[2026-08-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: In 4 years, Generation Alpha begins coming of age. What will it mean for Korea?

Snippet: The first generation to grow up with AI is reshaping Korea’s traditional paths to education, work and success

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10840192

[2026-08-17 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever

Snippet: Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqpx6xk69o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Apple Trains Custom AI Model For China With Alibaba's Help

Snippet: Apple has trained a custom large language model specifically for the Chinese market, utilizing technical support from Alibaba Group, according to Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/apple-trains-custom-ai-model-china-alibabas-help

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

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Country hick’ Kentucky farmers reject AI company’s $26M offer to build data centers on land

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/us-news/country-hick-kentucky-farmers-reject-ai-companys-26m-offer-to-build-data-centers-on-land/

[2026-08-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

Snippet: The most dangerous chokepoint may not be the narrowest strait or rarest tech but where the final decision rests with the fewest people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363772/chokepoints-and-cost-cutting-access?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

Snippet: The most dangerous chokepoint may not be the narrowest strait or rarest tech but where the final decision rests with the fewest people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363772/chokepoints-and-cost-cutting-access

[2026-08-17 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: San Mateo County Passes Resolution To Regulate Commercial Humanoid Robots

Snippet: Authored by Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/san-mateo-county-passes-resolution-regulate-commercial-humanoid-robots

[2026-08-17 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: How AI is splitting Australia's education system

Snippet: Some state education departments have designed their own AI-assistants for teachers and students. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/qld-alternative-schools-not-rushing-to-bring-ai-into-classrooms/107016124

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

Source: ABC News

Title: AI deepfake scams are impersonating Australia's most public faces

Snippet: Alan Kohler and RBA governor Michele Bullock have been caught up in an AI deepfake scam promoting cryptocurrency. (Supplied: ASIC)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/asic-ai-powered-impersonation-scams-warning-alan-kohler/107038256

[2026-08-17 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Harvard professor slammed for using AI to write to write anti-Trump op-ed: ‘Worst slop I’ve seen’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/media/harvard-prof-slammed-for-using-ai-to-write-to-write-anti-trump-op-ed/

[2026-08-17 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Billionaire civil war brews between ex-Google bosses as Eric Schmidt rages at mega-rich wealth tax coalition

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/us-news/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-rages-at-anti-billionaires-tax-coalition/

[2026-08-17 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Beijing Wants Nvidia Out But China's AI Developers Aren't Ready

Snippet: China has spent years pouring money and political capital into building a homegrown semiconductor industry. Yet when its AI companies need to train their most sophisticated models, many still turn to Nvidia, according to South China Morning Post.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/beijing-wants-nvidia-out-chinas-ai-developers-arent-ready

[2026-08-17 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a US-led AI coalition if they also sign up for Beijing’s competing framework, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/17/business/top-business/us-to-tell-partners-they-must-pick-sides-in-ai-race/2406439

[2026-08-17 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Nvidia eyes investing $3 billion in SB Energy

Snippet: NVIDIA is in talks to invest as much as $3 billion in SB Energy, a SoftBank Group subsidiary developing a massive planned Ohio data center project for OpenAI, the Information reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/17/business/foreign-business/nvidia-eyes-investing-3-billion-in-sb-energy/2406380

[2026-08-17 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ‘People could get hurt’: Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals

Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia’s Sabah state.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/17/opinion/columns/people-could-get-hurt-conservationists-decry-ai-wildlife-visuals/2406417

[2026-08-17 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Amanal Petros gana el maratón masculino en el Europeo y Alisa Vainio domina el femenino

Snippet: Amanal Petros, de Alemania, reacciona mientras se dispone a cruzar la línea de meta para ganar el maratón masculino en el Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo en Birmingham, Inglaterra, el domingo 16 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Morgan Harlow)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mondo-duplantis-campeonato-europeo-atletismo-amanal-petros-a00582ab0be0ea4e6a86ef2a91dd4ee0

[2026-08-17 00:02 UTC+10:00] [AI-generated images] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How a ‘rough’ and ‘crude’ Chinese cartoon ox went from box office zero to hero

