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: 靠中國AI吸金？川普家族加密項目曝光

Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）據路透社近期獨家報導，由美國總統川普（Donald Trump）家族持股的加密貨幣公司World Liberty Financial，正與一家總部位於香港的人工智慧初創企業展開合作。值得注意的是，該平台提供的部分人工智慧（AI）模型來自已被美國政府列為具有國家安全隱患的中國科技企業。

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/zh-hant/%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81%E6%98%AF%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C%E6%98%AF%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB-%E5%B7%9D%E6%99%AE%E5%AE%B6%E6%97%8F%E8%81%AF%E5%90%88%E6%B8%AF%E4%BC%81%E5%90%B8%E9%87%91/a-78411779

[2026-08-18 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?

Snippet: Opening statements begin on Tuesday in a major, multistate jury trial in the United States against Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and which is facing a host of regulatory and legal actions in Europe and beyond.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/meta-lawsuits-is-social-media-facing-a-global-legal-reckoning

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Baidu quarterly revenue drops 4% as AI cloud surge fails to offset advertising slump

Snippet: Helping cushion the fall, revenue from AI-related operations jumped 25 per cent year on year to 12.5 billion yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364436/baidu-quarterly-revenue-drops-4-ai-cloud-surge-fails-offset-advertising-slump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Tencent] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Baidu quarterly revenue drops 4% as AI cloud surge fails to offset advertising slump

Snippet: Helping cushion the fall, revenue from AI-related operations jumped 25 per cent year on year to 12.5 billion yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364436/baidu-quarterly-revenue-drops-4-ai-cloud-surge-fails-offset-advertising-slump

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Humanoid War Robots Could Soon Patrol US Southern Border To Combat Weaponized Migrant Flows

Snippet: Building on our February theme that physical AI and humanoid robots would move beyond factory floors and folding laundry in homes into conflict zones and other high-risk environments, US-based Foundation Robotics is now discussing potential national-security deployments of its Phantom humanoid robot along the southern border.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/humanoid-war-robots-could-soon-patrol-us-southern-border-combat-weaponized-migrant-flows

[2026-08-18 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sick of AI slop? So are the tech giants

Snippet: The worst of artificial intelligence slop has cluttered Google searches with recipes for glue-topped pizza, Amazon listings with sham biographies and Facebook feeds with images of Shrimp Jesus.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/sick-of-ai-slop-so-are-the-tech-giants-20260818-p60pd2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'

Snippet: Contrails are formed when exhaust fumes from planes turn into ice crystals

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62em5lpvnjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Romance with AI? Korean TV show puts it to the test

Snippet: Kian84 in 'My AI Partner: Strange Romance' says he knew he was falling for his AI companion — until a glance in the mirror brought him back to reality

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844487

[2026-08-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s universities race to embrace AI as job demands transform

Snippet: More employers are emphasising AI literacy and are willing to pay more for graduates with the relevant skills, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3364419/singapores-universities-race-embrace-ai-job-demands-transform?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s universities race to embrace AI as job demands transform

Snippet: More employers are emphasising AI literacy and are willing to pay more for graduates with the relevant skills, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3364419/singapores-universities-race-embrace-ai-job-demands-transform

[2026-08-18 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: SoftBank plans $6.3bn retail bond issue, largest by Japanese company

Snippet: SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son is expected to accelerate the tech conglomerate's investment in physical AI. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/softbank/softbank-plans-6.3bn-retail-bond-issue-largest-by-japanese-company

[2026-08-18 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: FACT CHECK: COA auditor not jailed or cited in contempt after VP Sara trial testimony

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/coa-auditor-not-jailed-contempt-sara-duterte-impeachment/

[2026-08-18 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Meta Flags Migration Searches... Then Offers UN Asylum Help

Snippet: Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have begun displaying targeted warning messages to users searching for news or information related to mass immigration, including terms such as “Ceuta.”

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/meta-flags-migration-searches-then-offers-un-asylum-help

[2026-08-18 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Banks, retirees, the business: Where will ABS-CBN’s P6-billion rescue go?

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/banks-retirees-business-where-will-abs-cbn-billion-rescue-go/

[2026-08-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Rappler

Title: FACT CHECK: Pia Cayetano quote card on spliced video, Taguig flood control projects is fake

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/fake-pia-cayetano-quote-spliced-video-taguig-flood-control/

[2026-08-18 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG, Nvidia target 100,000 hours of humanoid training data

Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s daughter Madison tours LG’s Seoul robot data factory as partnership accelerates

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844170

[2026-08-18 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm

Snippet: Researchers at Stanford University used artificial intelligence to create 16 functional viruses not found in nature earlier this month.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-905688

[2026-08-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘I’ve always been fond of hairy creatures!’ Visual effects maestro Rick Baker on a monstrously good career

Snippet: Rick Baker helped define Hollywood’s creature features with his wild makeup effects skills. From Locarno, he talks Gremlins, his love of simians– and why AI will never replace expert design

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/18/rick-baker-interview-visual-effects-makeup-gremlins-thriller

[2026-08-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Meta Platforms faces pivotal trial as opening arguments begin in California

Snippet: People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/meta-trial-oakland-states-instagram-safety-2b617764a8ddc4846f74f59d0c4516b8

[2026-08-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Abu Dhabi's Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries to explore AI, gaming and the creative economy | The National

Snippet: The value of Arabic intellectual property, the development of Arabic-language AI tools and new ways of financing the region’s creative industries are among the subjects at this year’s Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/2026/08/18/abu-dhabis-congress-of-arabic-and-creative-industries-to-explore-ai-gaming-and-the-creative-economy/

[2026-08-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: New England Sportswatch Daily Listings

Snippet: MLS: New England Revolution vs. D.C. United — Apple TV

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/new-england-sportswatch-daily-listings-b834102f5431c331119423498e48d5ee

[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?

