Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-20 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A personalised vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck reduced the recurrence of melanoma in a large, late-stage trial, raising expectations for treating the deadliest form of skin cancer and showing the promise of the embattled mRNA technology.
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[2026-08-20 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS will bring a four-legged security robot to Tower Palace, the luxury residential-commercial complex in southern Seoul, marking the first time the company has moved its physical artificial intelligence platform from factories and warehouses into a lived-in residential setting.
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[2026-08-20 13:13 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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[2026-08-20 13:02 UTC+10:00] [Artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scheme introduction would allow mainland Chinese investors access to the city’s IPOs and boost investor capital, the managing director says
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[2026-08-20 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to review allowing investigators to lawfully hack into websites distributing illegally filmed sexual material in a push to clamp down on digital sex crimes, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Digital wallets such as GCash and Maya, along with the QR Ph network, have helped accelerate the Philippines' shift toward cashless payments. (File photo)
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[2026-08-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The lights dim in the theater at Imagica Media Studio in Tokyo’s Takeshiba neighborhood, and the press settles in for a movie exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity.
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[2026-08-20 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli AI-based start-up has been acquired by British technology holding company Circeus less than two years after its launch, in a deal estimated at several million dollars.
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[2026-08-20 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- A new platform based on artificial intelligence (AI) has prevented some 66.4 billion won (US$47.6 million) in financial losses from voice phishing scams over the past nine months, the financial regulator said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service, first teased by Jeff Bezos in a 2013 60 Minutes interview as a way to get packages under 5lbs to customers in 30 minutes or less, represents the broader push toward autonomous aerial last-mile logistics that could bypass traffic and cut delivery times dramatically.
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[2026-08-20 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, October 23, 2019
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[2026-08-20 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Innospace Co., a South Korean space startup, said Thursday the first test flight of its multipurpose suborbital rocket Sebit was terminated after the vehicle deviated from its planned trajectory.
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[2026-08-20 10:43 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Senate is holding a hearing on Thursday, August 20, to tackle recent incidents of violence inside schools and the impact of digital platforms on children.
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[2026-08-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FILIPINO entrepreneurs are showing growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI), but for many business owners, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt the technology. It is knowing where to start.
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[2026-08-20 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A swath of Asian governments is trying to get ahead of the curve on hydrogen-powered transport.
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[2026-08-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 20 August 2026 6:40pm
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[2026-08-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Nature is healing, with the latest data from the AI search visibility platform Promptwatch showing that OpenAI's ChatGPT citations from Reddit have plunged in recent weeks to nearly zero.
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[2026-08-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hyundai Executive Chair Chung Euisun, left, poses with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang June in Seoul. (Hyundai Motor Group)
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[2026-08-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Itochu is looking to build data centers and lease them to tech companies before eventually selling them off. (Source photos by Itochu and Nikkei)
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[2026-08-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Stripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.
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[2026-08-20 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, who is widely expected to run for the White House in 2028, has said he wants to make data centre developers more accountable.
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[2026-08-20 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, who is widely expected to run for the White House in 2028, has said he wants to make data centre developers more accountable.
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[2026-08-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Georgia Hitch is digital producer for ABC TV. She has previously worked as a federal political reporter in Canberra and as a reporter in Darwin.
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[2026-08-20 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-20 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros is pushing to expand a bill seeking to protect Filipino children not only from sexual exploitation but also from emerging non-sexual digital harms.
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[2026-08-20 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive GCSE, BTecs and other Level 2 results on Thursday, with some grades in England available through an app that is rolling out for the first time.
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[2026-08-20 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S startup Joby, Toyota's joint venture partner, has been working to commercialize electric flying cars. (Joby Aviation)
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[2026-08-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai and India have accelerated their co-operation in agentic AI with the signing of a preliminary agreement that would help private-sector firms adopt the technology.
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[2026-08-20 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The 10-year memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, signed in 2016 and worth $38 billion, expires in 2028, and discussions about its successor are already underway.
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[2026-08-20 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordThursday, 20 Augustloading
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[2026-08-20 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuThursday, 20 Augustloading
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[2026-08-20 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordThursday, 20 Augustloading
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[2026-08-20 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchThursday, 20 Augustloading
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[2026-08-20 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent more than 81,000 letters warning cryptocurrency holders they may owe capital gains tax in the past year.
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[2026-08-20 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EARLIER this week, an internal draft of a letter being prepared by the US State Department for the 35 countries that have signed on to the “Pax Silica” initiative — the Philippines among them — set off alarm bells, because it would apparently demand that countries “choose sides” between the United States and China in the intensifying competition for dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
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[2026-08-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-08-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-08-20 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — In Europe's fight against wildfires, eyes are turning toward the sky: not just looking for rain or water-dropping Canadair planes, but also for ways to exploit new satellite capabilities to help contain or even prevent new blazes.
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[2026-08-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children
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[2026-08-20 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Marvell Technology shares rallied 6% on a deal that would allow Google to buy up to $12.2 billion in shares of the chipmaking company, according to a securities filing.
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[2026-08-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s power demand is expected to double by 2050, driven by rapid expansion of the economy, population growth and digital infrastructure, according to a senior official.
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