[2026-08-19 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Public support will make or break acceptance of PH’s ‘tech future’

Snippet: A PUBLIC consultation meeting between a proponent for an artificial intelligence (AI) data center project and citizens and the local government of Oton, Iloilo, went horribly wrong on Aug. 14, when the project’s representative stormed out of the meeting and later cursed journalists trying to ask follow-up questions outside. Although the powers-that-be in the government and among big business groups anxious to see the Philippines grow and profit from the new “AI era” of industrial development have been quick to

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/opinion/editorial/public-support-will-make-or-break-acceptance-of-phs-tech-future/2407772

[2026-08-19 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Enrollment declines in Western Visayas

Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/regions/enrollment-declines-in-western-visayas/2407576

[2026-08-19 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Elijah Canlas, John Arcilla bring dark humor in prank gone wrong

Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/elijah-canlas-john-arcilla-bring-dark-humor-in-prank-gone-wrong/2407358

[2026-08-19 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Pax Silica: What’s in it for Philippine cities?

Snippet: THERE are a lot of opinions about Pax Silica, even though very little is still known about what we, the Philippines, exactly signed up for. The silence and lack of transparency are deafening. The misleading analysis, distracting. The frantic rush, alarming. In simple terms, Pax Silica is a US-led international partnership aimed at securing global supply chains for computer chips, AI technology, and critical minerals among the US and its allies.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/opinion/columns/pax-silica-whats-in-it-for-philippine-cities/2407746

[2026-08-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Resilience in the age of digital leadership

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/19/business/top-business/resilience-in-the-age-of-digital-leadership/2407881

[2026-08-19 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Alibaba, ByteDance trim gaming and retail to invest in AI

Snippet: Alibaba Group Holding is selling Lingxi Games to a private equity fund. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/alibaba-bytedance-trim-gaming-and-retail-to-invest-in-ai

[2026-08-19 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: BBC News

Title: Russia Threatens The UK (Again)

Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p4z12v?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-19 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China tightens border crossings after Meta's play for AI startup Manus

Snippet: Facebook parent Meta's attempted acquisition of Chinese agentic AI developer Manus is thought to have spurred Beijing to add the new regulations. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/china-tightens-border-crossings-after-meta-s-play-for-ai-startup-manus

[2026-08-19 01:28 UTC+10:00] [ChatGPT] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards

Snippet: Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on self-harm and sexual chats

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/openai-chatgpt-for-teens

[2026-08-19 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Meta Faces Unprecedented Legal Reckoning Over Youth Mental Health As Massive Multistate Trial Begins

Snippet: Meta Platforms is facing a critical juncture in its battle over youth online safety. Just weeks after suffering a massive legal defeat in New Mexico, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is now defending itself in a California federal court against a bipartisan coalition of 29 states. The states say Meta deliberately designed its platforms to addict children and harvested their data in violation of federal law.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/meta-faces-unprecedented-legal-reckoning-over-youth-mental-health-massive-multistate

[2026-08-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet the Chinese AI star who splashed a reported US$70m on a California mansion

Snippet: Tony Wu Yuhuai, co-founder of Elon Musk’s AI lab, reportedly buys 12-acre estate, putting a spotlight on China’s Silicon Valley talent

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364380/meet-chinese-ai-star-who-splashed-reported-us70m-california-mansion?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Elon Musk] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet the Chinese AI star who splashed a reported US$70m on a California mansion

Snippet: Tony Wu Yuhuai, co-founder of Elon Musk’s AI lab, reportedly buys 12-acre estate, putting a spotlight on China’s Silicon Valley talent

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364380/meet-chinese-ai-star-who-splashed-reported-us70m-california-mansion

[2026-08-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: OpenAI lanza ChatGPT para adolescentes y promete un chatbot más apropiado para su edad

Snippet: La app de ChatGPT en un iPhone en Nueva York, el 18 de mayo de 2023. (AP Foto/Richard Drew, Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/openai-chatgpt-teens-ia-chatbot-adolescentes-a3b9bee68aac6eb7429176ba1cd3ab89

[2026-08-18 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Superman’ robot allegedly outruns Usain Bolt in uncanny video: ‘Breaking the limits of humanity’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/tech/superman-robot-allegedly-outruns-usain-bolt-in-uncanny-video/

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts

Snippet: Tech Transparency Project’s report shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety features

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-pays-influencers-teen-social-media-ban

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Scientists who turned to OnlyFans to fund marmot research receive crypto boost

Snippet: Funding boost worth $100,000 has recently materialized in form of new marmot-themed cryptocurrency

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/scientists-onlyfans-marmots-crypto

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nokia to close almost all sites in mainland China by year end, sources say