Snippet: People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3364320/why-chinese-state-media-telling-people-stop-using-english-ai-terms?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Webster] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?

Snippet: People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3364320/why-chinese-state-media-telling-people-stop-using-english-ai-terms

[2026-08-18 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG, SKT, Upstage advance in Korea’s sovereign AI race

Snippet: LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage have advanced to the next stage of South Korea’s government-backed push to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence foundation model, the Science Ministry said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844040

[2026-08-18 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A look at lawsuits facing Meta over social media harms to kids

Snippet: People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/meta-social-media-trials-50b3050f8e257e578a9b5c02a947c95a

[2026-08-18 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: WSJ Catches Up, Discovers AI's Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter

Snippet: More than two months ago, long before most Wall Street analysts had any clue that the bulk of the AI buildout commitments were diligently hidden in various off-balance sheet SPVs and other (perfectly legal) accounting gimmicks, we wrote a lengthy article detailing just that, and explaining why far beyond the $1 trillion (and rapidly rising) in annual plain vanilla capex -- all of which now has to be funded through debt issuance since free cash flow across the hyperscaler universe

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wsj-catches-discovers-ais-balance-sheet-liabilities-are-3-trillion-and-growing-12-trillion

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Several US billionaire investors reshuffle their Chinese technology stocks amid AI boom

Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364358/several-us-billionaire-investors-reshuffle-their-chinese-technology-stocks-amid-ai-boom?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Several US billionaire investors reshuffle their Chinese technology stocks amid AI boom

Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364358/several-us-billionaire-investors-reshuffle-their-chinese-technology-stocks-amid-ai-boom

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety: researcher

Snippet: Company’s ‘Shield of Open Source’ programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3364356/zhipu-ais-answer-project-glasswing-marks-shift-chinese-cyber-safety-researcher?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhipu AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety: researcher

Snippet: Company’s ‘Shield of Open Source’ programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3364356/zhipu-ais-answer-project-glasswing-marks-shift-chinese-cyber-safety-researcher

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: AI-exposed sectors see sharp drop in youth employment: BOK report

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Youth employment has fallen sharply in sectors highly exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) technology since the emergence of generative AI chatbots, a central bank report showed Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818005100320

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [OPINION] Will AI take Filipino jobs? The answer depends on what we do now

Snippet: Nico Villarete/Rappler

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/will-artificial-intelligence-take-filipino-jobs-what-to-do/

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: It's time to teach AI that humanity does not speak with one voice | The National

Snippet: Artificial intelligence is frequently presented as a revolutionary technology that will make the world smaller by breaking down barriers to communication and mutual understanding. Yet many of the systems now in place have inherited some of modern society’s most persistent biases.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2026/08/18/ai-arabic-language-internet-science-technology-uae/

[2026-08-18 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in govt.-led AI project

Snippet: Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10843952

[2026-08-18 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in gov't-led AI project

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818004700320

[2026-08-18 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Anthropic nears $6 billion deal for Israeli AI startup Decart, creating new billionaires

Snippet: Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev, the founders of Israeli AI startup Decart are in the final stages of signing a huge deal with Anthropic, the US AI company behind Claude.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-905834

[2026-08-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Exclusive: Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027

Snippet: Google's Pixel portfolio of devices includes smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/exclusive-google-plans-to-stop-making-pixel-products-in-china-in-2027

[2026-08-18 12:29 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Google parent jumps on Aussie kangaroo for AI billions

Snippet: August 18, 2026 12:29 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/google-parent-jumps-on-aussie-kangaroo-for-ai-billions/

[2026-08-18 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Designer denim and AI concierges: Japan's konbini put a new face forward

Snippet: Inside FamilyMart's Famima Park Azabudai. The new-format flagship store, which opened in July, has enlisted the streetwear mogul Nigo as its creative director. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/retail/designer-denim-and-ai-concierges-japan-s-konbini-put-a-new-face-forward

[2026-08-18 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Markets caught between Mideast worries and AI optimism

Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/cnbc-daily-open-trump-iran-war-nvidia-oil-markets.html

[2026-08-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese workers turn bosses into virtual pets for stress relief amid rising quirky trend

Snippet: Experts warn that turning real people into AI pets could face legal risks and violate portrait rights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3364350/chinese-workers-turn-bosses-virtual-pets-stress-relief-amid-rising-quirky-trend?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese workers turn bosses into virtual pets for stress relief amid rising quirky trend

Snippet: Experts warn that turning real people into AI pets could face legal risks and violate portrait rights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3364350/chinese-workers-turn-bosses-virtual-pets-stress-relief-amid-rising-quirky-trend

[2026-08-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares open higher on tech gains amid Middle East concerns

Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains by major chipmakers, despite overnight losses on Wall Street, as hopes for a deal to end the war with Iran fade.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10843538

[2026-08-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Hong Kong infrastructure, AI firms are tapping Malaysia’s growth prospects

Snippet: Executives say they are actively pursuing business opportunities in Malaysia and that adapting to local market dynamics is key

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364301/how-hong-kong-infrastructure-ai-firms-are-tapping-malaysias-growth-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed