Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-07-03 01:23 UTC+10:00] [Tesla] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Strong figures suggest Tesla’s auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declines
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[2026-07-03 00:57 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.
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[2026-07-03 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett warned Thursday that artificial intelligence has become a national-security infrastructure comparable to electricity, saying Israel cannot afford to depend on foreign powers while its international standing deteriorates and Iran continues to recover.
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[2026-07-03 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Asahi Kasei's Sunfort photoresist film is used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor package substrates. (Asahi Kasei)
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[2026-07-02 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Quirky theater chain Alamo Drafthouse is betting that the uproar from longtime patrons over its new mobile food ordering system will die down as the dine-in theater chain improves new tech to bring you your burger.
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[2026-07-02 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-02 23:19 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenAdelaide, AustraliaAn interactive light wall installation called Digital Abyss, inspired by the deep ocean, at Illuminate AdelaidePhotograph: Michael Errey/AAPShareView image in fullscreenCaraballeda, VenezuelaA rescuer from a Spanish delegation gives a search-and-rescue dog a drink during the search for victims of earthquakesPhotograph: Jesús Vargas/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenLa Guaira, VenezuelaA Salvadorian firefighter rests amid operations in the aftermath of the 24 June earthquakesPhotograph: Ricardo Arduengo/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenBanda Aceh, IndonesiaAn executioner prepares to flog six people convicted of
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[2026-07-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion into a new group focused on assisting clients with AI implementations, becoming the latest tech company to commit hefty resources to helping businesses understand and adopt emerging artificial intelligence technologies.
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[2026-07-02 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai authorities have thwarted a bid to smuggle more than 278,000 prescription pills into the emirate after acting on a high-tech tip-off.
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[2026-07-02 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures have reversed all overnight losses which were driven by the latest crash in South Korean stocks, which plunged 8% and closed at LOD, driven by a plunge in memory stocks. Still, the Nasdaq is still lower with tech stocks depressed on news that Sam Altman's OpenAI is seeking to offer a 5% stake to Trump in what is clearly an attempt to incentivize the government to backstop the company whose revenues are clearly below budget.
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[2026-07-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears poised to make a big bet on a potentially big market, but one that commands much slimmer margins than his company's dominant online ad business.
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[2026-07-02 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A digital education project run by the Dubai government for refugee and underprivileged children is expanding its reach to offer support to more than 500,000 people in Africa.
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[2026-07-02 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Surveillance technology used by various law enforcement sit on a tower at the border wall, July 28, 2025, in Douglas, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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[2026-07-02 21:35 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Group of Seven nations will discuss standards on artificial intelligence security and defense, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has said.
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[2026-07-02 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. government's equity portfolio could be expanding again, this time with a potential 5% stake in Sam Altman's OpenAI at an $852 billion valuation, according to a new report. The proposed stake would mark another step toward taking direct financial positions in tech giants. For OpenAI, buy-in from the Trump administration could ease mounting political pressure ahead of an IPO.
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[2026-07-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Japanese government has unveiled plans to create a domestically developed artificial intelligence model and put roughly 10 million AI-equipped robots into operation across 18 sectors by 2040 - building on a 14-year growth strategy announced last month, which targets ¥370 trillion ($2.3 trillion) in combined public and private investment across 17 priority areas, including physical AI, semiconductors, quantum technology, and nuclear fusion.
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[2026-07-02 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of Israel’s first dedicated energy-efficiency companies, ESCO Israel, announced last week that it's participating in a NIS 25 billion plan to address the rise in energy consumption associated with the development of artificial intelligence data centers in the country.
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[2026-07-02 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Deanna Danger types an AI prompt into her computer as she uses the technology to assist in her tasks as an administrative assistant at Vanderbilt University, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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[2026-07-02 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Digital Services Act] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The leadership of the center-right European People’s Party in the European Parliament on Thursday proposed expelling Slovenian MEP Branko Grims over his contact with far-right lawmakers and for failing to follow the group’s voting line on key files.
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[2026-07-02 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The boss of Berlin Airport has said non-EU nationals arriving in the German capital are having to queue for up to two hours under a new digital border system, and warned the situation is "not bearable over the summer".
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[2026-07-02 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK, United States — Long looked down upon, skilled trades are booming in the United States, especially among young adults drawn by strong demand -- even as artificial intelligence (AI) eats into service-sector jobs.
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