Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-07-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Large language models, or LLMs, like ChatGPT are effective because they are trained on high-quality human-generated content. However, there is a concern that they also undermine the incentives humans have to create original material, meaning that they might inadvertently be killing their feedstock.
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[2026-07-02 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net fund inflows soared nearly 200 per cent, supported by a tech-led stock rally and a 30 per cent rise in capital allocated to the mainland
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[2026-07-02 19:29 UTC+10:00] [CSI Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net fund inflows soared nearly 200 per cent, supported by a tech-led stock rally and a 30 per cent rise in capital allocated to the mainland
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[2026-07-02 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-02 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-02 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hi everyone, this is Cheng Ting-Fang, your #techAsia host this week, saying hello from Taipei, where we have had torrential rain and wildly volatile weather the past few days. It's much like recent global stock markets, which have moved sharply on the smallest developments.
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Last month, my colleagues and I published an investigation into a Texas oil refinery startup, America First Refining, that had secretly gotten investment from Donald Trump Jr. We discovered a saga involving the Trump administration’s tariff policy, sanctioned Russian oil and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo.
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[2026-07-02 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CXMT is taking orders for its advanced DDR5 server memory from Tencent and ByteDance after completing customer validation, a source says
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[2026-07-02 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Electronics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CXMT is taking orders for its advanced DDR5 server memory from Tencent and ByteDance after completing customer validation, a source says
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[2026-07-02 18:40 UTC+10:00] [Antitrust] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Europe’s top court on Thursday dismissed Google’s appeal against a €4.1 billion Android antitrust fine, handing the European Commission a major victory in one of its longest-running antitrust battles with Big Tech.
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[2026-07-02 18:37 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SoftBank Group and its telecom unit will start renting artificial intelligence computing resources to U.S. companies next fiscal year in a bid to capitalize on the company’s growing pipeline of data center projects.
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[2026-07-02 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-02 17:31 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says
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[2026-07-02 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The zone is set to provide up to 100 million yuan to fund research and development of the technology
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[2026-07-02 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Xuhui] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The zone is set to provide up to 100 million yuan to fund research and development of the technology
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[2026-07-02 17:23 UTC+10:00] [digital publishing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The stand-off forces WhatsApp to weigh compliance against mounting concerns about government interference in its biggest market
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[2026-07-02 17:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A new ALP ginger group pushing for stronger worker protections in the face of artificial intelligence will launch at this weekend’s NSW Labor conference, sharpening party divisions over how far the Albanese government should accommodate the technology sector.
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[2026-07-02 17:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks dipped nearly 8 percent Thursday, dragged down by a sharp sell-off in semiconductor shares as investor sentiment soured amid renewed concerns over excess capacity. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-07-02 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 9th para; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-02 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dipped nearly 8 percent Thursday, dragged down by a sharp sell-off in semiconductor shares as investor sentiment soured amid renewed concerns over excess capacity. The Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-07-02 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-07-02 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea on Thursday launched the AmCham AI Leadership Council, bringing together major global technology companies and policymakers to support South Korea's ambitions of becoming a global artificial intelligence hub.
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[2026-07-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks at meeting with aides)
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[2026-07-02 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Virtual roads and wire cars: carmaker reinvents how vehicles are tested and validated
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[2026-07-02 15:22 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel & leisure] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakers
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[2026-07-02 14:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Electric said Thursday it has signed a framework agreement worth up to 1.12 trillion won ($721 million) to supply power and distribution equipment to a global Big Tech company.
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[2026-07-02 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported Thursday, as the artificial intelligence startup seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington.
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[2026-07-02 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-02 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critical Resources has scored a significant third-party endorsement for its solid-state battery program, after its optioned dry supersonic deposition, or “DSD”, cathode technology was validated in the peer-reviewed international journal Electrochimica Acta.
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[2026-07-02 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-07-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tourists with an umbrella take a photo in Paris, as France is enduring a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )
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[2026-07-02 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 2 Jul 2026 at 1:37pm
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[2026-07-02 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Industry sources say Apple has more bargaining power than many of its rivals when it comes to securing smartphone chips and components. © Reuters
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[2026-07-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When a service’s name becomes a verb, it has crossed the line from being a mere utility to having become an integral part of people’s daily lives. So it is with WhatsApp, the online messaging service with an estimated 3.3 billion users worldwide. “WhatsApp it to me” has become as commonplace as “Google it”.
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[2026-07-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday moved to end the more than 50-year ban on civilian supersonic flights over the continental United States, proposing rules that would allow aircraft to exceed the speed of sound provided they don’t produce a sonic boom.
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[2026-07-02 12:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended earning $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities last year, saying "everybody's profiting" from his time in power.
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[2026-07-02 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to turn the central Chungcheong provinces into the global center of artificial intelligence-led innovation as he promoted the government's plan to support large-scale facility investment in the region.
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[2026-07-02 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to turn the central Chungcheong provinces into the global center of artificial intelligence (AI)-led innovation as he promoted the government's plan to support large-scale facility investment in the region.
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[2026-07-02 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New tracks expand K-Tech Pass, offering long-term stay, education, housing and tax benefits to foreign tech professionals
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[2026-07-02 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened sharply lower but pared earlier losses to trade nearly 3 percent lower late Thursday morning, as an overnight selloff in U.S. semiconductor stocks pressured Korean chipmakers.
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[2026-07-02 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area
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[2026-07-02 12:30 UTC+10:00] [State Administration for Market Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator of big-name budget marketplaces Pinduoduo and Temu is buying an office and adding 5,000 jobs in the hyped-up Xiongan New Area
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[2026-07-02 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lee Geon Hui mira la pantalla de una computadora mientras un video muestra una imagen digital de su difunto abuelo hablando en la empresa tecnológica Vaice, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026, en Seúl, Corea del Sur. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-02 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An industrywide 392 trillion-won ($252.5 billion) investment will be injected into the central Chungcheong area, including high bandwidth memory fabs and packaging facilities by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix, as part of the government's drive to spread artificial intelligence-led growth, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lee Geon Hui looks at a computer screen as a video clip shows a digital likeness of his late grandfather speaking at Seoul-based tech firm Vaice, South Korea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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