Snippet: Widely slated on its release, Nui Lai has become the summer’s most surprising smash hit despite competition from The Odyssey and Spider-Man

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3364211/how-rough-and-crude-chinese-cartoon-ox-went-box-office-zero-hero

[2026-08-16 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Google takes down 449 S. Korean YouTube channels in Q2 over political content

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Google shut down 449 South Korean YouTube channels in the second quarter of this year for their politically charged content, a report showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260816003300315

[2026-08-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [人工智慧] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: 美國告誡盟友：AI領域必須選邊站隊

Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）這份由美國國務院起草的信函，致信對像是6月份簽署美國「人工智慧機遇聲明」（AI Opportunity Statement）的35個國家。這些國家既包括非約束性Pax Silica框架的成員，也包括願意與華盛頓在人工智慧領域協調合作的國家。

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/zh-hant/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E5%91%8A%E8%AA%A1%E7%9B%9F%E5%8F%8Bai%E9%A0%98%E5%9F%9F%E5%BF%85%E9%A0%88%E9%81%B8%E9%82%8A%E7%AB%99%E9%9A%8A/a-78388283

[2026-08-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Film industry] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘It will help get mid-budget films made’: why directors are embracing AI

Snippet: Some film-makers say the technology could enable them to bypass the studio giants and take more creative risks

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/16/directors-embracing-ai-film-making

[2026-08-16 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE's MBZUAI leads project to help AI understand Arab culture and regional dialects | The National

Snippet: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is conducting pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so systems can understand Arab culture and navigate its complex regional dialects.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/16/uaes-mbzuai-leads-project-to-help-ai-understand-arab-culture-and-regional-dialects/

[2026-08-16 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel wants ChatGPT to push its Gaza narrative – Politico

Snippet: Israel has spent tens of millions of dollars to boost its image in the US by seeking to influence how AI platforms portray the country, Politico has reported.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644301-israel-chatgpt-gaza-narrative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-16 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel wants ChatGPT to push its Gaza narrative – Politico

Snippet: Israel has spent tens of millions of dollars to boost its image in the US by seeking to influence how AI platforms portray the country, Politico has reported.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644301-israel-chatgpt-gaza-narrative/

[2026-08-16 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: National Transport Infrastructure Company deploys AI-based adaptive traffic lights across Israel

Snippet: Traffic congestion is only increasing, and unless there is a massive switch to public transport in the coming years, the situation will only become worse.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905643

[2026-08-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance

Snippet: Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364176/chinese-brain-reading-ai-model-may-help-predict-depression-risk-4-years-advance?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Imagen] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance

Snippet: Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364176/chinese-brain-reading-ai-model-may-help-predict-depression-risk-4-years-advance

[2026-08-16 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘I’ve fallen in love with the trade’: The AI-proof job that 30,000 more Australians took up last year

Snippet: Extremely early starts on frigid days, crawling in roof cavities, and bad-tempered dogs – according to the hundreds of Day in My Life videos that populate the internet, these are common realities in the workplace for Australia’s electricians.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/i-ve-fallen-in-love-with-the-trade-the-ai-proof-job-that-30-000-more-australians-took-up-last-year-20260807-p60mby.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’

Snippet: Wynd Kaufman, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/california-openai-protester-wynd-kaufman

[2026-08-16 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China

Snippet: The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a US-led coalition if they also sign up for Beijing's competing framework, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-905614

[2026-08-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Global education] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global

Snippet: Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as grievances and pressure for good grades in tough job market collide

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/16/ai-cheating-leaked-papers-marking-errors-how-exam-protests-went-global

[2026-08-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korean builders double down on AI data centers

Snippet: Shorter project timelines and multibillion-dollar orders draw firms beyond housing

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10840444

[2026-08-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Facebook is advertising illegal gambling, and the watchdog is powerless to stop it

Snippet: Social media giant Meta is under fire for running Facebook and Instagram ads promoting illegal online casinos to Australians, due to a legal loophole that leaves the regulator powerless.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/facebook-is-advertising-illegal-gambling-and-the-watchdog-is-powerless-to-stop-it-20260814-p60of1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Lawyer, technologist Karlo Dizon wants to make PH law easier to understand with AI

