Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-13 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
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[2026-07-13 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the mainland-Hong Kong Connect programme, northbound holdings rise to record high of 3.13 trillion yuan by end of June
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[2026-07-13 13:17 UTC+10:00] [hard technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the mainland-Hong Kong Connect programme, northbound holdings rise to record high of 3.13 trillion yuan by end of June
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[2026-07-13 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hastings Technology Metals has infused fresh life into the rare earths story at its Yangibana project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region, unveiling an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) that points to a capital-light, de-risked pathway to stage one production.
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[2026-07-13 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian companies are turning to Chinese artificial intelligence models amid cost pressures, raising questions about the South Asian nation's ambitions around AI sovereignty. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-13 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government agreed Monday to step up support for the government's recently unveiled large-scale chip cluster and artificial intelligence (AI) investment projects while pledging to swiftly push through related legislation.
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[2026-07-13 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SK Hynix shares tumbled more than 10% in Seoul on Monday after the chipmaker's strong Nasdaq debut Friday, as investors locked in profits and weighed whether surging demand for artificial intelligence memory chips can justify the stock's lofty run.
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[2026-07-13 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax has formed a joint venture with major Japanese beauty supplier Fujishin to take its artificial intelligence-powered beauty platform abroad for the first time, the company said Monday.
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[2026-07-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Silicon Valley garage to China’s largest DRAM maker and a US$4.4 billion IPO, Zhu reportedly refused pay until CXMT became profitable
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[2026-07-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Silicon Valley garage to China’s largest DRAM maker and a US$4.4 billion IPO, Zhu reportedly refused pay until CXMT became profitable
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[2026-07-13 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Chinese artificial intelligence regulations, which target emotional dependence and content unsuitable for minors, take effect on July 15.
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[2026-07-13 10:56 UTC+10:00] [Christopher Nolan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Odyssey director addresses industry fears over artificial intelligence and says rightwing criticism of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy is ‘irrelevant’
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[2026-07-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-13 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Referee Joao Pinheiro, of Portugal, gives a red card to Switzerland’s Breel Embolo (7), left, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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[2026-07-13 07:51 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-13 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese e-commerce platforms are selling miniature heads that, according to Fred Lambert at the EV blog Electrek, are being used to "trick Tesla's cabin camera into thinking a driver is paying attention."
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[2026-07-13 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Travel and Tourism
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[2026-07-13 02:32 UTC+10:00] [Algorithms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — When the CEO of Europe’s only real challenger to the top U.S.-based frontier labs arrived at last month’s exclusive G7 meeting on AI, he didn’t have algorithms or IPOs on his mind. He came to talk electricity.
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[2026-07-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordMonday, 13 Julyloading
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[2026-07-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuMonday, 13 Julyloading
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[2026-07-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordMonday, 13 Julyloading
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[2026-07-13 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchMonday, 13 Julyloading
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[2026-07-13 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-07-13 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Alpecin – Premier Tech rider Mathieu van der Poel prevailed in a scramble for the finish line on Stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday, securing his first Grand Tour stage win of the year.
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[2026-07-13 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Social Security System (SSS) has tapped Standard Economics, a California-based technology company, to help develop a microloan program that will provide members with “faster, safer, and more affordable access to short-term financial assistance.”
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[2026-07-13 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NYM, NYY, PHI, TOR and LAD penalized 10 spots for exceeding second surcharge threshold of competitive-balance tax
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[2026-07-13 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BENGALURU — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is building a team of up to 8,900 forward-deployed engineers and hunting for artificial intelligence (AI) acquisitions as it bets AI will create new business rather than undermine outsourcing, two TCS executives told Reuters.
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[2026-07-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS schools grapple with the distractions of the digital age, a dangerous and quiet overreach has taken root: the belief that when an administrator confiscates a student’s phone for a minor rule infraction, they gain blanket authority to scroll through that student’s digital life.
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[2026-07-13 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1. Mathieu van der Poel, Netherlands, Alpecin-Premier Tech, 3:27:51.
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[2026-07-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Digital customs declaration to be phased in at all international airports and seaports after successful Qantas trial
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[2026-07-12 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A majority of U.S. employees now want to hold corporations more accountable via an AI sovereign wealth fund, amid dissatisfaction over a growing number of tech layoffs despite higher overall corporate profits, according to a recent poll.
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[2026-07-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Life is set to form a US$737 million yuan fund for semiconductor investment, as Beijing calls for longer-term investment
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[2026-07-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China Life Insurance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Life is set to form a US$737 million yuan fund for semiconductor investment, as Beijing calls for longer-term investment
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[2026-07-12 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Globe has implemented measures to boost its defense against digital scams to protect its millions of customers.
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[2026-07-12 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Egypt is rarely short of big ideas. From Nasser’s steel mills to Sadat’s desert cities to Mubarak’s “second Nile valley,” presidents have promised transformation on a grand scale, only for many of the schemes to languish and ordinary Egyptians to be left wondering what difference they made to their lives.
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[2026-07-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business
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[2026-07-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Social media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that the social media giants had created ‘addiction machines’ that harmed mental health. How did they pull it off?
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[2026-07-12 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DESPITE challenging encounters along the pursuit of research in the country, the 2026 National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) awardees laid out how their expertise and grit in their respective fields continue to shape national development during the #PilipiNAST Kapehan, Quezon City, on July 1, 2026.
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[2026-07-12 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Senate inquiry into Telstra’s mass network outage last week will investigate whether any underinvestment in technology contributed to the disaster and it will push for a crackdown on an “unchecked” sector that has suffered multiple failures in the past two years.
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[2026-07-12 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Meta has pulled its Muse Image artificial intelligence tool after a backlash over the feature, the second security controversy to hit the company in as many weeks, following the WhatsApp username rollout.
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[2026-07-12 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Bambu Lab store, where customers can play with items created using 3D printers. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
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[2026-07-12 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At 12:01 p.m. Beijing time on July 6, 2026, a Chinese strategic nuclear-powered submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward designated international waters in the South Pacific.
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[2026-07-12 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai on July 26, 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-07-12 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 12, 2026 — 4:30pm
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[2026-07-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Computer vendors in Shenzhen are raising their prices, as the AI boom drives a fivefold jump in the cost of key memory products
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[2026-07-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Computer vendors in Shenzhen are raising their prices, as the AI boom drives a fivefold jump in the cost of key memory products
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[2026-07-12 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Andhra Pradesh offers unique advantages as a gateway to India with its 3S model of speed, stability and service, as South Korean companies shift beyond China, says the state's minister for information technology, electronics and communications, real-time governance, and human resources development.
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[2026-07-12 14:42 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-12 14:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KT said Sunday it had launched an information protection advisory committee to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities as artificial intelligence and digital transformation reshape the threat landscape.
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[2026-07-12 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel must invest in innovation to maintain a technological edge and remain prepared for future threats, former head of Israel's National Security Council Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror warned on Wednesday.
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