Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-10 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say
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[2026-07-10 00:12 UTC+10:00] [Nvidia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say
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[2026-07-10 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC on Thursday that GPT-5.6 Sol, the company's latest artificial intelligence model, is 54% more token efficient on agentic coding tasks, and that it's "as good or better" than competing models on the market.
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[2026-07-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Three months after unveiling its first artificial intelligence model under the leadership of AI chief Alexandr Wang, Meta is rolling out a major update as it attempts to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic in critical areas of the market.
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[2026-07-09 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The US government's shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models -- especially ones from China.
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[2026-07-09 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Togolese capital, Lomé, the Digital School Summer Camp immerses children in the world of technology with one aim: to train the innovators of tomorrow.
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[2026-07-09 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Sierra Leone's music industry, offering artists new creative tools while raising difficult questions about originality, ownership and copyright.
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[2026-07-09 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Togolese capital, Lomé, the Digital School Summer Camp immerses children in the world of technology with one aim: to train the innovators of tomorrow.
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[2026-07-09 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
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[2026-07-09 22:04 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
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[2026-07-09 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war. But the fallout from the conflict is being partially offset by booming investment in artificial intelligence and other technologies.
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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 19:30 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 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, hosts the second edition of an African space technology trade show known as the African Space Solutions Market from July 7 to 9, 2026.
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[2026-07-09 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: La agencia gubernamental que recauda las contribuciones sobre la propiedad en Puerto Rico expuso inadvertidamente los números de Seguro Social de aproximadamente un millón de personas, supieron el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) y ProPublica.
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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 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without a regulator, Indonesia’s child online safety rules require digital platforms to assess and remove underage accounts themselves
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[2026-07-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without a regulator, Indonesia’s child online safety rules require digital platforms to assess and remove underage accounts themselves
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[2026-07-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The government agency that collects property taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the Social Security numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.
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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 18:06 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 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 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For over a century, HUJI has turned the dreams of olim into real-world impact - empowering generations of innovators, scholars, and leaders who shape Israel and the world. Generations of immigrants have built their futures on Hebrew University's campuses, finding not just an education but a home in Israel. Every year we take pride in the fact that more olim choose HUJI than any other university.
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[2026-07-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Using a digital flat-bed scanner, our picture editor Jonny Weeks adapts some of his favourite images from the tournament and explores the trend of alternative photography
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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 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Arkia Israel Airlines announced on Wednesday that, starting August 24, it will resume direct flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after a three-year suspension due to the war.
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[2026-07-09 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The fallout from Egypt's 3-2 defeat to Argentina is deepening. The Egyptian Football Association has filed a formal complaint with Fifa calling for an investigation into referee Francois Letexier and his VAR team over what it described as serious mistakes, double standards and improper use of the video technology. The EFA has also asked Fifa to remove the officiating crew from the rest of the tournament.
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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 15:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Financial Group announced Thursday that its acquisition of local cryptocurrency exchange Korbit has received regulatory approval from the country's antitrust watchdog, clearing the way for the group to strengthen its digital asset capabilities.
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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 14:39 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 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Calamba City — A consumer watchdog has warned that proposals to impose zero fees on electronic fund transfers would unfairly favor large financial institutions while placing smaller digital payment providers at a disadvantage.
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