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/karlo-dizon-kartilya-ph-ai-search-engine/

[2026-08-16 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Xbox at 25: How Microsoft muscled its way into console gaming and changed the industry | The National

Snippet: On November 15, 2001, US tech giant Microsoft released a large black box into a gaming industry traditionally dominated by Japanese companies.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/08/16/xbox-at-25-how-microsoft-muscled-its-way-into-console-gaming-and-changed-the-industry/

[2026-08-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it

Snippet: The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364015/chinas-electric-eel-sensor-allows-robots-feel-object-without-touching-it?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese scientists] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it

Snippet: The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364015/chinas-electric-eel-sensor-allows-robots-feel-object-without-touching-it

[2026-08-16 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Feature fatigue: Do we really need more AI gimmicks on our phones?

Snippet: The smartphone playbook has been rewritten around generative AI, with Google, Samsung and Apple banking on smart agents, magic photo manipulation and automated workflows to trigger the next major upgrade cycle. However, at least anecdotally, consumer excitement is chilling into something resembling feature fatigue. The promises are familiar, the improvements are incremental, and the squeeze that AI is putting on component manufacturing means some phones may soon cost as much as a used car.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/feature-fatigue-do-we-really-need-more-ai-gimmicks-on-our-phones-20260814-p60ofz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain, attract future AI talent

Snippet: After losing top founders in artificial intelligence to rivals, the southern province aims to better attract, retain talent

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364095/home-province-deepseek-moonshot-founders-seeks-retain-attract-future-ai-talent?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain, attract future AI talent

Snippet: After losing top founders in artificial intelligence to rivals, the southern province aims to better attract, retain talent

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364095/home-province-deepseek-moonshot-founders-seeks-retain-attract-future-ai-talent

[2026-08-16 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: No room for data centers? South Korea wants to build one underwater

Snippet: Pilot project off Ulsan coast aims to find space for AI infrastructure

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/no-room-for-data-centers-south-korea-wants-to-build-one-underwater

[2026-08-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Artists] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Musika at wikang Filipino: Mga piling awit para sa Buwan ng Wika

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/artists/musika-wikang-filipino-awit-buwan-ng-wika/

[2026-08-16 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Awkward moment nerdy demonstrators prance around AI offices in cringeworthy protest

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/tech/protesters-storm-openais-office-with-balloons-and-costumes/

[2026-08-16 11:27 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: US to tell partners to pick side in AI race with China

Snippet: August 16, 2026 11:27 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/us-to-tell-partners-to-pick-side-in-ai-race-with-china/

[2026-08-16 11:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Stock short selling on rise despite market upturn

Snippet: Stock short selling has been on the rise despite the country's stock market sharply rebounding from a rout caused by a crash in chipmakers and artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares, data showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10842601

[2026-08-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Tech Thoughts] The ‘funnel’ from video games to criminal behavior

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-funnel-from-video-games-criminal-behavior/

[2026-08-16 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Stock short selling on rise despite market upturn

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Stock short selling has been on the rise despite the country's stock market sharply rebounding from a rout caused by a crash in chipmakers and artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares, data showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260816000500320

[2026-08-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: [The Wide Shot] Why I ban students from using AI in class

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/the-wide-shot-reasons-ban-students-using-artificial-intelligence-classroom/

[2026-08-16 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Judges?

Snippet: Authored by Matthew Andersson via AmericanThinker.com,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/can-artificial-intelligence-replace-human-judges

[2026-08-16 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Berkshire Hathaway boosted stake in Alphabet, homebuilders in the second quarter

Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway is increasing the size of its stake in Google’s parent company and beefing up its holdings in homebuilders, according to the conglomerate’s latest snapshot of its investment portfolio.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/berkshire-hathaway-warren-buffett-greg-abel-portfolio-fd9d6750d34f208c338e305759bcf6c9

[2026-08-16 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Meet the young billionaires getting filthy rich off AI — and their lavish purchases

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/silicon-valleys-young-billionaires-getting-rich-from-ai/