Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 11:37 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: More cashless payment services for children are being made available in Japan, allowing parents to check their children’s balances and spending history through an app to prevent excessive spending.
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[2026-08-21 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the latest in prediction markets regulation, including growing concerns on "mention markets" found on the platforms.
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[2026-08-21 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Baltimore Orioles’ Pete Alonso (25) reacts after hitting a foul ball during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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[2026-08-21 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — The child star of the "Baby Shark Dance" video, the most-watched video in YouTube history, released his first K-pop digital single on thursday. a decade after he first found fame.
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[2026-08-21 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tier IV has equipped robotaxis and other vehicles with autonomous driving technology. (Tier IV)
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[2026-08-21 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: For lawyer Julius Mbura, getting from a car park into his Nairobi firm's office can mean working around parked cars, narrow gaps, trees, furniture and ground that changes underfoot.
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[2026-08-21 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 21, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-08-21 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A second Gidon tanker touched down at Nevatim Airbase on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the IDF’s aerial refueling and cargo capabilities.
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[2026-08-21 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israelis Mali and Liel Yahalomi were reportedly tracked down from Vienna, Austria, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, by using the their chat history with artificial intelligence models, N12 News reported on Saturday.
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[2026-08-21 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan ranked fourth in patents in core fields, such as AI mechanisms and foundational technologies. China, the U.S. and South Korea occupy the top three spots. (Image by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-21 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-21 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center and the National Telecommunications Commission to enforce their mandates as regulatory agencies and ensure that young people are not exposed to online platforms and dark web communities that espouse violence.
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[2026-08-21 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A new app seen as a spiritual successor to short-form video service Vine has been released to the public.
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[2026-08-21 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 21 Augustloading
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[2026-08-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 21 Augustloading
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[2026-08-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 21 Augustloading
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[2026-08-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 21 Augustloading
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[2026-08-21 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder return policy later this month worth more than 100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), media reported on Thursday, as the company plans to share record profits with shareholders amid an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chip supercycle.
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[2026-08-21 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The deal for PCI Energy Solutions is set to become the largest acquisition in Mitsubishi Electric's history. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-08-21 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday, sources said, with the two presumed to have discussed the country's three mega projects centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-08-20 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The world is increasingly turning to Brazil to explore for rare earth minerals that are crucial for technology and renewable energy. The country’s large reserves are second only to China. (AP Video by Lucas Dumphreys. Produced by Teresa de Miguel)
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[2026-08-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging token usage as artificial intelligence moves into large-scale deployment spurs search for new approaches
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[2026-08-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Nvidia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging token usage as artificial intelligence moves into large-scale deployment spurs search for new approaches
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[2026-08-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures slide and are trading at session lows, as bond yields surge after yesterday’s Treasury announcement, having now erased the entire post buyback-boost move; yields are 4-5bps higher as the curve bear steepens sharply with the 10Y yield now at 4.69%, above where it was before the Treasury's press release yesterday, driven by a surge in Brent above $94 after Trump vowed to unleash an "Economic D-Day" on Iran's economy.
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[2026-08-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Malaysian prime minister is expected to attend digital economy expo in Hangzhou and hold talks with Premier Li Qiang, sources say
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[2026-08-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Malaysian prime minister is expected to attend digital economy expo in Hangzhou and hold talks with Premier Li Qiang, sources say
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[2026-08-20 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Uber Technologies has started operating Baidu's Apollo Go driverless service in its Dubai network, with plans to deploy "thousands" of the autonomous vehicles in the emirate.
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[2026-08-20 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alibaba is spending big on its AI ambitions. © Reuters
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[2026-08-20 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expected to hold a board meeting on Aug. 21 to approve a $72 billion shareholder return program. © Reuters
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[2026-08-20 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, with capex up 75% amid fierce competition in the sector
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[2026-08-20 20:16 UTC+10:00] [June quarter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, with capex up 75% amid fierce competition in the sector
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[2026-08-20 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alibaba's U.S. shares dropped 4% in premarket trading Thursday after the Chinese tech giant posted net income that plummeted 75% in the June quarter.
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[2026-08-20 19:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Primemas Inc. is stepping up its collaboration with Micron Technology as the semiconductor startup moves closer to mass production of its compute express link (CXL), pooled-memory technology for AI data centers.
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[2026-08-20 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Vernon of Seventeen will release his new digital single "I'll Be Back" at 6 p.m. Thursday, the same day he begins his mandatory military service.
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[2026-08-20 18:25 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Easier to build, faster to launch and more destructive than ever before, cyberattacks are getting a significant boost from frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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[2026-08-20 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hong Kong's IPO pipeline is supported by companies beyond the 'fashionable' tech sector, Hong Kong Exchange CEO Bonnie Chan told CNBC.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Hesai Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For decades the European elites have pretended as if US integration into the progressive agenda is an afterthought on the way to a liberal Utopia. The EU has long criticized Americans as backwards in their principles and politics, while at the same time being desperately dependent on American consumers, American innovation and American military might.
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[2026-08-20 16:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TerraPower deals deepen Korean role in global supply chain, but homegrown technology remains key to leadership
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[2026-08-20 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company pairs landmark capital with rapid satellite deployment and overseas expansion as China’s private aerospace sector breaks new ground
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[2026-08-20 16:00 UTC+10:00] [CAS Star] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company pairs landmark capital with rapid satellite deployment and overseas expansion as China’s private aerospace sector breaks new ground
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[2026-08-20 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After 40 years in the spotlight, the veteran actress is still pushing herself — this time as a digital influencer
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[2026-08-20 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BitGo Korea, the local unit of global digital asset infrastructure company BitGo, has received approval from South Korean regulators to operate as a virtual asset service provider here, making it the first foreign player to earn the status.
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[2026-08-20 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Innovations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: UNITREE. Unitree's CEO Wang Xingxing speaks during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China, August 20, 2026.
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[2026-08-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return home
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[2026-08-20 14:42 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viking Mines has kicked a major goal in its tungsten processing journey with ore sorting technology successfully upgrading its material by more than 400 per cent to produce a high-grade product at its Linka project in Nevada, USA.
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[2026-08-20 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For most of modern history, technology sought to imitate humans. Humans increasingly seek to imitate technology
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