Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-03 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating abusive surveillance was himself hacked using an Israeli-made spy tool, a Canadian tech watchdog group said on Friday.
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fraudsters use real-time face-swapping tech and the likeness of royal ‘Fazza’ to ensnare vulnerable targets
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Cornell University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fraudsters use real-time face-swapping tech and the likeness of royal ‘Fazza’ to ensnare vulnerable targets
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[2026-07-03 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As rescue teams continue to search for victims buried under buildings and infrastructure that collapsed in Venezuela’s La Guaira late last month, Mexico’s search and rescue unit is using Israeli technology to access areas still too dangerous for humans to enter.
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[2026-07-03 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The final number of bids is set to be announced on Friday as city tests new land-sale model with housing, tech parks, public infrastructure
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[2026-07-03 15:25 UTC+10:00] [China Merchants Land] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The final number of bids is set to be announced on Friday as city tests new land-sale model with housing, tech parks, public infrastructure
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[2026-07-03 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Former member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was "repeatedly hacked "with Pegasus spyware while serving on the Parliament's committee investigating spyware abuses, according to a new forensic investigation.
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[2026-07-03 14:46 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-03 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) will waive InstaPay transfer fees for customers using its RCBC Pulz app starting July 4 as competition among banks to offer free fund transfers continues to intensify.
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[2026-07-03 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots to Filipinos choosing to holiday abroad, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-07-03 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Macau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots to Filipinos choosing to holiday abroad, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-07-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new regulation has sparked confusion among content creators and local businesses who wonder where the legal line falls
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[2026-07-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Bali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new regulation has sparked confusion among content creators and local businesses who wonder where the legal line falls
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[2026-07-03 14:06 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-03 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Short video giant’s filing confirms SCMP exclusive; investors include tech heavyweights, state investment vehicles and entertainment firms
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[2026-07-03 13:31 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Short video giant’s filing confirms SCMP exclusive; investors include tech heavyweights, state investment vehicles and entertainment firms
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[2026-07-03 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kuaishou Technology shares were trading lower Friday after the company announced a capital injection of almost $2.8 billion for its artificial intelligence subsidiary, Kling AI, including backing from tech giant Tencent.
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[2026-07-03 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cooling technology used in a Shanxi neighbourhood gains attention amid surging worldwide demand for heat-relief systems.
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[2026-07-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The cyborgs from The Terminator and the Murderbot series will remain fictional for now, despite the rapid introduction of artificial intelligence and robotics technology globally.
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[2026-07-03 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Anthropic is in talks with Samsung Electronics to produce advanced artificial intelligence chips using the Korean chipmaker’s next-generation foundry and packaging technologies, according to a report, in a potential boost to Samsung’s efforts to win more big tech customers.
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[2026-07-03 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Minoru Kiuchi, minister of state for economic and fiscal policy, told Nikkei Asia that innovation-driven economic growth would help secure Japan's international standing. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
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[2026-07-03 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mrigakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-07-03 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it
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[2026-07-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- A major event aimed at promoting discussions on the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and exchanges between industry officials commenced in Seoul on Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened higher Friday as investors snapped up bargain-priced semiconductor shares following the previous session's sharp sell-off, despite overnight weakness in US technology stocks.
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[2026-07-03 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CONVERGE ICT Solutions Inc. has joined the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) as a Platinum Member to support the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry’s move toward artificial intelligence (AI) readiness.
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[2026-07-03 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tri Ardhya is a bilingual journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom and also works as a Digital and Social Producer for ABC Indonesia.Before joining the ABC, Tri was a news reporter and producer in Indonesia and served as an Australian correspondent for an English-language news channel in Indonesia.
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[2026-07-03 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Friday as investors snapped up bargain-priced semiconductor shares following the previous session's sharp sell-off, despite overnight weakness in U.S. technology stocks.
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[2026-07-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Yann LeCun, founder of AMI Labs, is developing a new AI system
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[2026-07-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pushing artistry and innovation, luxury brands and independent watchmakers are bringing back stone dials using opal, pietersite and lapis lazuli
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[2026-07-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Atelier Wen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pushing artistry and innovation, luxury brands and independent watchmakers are bringing back stone dials using opal, pietersite and lapis lazuli
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[2026-07-03 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech-savvy and keen to work, young people already have the tech fluency Hong Kong firms lack in integrating AI into corporate operations
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[2026-07-03 07:49 UTC+10:00] [International Data Corporation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech-savvy and keen to work, young people already have the tech fluency Hong Kong firms lack in integrating AI into corporate operations
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[2026-07-03 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Up until now, when it comes to real estate, Blackstone was best known in recent years for dumping many of its trophy office properties - which in the aftermath of work from home never recovered their projected cash flow potential - at a huge discount. Now, it may be pulling a page from its old, pre-Lehman playbook by calling the top in yet another commercial real estate segment: data centers.
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[2026-07-03 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: About a third of the robots in Yaskawa Electric's new factory are AI-powered machines. (Photo by Eisaku Nitta)
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[2026-07-03 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Most US stocks are rising after the latest update on the job market suggested the Federal Reserve may feel less pressure to hike interest rates. But more swings for chip stocks and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom are keeping indexes mixed.
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[2026-07-03 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa called on Filipino professionals in Canada to "share their expertise" with their motherland by joining the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST).
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[2026-07-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Year 7 student Olivia is nurturing a budding love for coding.
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[2026-07-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Privacy and free speech advocates fear Australians could be forced to verify their identities to use social media under the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of online safety laws, which would require technology companies to identify and minimise harms across their services.
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[2026-07-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Not even a day after reports swirled that Microsoft was preparing to cut thousands of employees, and as the broader tech sector continues to hemorrhage white-collar workers replaced by chatbots, the latest AI-related job-displacement news is coming from Europe's largest software company.
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[2026-07-03 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: While investors and businesses spent the early days of April 2025 fretting over the future of global trade and the economy, President Donald Trump was busy buying into the stock market sell-off he created.
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[2026-07-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 3 Julyloading
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[2026-07-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 3 Julyloading
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[2026-07-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 3 Julyloading
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[2026-07-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 3 Julyloading
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[2026-07-03 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Scott Dixon, left, stands next to Chip Ganassi before the start an IndyCar auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway on Aug. 21, 2021, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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[2026-07-03 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EVERY day, thousands of Filipinos take public rail lines — navigating queues, tapping cards and rushing to catch the next train. For years, long lines at ticket booths meant lost time during busy workdays or evenings.
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[2026-07-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY 2026, that rhythm has shifted to a louder, faster, digital tempo. The changes aren’t just about what’s permissible; they’re about what counts as normal, what gets noticed and what gets penalized by the social machine we call social media. Social media didn’t just accelerate behavior; it redefined its stage.
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[2026-07-03 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has announced the launch of a real-time virtual simulation of the emirate.
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