Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following summons issued by the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) to examine the alleged misdirection of US$ 2.5 million, Treasury Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma appeared before the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) with several senior officials of the Finance Ministry and Central Bank in Parliament yesterday.
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[2026-05-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A sharp rise in cybercrime has shaken India, where nearly 2.5 million people lost an estimated US$ 25 billion to digital fraud in 2025, highlighting growing risks in the country’s fast-expanding online payment ecosystem.
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[2026-05-01 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We often say perception is reality. But rarely do we pause to think about what that actually means. Not in theory. But in the way we live. Because most of what we experience isn’t just shaped by what happens to us. It’s shaped by how we choose to see it.
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[2026-05-01 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Are you ready for your car to decide if you’re fit to drive? If not, you’d better buckle up.
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[2026-05-01 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jobs platforms are being inundated with fake job ads generated by artificial intelligence, costing jobseekers time and money.
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[2026-05-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The iconic Skipping Girl neon sign in Abbotsford sat down, glued to her phone, last month, part of a health campaign funded by the dairy industry to highlight the dangers of our obsession with technology.
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[2026-05-01 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world’s richest man and OpenAI’s cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman and Greg Brockman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence. (AP Video by Terry Chea)
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[2026-05-01 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Wall Street analysts estimate total AI capital expenditures could now climb above $1 trillion in 2027, following even bigger spending plans unveiled by the hyperscalers during Wednesday's tech earnings.
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[2026-05-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
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[2026-05-01 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On Apple's first earnings call since the company announced its planned C-suite changes, traders on Kalshi think the company may discuss its creator studio, streaming platform and a fellow megacap tech company's artificial intelligence model.
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[2026-05-01 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Masanori Morishita, CEO of Verbex's Japanese arm, says error rates of its conversational AI specialized for the Japanese language are 20% lower than the competition. (Manaho Okamura)
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[2026-05-01 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Blue Owl, the private credit firm at the center of recent jitters over exposure to software companies, jumped 10% in trading Thursday after executives disclosed sizable gains tied to SpaceX.
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 1 Mayloading
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 1 Mayloading
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 1 Mayloading
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[2026-05-01 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 1 Mayloading
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[2026-05-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY, Australia — There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading social media ban for teenagers, documents obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP) show.
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[2026-05-01 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Nvidia's founder Jensen Huang has said that too many technology executives with a “God complex” are spreading hysteria about artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-01 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Profit at Advantest more than doubled last fiscal year due to strong sales of chip testing tools. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
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[2026-05-01 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology will award a new prize for contributions in the field of aerospace engineering, the university announced in a statement on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-01 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence is permeating workplaces, changing the nature of jobs of every stripe.
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[2026-05-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Palantir] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
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[2026-05-01 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Polymarket promo code NYPMAX gives first-time users exclusive access to the Polymarket mobile app with the Polymarket invite code for all NBA playoff action.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over 30 Israeli companies are set to take part in France’s largest defense exhibition, Eurosatory, in June, despite Israel halting defense procurement with France and past bans on the Jewish state participating in weapons exhibitions in the European nation.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oman plans to build a new economic area centred on developing its artificial intelligence capabilities, as the sultanate steps up its technology sector to boost its economy.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Technology heavyweights posted strong quarterly results, driven by AI-fuelled cloud demand, echoing the post-pandemic surge but raising questions over durability.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Netflix is rethinking how people can discover and decide what to watch. The launch of its vertical video feed is part of a redesigned mobile app that leans into social-first viewing habits.
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [5G] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain will take a “grown up” approach to Chinese involvement in its energy system, a senior government official told POLITICO, after the government blocked a deal which would have seen a Chinese firm build a wind turbine factory in Scotland.
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is in line with new restrictions on minors’ use of social media and digital platforms in the country
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is in line with new restrictions on minors’ use of social media and digital platforms in the country
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[2026-04-30 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saba Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has won a dramatic victory in its long-running campaign against the board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust.
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[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid, center, speaks to the media as the Director General for Digital Space Supervision Alexander Sabar, right, and Roblox’s Vice President for Global Public Policy Nicky Jackson Colaco, left, listen during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Edna Tarigan)
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[2026-04-30 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures erase an overnight slide, and have resumed their ascent trading near all time highs, despite a hawkish Fed statement but stronger Mag7 earnings. The hawkish Fed followed by a less hawkish press conference, plus the news that Powell is staying on seemingly removing a cut, actually have bond yields lower pre-mkt by 2-4bp as the Dollar weakens on what appears to be BOJ intervention which has sent the USDJPY plunging most since 2022.
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[2026-04-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Iran’s new supreme leader gave a rare statement on Thursday, vowing not to give up the country’s nuclear or missile technologies and signaling Tehran would keep control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The edifice suggests a Silicon Valley-style desire to protect the president from national crises of his own making
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[2026-04-30 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: African business leaders, investors, and innovators gathered in the French capital for the 6th Business Africa Forum, setting the stage for a bold rethinking of trade, technology, and investment across the continent.
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hello, everyone! This is Lauly, your host for this week's #techAsia. I just came back from a weekend trip with my college friends to the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, my favorite one on this island. Tech industry people know it as the place where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. produces its cutting-edge chips, but the city is also a beautiful place where four centuries of history and modernity seamlessly intertwine.
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[2026-04-30 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's five major banking groups pledged to commit a combined 1 trillion won ($675.3 million) to support the country's venture and startup ecosystem, joining a government-led push to revive venture investment with private capital.
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[2026-04-30 19:38 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Kim Woo-hyun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A FILIPINO scientist from the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) is pushing for a study on natural cooling techniques in the Philippines amid rising energy and fuel costs.
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[2026-04-30 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Education (DepEd) urged campus journalists during the opening of the 2026 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) to remain steadfast in pursuing truth and accountability, even as artificial intelligence reshapes the media landscape.
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Non-local residents with valid residence permits can buy homes in Futian, Nanshan and Xinan
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Xin'an] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Non-local residents with valid residence permits can buy homes in Futian, Nanshan and Xinan
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