Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI
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[2026-05-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI
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[2026-05-16 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom is going after Silicon Valley with a sweeping proposal to expand the state’s sales tax into cloud software, AI platforms and digital applications — a move projected to generate more than $1 billion in its first year and reshape how the digital economy is taxed.
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed the Economic Assistance Plan Law last week, authorizing government compensation for businesses affected by Operation Roaring Lion. Within a day, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said it had opened a limited online system to claim payments for war-related damages. The full system should be up and running by this coming Sunday.
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, a new kind of soldier was born. It doesn’t breathe, it doesn’t sleep, and recently, it did the unthinkable: It successfully negotiated the surrender of three Russian soldiers.
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[2026-05-16 05:06 UTC+10:00] [inteligência] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Palantir há muito tempo divide opiniões. A empresa americana desenvolve softwares de inteligência para prever e investigar crimes, utilizados por forças de segurança e agências de inteligência não só dos Estados Unidos, mas também em países como Reino Unido, Israel e Ucrânia. Na Alemanha, o programa, chamado Gotham, é empregado nos estados da Baviera, Hesse e Renânia do Norte-Vestfália.
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[2026-05-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There are two certainties in the digital age: the ready supply of information and the relentless urge to share it. So for a professionally curious human, someone saying, “I can’t tell you that”, triggers contradictory emotions.
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[2026-05-16 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The wife of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was just appointed to a prestigious San Francisco park board position, just months after the tech executive drew backlash for mass layoffs.
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[2026-05-16 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NATO Assistant Secretary General Tarja Jaakkola speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 15. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
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[2026-05-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — in the first three months of 2026, new disclosure forms reveal.
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[2026-05-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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[2026-05-16 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Upper West Side mom-of-two has turned to AI to keep track of all her children’s school communications — and she’s selling her solution to other parents battling the barrage of emails from teachers and administrators.
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-16 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The final episode of Outlander dropped on the Starz app last night and now we finally know how Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire’s (Caitriona Balfe) epic love story ends.
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[2026-05-16 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman revealed Friday that his firm Pershing Square Capital has built a stake in Microsoft – and said the tech giant “offers analogous and compelling long-term value” despite a recent stock slump.
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[2026-05-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kyle Hudson joined a betting app on his 18th birthday, and lost his final, $1,300 bet on the morning of his 2021 death. A coroner wants to know if anything can be done to stop it from happening again
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[2026-05-16 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Reality TV star-turned mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is rapidly gaining traction in the race to unseat incumbent Karen Bass, as a growing roster of high-profile tech executives, entertainment moguls and billionaire investors pour money into his longshot campaign just days ahead of the June 2 primary.
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[2026-05-16 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar, Minister of Transport and Innovation David Vitezy and Minister of Interior Gabor Posfai begin to dismantle the barricade surrounding the former Karmelita Palace, which has previously housed the Prime Minister’s Office, in the Castle District of Budapest, Hungary, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
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[2026-05-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally is so controversial that the British government has deployed the latest surveillance technology against attendees and banned speakers from entering the country. What are they so scared of?Tens of thousands of protesters are expected at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London on Saturday, where they will march through the streets of the British capital to government buildings at Whitehall.
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[2026-05-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally is so controversial that the British government has deployed the latest surveillance technology against attendees and banned speakers from entering the country. What are they so scared of?Tens of thousands of protesters are expected at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London on Saturday, where they will march through the streets of the British capital to government buildings at Whitehall.
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[2026-05-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race.
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[2026-05-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race.
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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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[2026-05-15 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has picked a French AI firm over the U.S. security giant Palantir, in a push to make Europe less reliant on American tech, according to German media reports.
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[2026-05-15 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s tech-focused healthcare firm M42 is using AI to help provide kidney disease patients with a new level of personalised care.
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[2026-05-15 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise
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[2026-05-15 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Jamie Chen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The nation’s over 900 million e-commerce users are taking part in an experiment where rigid search terms are replaced by natural dialogue
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-05-15 21:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cheong Wa Dae has lodged a formal protest with Bloomberg News over its report that framed a “citizen dividend” proposal by Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, as a plan to redistribute “excess profits” from artificial intelligence-related companies, government officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-15 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Launched by Galaxy Corporation on 5 May, the park spans about 16,500 square metres in the city’s eastern Gangdong district. Visitors can watch robots perform choreographed concerts, create portraits and compete in staged fights inside a central “Robot Arena”. Chief executive Choi Yong-ho said the project was created to help younger generations become familiar with robots as part of daily life.
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[2026-05-15 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cerebras Systems' shares were volatile in early trading Friday after the company completed the largest IPO by a U.S. tech firm in years.
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[2026-05-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Thursday, shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AI chipmaker Cerebras went public and nearly doubled in the moments after it opened on the Nasdaq at $185 per share. It closed out the day at $311 per share marking a 70% increase in the price of the stock, giving it a $95 billion market cap, and making it the largest IPO of the year so far.
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[2026-05-15 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand shifts chip production to China, boosting SMIC’s capacity and revenue as global foundries focus on high-margin AI chips
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[2026-05-15 19:32 UTC+10:00] [TSMC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI demand shifts chip production to China, boosting SMIC’s capacity and revenue as global foundries focus on high-margin AI chips
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[2026-05-15 19:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Amazon was listed among Samsung Electronics’ five largest customers for the first time, underscoring the growing influence of cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure companies on the tech giant’s revenue base.
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[2026-05-15 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AI
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[2026-05-15 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Galaxy Corp., the agency behind K-pop star G-Dragon, said Friday it plans to open a robot-themed entertainment park in Seoul later this year, combining K-pop with robotics technology.
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[2026-05-15 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The sudden stock market sell-off comes on the back of soaring bond yields globally. (File photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-05-15 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kioxia has been increasing its focus on advanced memory products used in AI servers. (Photo by Naoki Hori)
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[2026-05-15 17:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Group will combine its annual first-half strategy meeting with the Icheon Forum next month, in a move aimed at speeding up groupwide discussions on artificial intelligence and future growth.
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[2026-05-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday met with Peter Howitt, a co-laureate of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, to discuss an innovation-driven growth strategy for South Korea.
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