Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite sell-offs in the Asia-Pacific region, investors continue to bet that China’s technology stocks will extend their blistering run
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[2026-05-18 13:52 UTC+10:00] [China technology stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite sell-offs in the Asia-Pacific region, investors continue to bet that China’s technology stocks will extend their blistering run
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[2026-05-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the plans reflect awareness of drone and other types of hi-tech warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts
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[2026-05-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [Korea Institute for National Unification] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say the plans reflect awareness of drone and other types of hi-tech warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine and Iran conflicts
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[2026-05-18 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An electronic board in the trading room of a bank in Seoul displays the benchmark KOSPI index breaking the 8,000 mark on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was experiencing a success drought in the years following his ousting from the company, he found himself arguing with Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow.
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[2026-05-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was experiencing a success drought in the years following his ousting from the company, he found himself arguing with Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow.
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[2026-05-18 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung unions are demanding more transparent pay structures and more generous bonuses as the chipmaker rides the AI boom. © Reuters
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[2026-05-18 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's CXMT has benefited from a global crunch in memory chips, which has sent prices skyrocketing. © Reuters
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[2026-05-18 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's CXMT has benefited from a global crunch in memory chips, which has sent prices skyrocketing. © Reuters
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[2026-05-18 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The market capitalization of the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is estimated to have surpassed the total value of the housing market in the greater Seoul area amid a stock rally led by an artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-18 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier that aired Friday, President Trump said that he doesn't want "to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war" over Taiwan.
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[2026-05-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a digital insurance platform, titled Hormuz Safe, in order to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and provide coverage for commercial vessels.
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[2026-05-18 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic... 2026 could end up being a pivotal year for the IPO market, driven by tech giants whose valuations could shatter all records.
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[2026-05-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market fell from its records on Friday and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market. Stocks that had been caught up in the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way lower.
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[2026-05-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andi Yu is a journalist and digital producer for ABC News Melbourne. She has formerly worked as reporter for Australian Associated Press in Melbourne and Sydney.
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[2026-05-18 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-18 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An insightful new technology has been developed for treating depression.
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[2026-05-18 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic has restricted access to Claude Mythos, a powerful AI tool that can discover vulnerabilities in major operating systems, over the cybersecurity risks it poses. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-18 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic has restricted access to Claude Mythos, a powerful AI tool that can discover vulnerabilities in major operating systems, over the cybersecurity risks it poses. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-18 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic has restricted access to Claude Mythos, a powerful AI tool that can discover vulnerabilities in major operating systems, over the cybersecurity risks it poses. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-18 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordMonday, 18 Mayloading
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[2026-05-18 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuMonday, 18 Mayloading
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[2026-05-18 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordMonday, 18 Mayloading
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[2026-05-18 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchMonday, 18 Mayloading
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[2026-05-18 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new Israel-focused private equity firm, David Group Capital Management Ltd., has launched in Herzliya with plans to invest in and scale mature Israeli and Israel-related companies.
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[2026-05-18 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: It's important for defense-related startups to have owners in countries that are "like-minded" and "trustful," says Helsinki Mayor Daniel Sazonov. (Photo by Subaru Tanaka)
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[2026-05-18 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As the world confronts the challenges of population aging and healthcare workforce shortages, digital transformation in healthcare is no longer optional but essential.
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[2026-05-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are advancing the Philippine Technology Evaluation and Standards for Testing (PhiTest), a national initiative designed to accelerate the commercialization of Filipino technologies and strengthen integration into global value chains.
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[2026-05-17 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID the continuous rise in temperature in Region I (Ilocos Region), the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) emphasized the importance of understanding the heat index to prevent heat-related emergencies.
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[2026-05-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The worldwide AI race is fast developing beyond the computer screen and focusing on the physical world around us.
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[2026-05-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing casts computing power as a national infrastructure, likening tokens to mobile data as telecoms firms roll out mass-market packages
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[2026-05-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Kimi-K] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing casts computing power as a national infrastructure, likening tokens to mobile data as telecoms firms roll out mass-market packages
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[2026-05-17 22:25 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is creating a commission on artificial intelligence, a new Vatican body aimed at coordinating the Catholic Church’s response to AI.
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[2026-05-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tsinghua University team’s tackles one of most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics to possibly open a new pathway in quantum computing
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[2026-05-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Sidney Coleman] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tsinghua University team’s tackles one of most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics to possibly open a new pathway in quantum computing
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[2026-05-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital was established by Dr. Moshe Wallach in 1902 on Jaffa Road at the entrance to the city, it had 20 beds and a small field for cows to graze. The cows supplied fresh milk for newborn babies and hospital patients.
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[2026-05-17 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: German defense giant Diehl Defense, along with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and EuroSpike GmbH, carried out firing tests of the Spike LR guided missile from the Ziesel unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), marking the first time that the missile has been successfully fired from an unmanned platform.
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[2026-05-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump is acknowledging reality: if a full US-China decoupling is unrealistic, the alternative is to shape the terms of interdependence
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[2026-05-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump is acknowledging reality: if a full US-China decoupling is unrealistic, the alternative is to shape the terms of interdependence
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[2026-05-17 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maryna Homeniuk, an English teacher, and her boyfriend Yurii Orlov, a former hockey player, were killed in this week’s Russian strikes on Kyiv. Homeniuk and Orlov fell in love after meeting on a dating app in Kyiv. They were also planning to get married and have a family. But those future dreams vanished when a Russian strike flattened a Kyiv apartment building.
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[2026-05-17 17:38 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘He’s having a great time with his new 47% equity,’ one entrepreneur jokes, warning that some startups may leave Australia behind
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[2026-05-17 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India’s Tata Electronics has signed a deal with Dutch technology giant ASML to build a major semiconductor plant in western India, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Netherlands during his European tour.
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[2026-05-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expert says large language models struggle in professional domains due to lack of industrial data and knowledge during training
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[2026-05-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expert says large language models struggle in professional domains due to lack of industrial data and knowledge during training
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[2026-05-17 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: TOKYO -- Horse racing in Japan has quietly reinvented itself. During the pandemic, when much of the entertainment world shut down, thoroughbred races went ahead. By taking bets online, racing captured the attention of people stuck at home. Not only that, but these new fans are younger than their pre-COVID brethren and have more women among their ranks.
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[2026-05-17 15:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean retail investors are pouring back into US equities again as enthusiasm for AI-driven tech rallies overwhelms the government’s campaign to steer money back into the domestic market.
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[2026-05-17 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TerraPower, the US small modular reactor developer founded by Bill Gates, has signed a 7 billion won ($4.67 million) deal to acquire Korean sodium-cooled fast reactor safety testing technology, underscoring Korea’s advanced capabilities in next-generation nuclear reactors even as domestic development momentum has slowed.
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[2026-05-17 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Yogi.live platform combines AI-powered analysis with a vast library of resources. So where does that leave teachers?
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[2026-05-17 14:15 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Yogi.live platform combines AI-powered analysis with a vast library of resources. So where does that leave teachers?
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