Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from social media, and adults will have to verify their identity to use major platforms. Critics say it’s an opportunity for Starmer to fulfil his long-term goal of introducing digital ID by the back door.
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[2026-06-17 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: German public broadcaster ZDF has removed part of a report that claimed tech trillionaire Elon Musk had called for migrants to be hunted in Northern Ireland.
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[2026-06-17 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-06-17 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Go Chairman Ichiro Kawanabe, left, and President Hiroshi Nakajima ring the bell to celebrate the company's listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. (Photo by Marie Yoshimura)
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[2026-06-17 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is betting consumers are so tired of looking at smartphone screens that they'll be willing to pay over $2,000 for augmented reality glasses that bring digital visuals into a user's field of vision.
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[2026-06-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordWednesday, 17 Juneloading
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[2026-06-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuWednesday, 17 Juneloading
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[2026-06-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordWednesday, 17 Juneloading
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[2026-06-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchWednesday, 17 Juneloading
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[2026-06-17 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Cursor, a rapidly rising artificial intelligence company known for its agentic programming tools, on Tuesday said it was "excited to join forces" with SpaceX after its acquisition by Elon Musk's space exploration company.
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[2026-06-17 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SCIENCE and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. urged the public to be vigilant for the long-anticipated “Big One,” warning that it could have far more severe consequences than the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8.
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[2026-06-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-06-17 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-06-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A tablet threatens to render the gang obsolete in Toy Story 5, which will charm children but is the first to not stand up to adult scrutiny
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[2026-06-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Toy Story 5] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A tablet threatens to render the gang obsolete in Toy Story 5, which will charm children but is the first to not stand up to adult scrutiny
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[2026-06-17 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Pixar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A sinister new tablet threatens the honest-to-goodness toys’ existence, but Buzz, Woody and Jessie’s big tech moral battle feels compromised
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[2026-06-17 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US-based tech mogul Elon Musk has said he is taking legal action against German state broadcaster ZDF over claims that he incited anti-migrant violence in Northern Ireland.
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[2026-06-17 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US-based tech mogul Elon Musk has said he is taking legal action against German state broadcaster ZDF over claims that he incited anti-migrant violence in Northern Ireland.
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[2026-06-17 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Digital politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Le grand sujet politique du jour, analysé en 15 minutes par les journalistes de POLITICO. Du lundi au jeudi, avant 18h.
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[2026-06-17 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: With back-end processing largely handled by plants in Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia, India's emergence as a new base enables Japanese manufacturers to diversify geopolitical risks. © Reuters
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[2026-06-17 01:12 UTC+10:00] [SpaceX] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elon Musk company’s becomes world’s fifth most-valuable firm just days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup Cursor
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[2026-06-17 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tokio Marine Holdings President Masahiro Koike said his company is looking for investment targets in the cyber domain. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
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[2026-06-17 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kane Parsons arrives at the premiere of “Backrooms” in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-06-17 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tech trillionaire Elon Musk has said he will take legal action against German public broadcaster ZDF after it linked him to unrest in Belfast and accused him of helping instigate a "hunt" against migrants.
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[2026-06-17 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two students were expelled from Amirkabir University of Technology after the pair was accused of burning the flag of the Islamic regime, according to the university’s student newspaper.
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[2026-06-17 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chengxin Memory Technology, China’s leading maker of DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) chips, has had its initial public offering approved by the country’s securities watchdog, clearing the way for the Chinese mainland’s biggest stock market listing since 2022.
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[2026-06-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: For decades, companies have turned to futures markets to manage uncertainty. Airlines hedge fuel costs. Farmers hedge crops. Manufacturers hedge metals.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While Israel is considered a dominant player in the cybersecurity field, and part of that means using artificial intelligence (AI) in smart ways in that arena, in the broader AI context, Jerusalem is behind and now trying to play catch-up.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [Fujitsu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty software
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[2026-06-16 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX on Tuesday announced it entered a formal agreement to buy the artificial intelligence startup Cursor for $60 billion worth of stock, a hotly anticipated deal.
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[2026-06-16 22:49 UTC+10:00] [Corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: STRASBOURG ― The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of lifting the immunity of Italian center-right lawmaker Fulvio Martusciello, permitting Belgian authorities to investigate bribery allegations involving Chinese tech firm Huawei.
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[2026-06-16 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rights groups and tech activists have warned against the increasing use of AI in the military, specifically citing Israel's genocide in Gaza as a dangerous precedent.
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[2026-06-16 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based private surveillance firm, insists its cameras are not tracking people. Yet its own systems, training materials, and expanding product line tell a different story -one of a rapidly growing, warrantless mass surveillance infrastructure that logs vehicle movements, follows pedestrians with AI, and feeds data-hungry police departments across the country.
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[2026-06-16 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until Monday and ordered the platform to disable the editing feature on messages already posted, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” and for “paper leaks” regarding upcoming national student examinations.
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project to be built in three stages, targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030 to drive sector’s industrialisation
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [Jiang Meng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project to be built in three stages, targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030 to drive sector’s industrialisation
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[2026-06-16 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rights groups and tech activists have warned against the increasing use of AI in the military, specifically citing Israel's genocide in Gaza as a dangerous precedent.
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[2026-06-16 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-16 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, giving Elon Musk's artificial intelligence empire a leg up in the chatbot coding race currently led by frontier AI labs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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[2026-06-16 21:40 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: With the recent crackdown on Anthropic, the White House has given global leaders another reason to panic about their place in the technology race.
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[2026-06-16 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship prepares for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmakers strive for more control over computing hardware to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Horizon Robotics
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[2026-06-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [electric vehicles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmakers strive for more control over computing hardware to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Horizon Robotics
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[2026-06-16 20:17 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-16 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fintech giant is seen leveraging its billion-user base to launch a conversational interface that coordinates 10,000 services, with safeguards
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[2026-06-16 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Ah Bao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fintech giant is seen leveraging its billion-user base to launch a conversational interface that coordinates 10,000 services, with safeguards
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[2026-06-16 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a launch event for the company's AI-powered cyber security service in Tokyo on June 16. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-06-16 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: In 2002, SpaceX founder Elon Musk poached Gwynne Shotwell as one of his earliest hires at the less-than-a-year-old startup.
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[2026-06-16 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: India has temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld.
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