Snippet: Retreating from China, once Nokia’s largest single-country market globally, would mark an acquiescence to domestic competition

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364425/nokia-close-almost-all-sites-mainland-china-year-end-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China tech war] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nokia to close almost all sites in mainland China by year end, sources say

Snippet: Retreating from China, once Nokia’s largest single-country market globally, would mark an acquiescence to domestic competition

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364425/nokia-close-almost-all-sites-mainland-china-year-end-sources-say

[2026-08-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "Sea Of Red": Futures Slide As Market Wakes Up To Soaring Bond Yields And Diesel Prices

Snippet: US futures are a "sea of red" (as Bloomberg describes it) in early trading as thin summer volumes persist, with the wrong kind of inflation coming to the fore and Monday’s tech selloff weighing on sentiment despite bullish AI news. The recent stock-bonds disconnect is finally being reappraised with US futures lower across the board.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sea-red-futures-slide-market-wakes-soaring-bond-yields-and-diesel-prices

[2026-08-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Snippet: Judge says Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow China Innovation Investment and its executives to respond before publication

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364459/hong-kong-court-orders-defunct-apple-daily-pay-hk15-million-over-defamatory-articles?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Kung Ching] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Snippet: Judge says Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow China Innovation Investment and its executives to respond before publication

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364459/hong-kong-court-orders-defunct-apple-daily-pay-hk15-million-over-defamatory-articles

[2026-08-18 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi ‘in no rush’ to turn vast AI spending into profits despite earnings slump

Snippet: The Chinese tech firm has seen its net profits decline for three consecutive quarters, as it rapidly ramps up AI-related R&D spending

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3364458/xiaomi-no-rush-turn-vast-ai-spending-profits-despite-earnings-slump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 22:21 UTC+10:00] [April-June] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi ‘in no rush’ to turn vast AI spending into profits despite earnings slump

Snippet: The Chinese tech firm has seen its net profits decline for three consecutive quarters, as it rapidly ramps up AI-related R&D spending

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3364458/xiaomi-no-rush-turn-vast-ai-spending-profits-despite-earnings-slump

[2026-08-18 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: 'Worrisome': AI is driving a looming market correction, central bank economists warn

Snippet: U.S. and European stocks are scaling record highs as investors pile into the AI boom, but economists at the European Central Bank warn that history points to a sharp downturn ahead.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/ai-tech-rally-correction-economists.html

[2026-08-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen model takes on larger AI systems from OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu

Snippet: Chinese tech giant’s latest offering performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna and nearly matched DeepSeek, Zhipu’s open-weight models

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3364404/alibabas-lightweight-qwen-model-takes-larger-ai-systems-openai-deepseek-zhipu?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen model takes on larger AI systems from OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu

Snippet: Chinese tech giant’s latest offering performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna and nearly matched DeepSeek, Zhipu’s open-weight models

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3364404/alibabas-lightweight-qwen-model-takes-larger-ai-systems-openai-deepseek-zhipu

[2026-08-18 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Sea Ray parent Brunswick bets on AI navigation and new revenue streams to help stalling boat sales

Snippet: Brunswick Corp., a global leader in boat manufacturing and recreation on the water, is counting on advanced technology to help with stalling sales.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/sea-ray-parent-brunswick-ai-recurring-revenue-boat-sales.html

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, with content restrictions and study help

Snippet: The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/openai-chatgpt-teens-ai-safety-650cb35591de6546054d6c4e73b3290a

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Nvidia's AI moat is shifting from chips to capital

Snippet: Nvidia's massive head start in artificial intelligence turned the chipmaker into the world's most valuable company. Now, almost four years into the generative AI boom, competitors like Advanced Micro Devices and Google have chipped away at Nvidia's technology lead, pushing the company to take advantage of its other great asset: capital.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/nvidias-ai-moat-is-shifting-from-chips-to-capital.html

[2026-08-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: CNBC

Title: The startup using AI to help rare disease families develop custom treatments

Snippet: CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories that advance research, innovation and patient care in rare diseases.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/the-startup-using-ai-to-help-build-custom-treatments-for-rare-diseases.html

[2026-08-18 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Smartphone king Xiaomi's profits drop 43% on memory crunch, weak demand

Snippet: Xiaomi's management attributed the weak results to softening demand for gadgets, rising memory chip prices and stiffer competition from EV rivals. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/smartphone-king-xiaomi-s-profits-drop-43-on-memory-crunch-weak-demand

[2026-08-18 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israir gets US Transport Dept. approval to sell tickets, aims for New York flights from October

Snippet: Israeli low-cost airline Israir Airlines received approval to sell tickets for flights to the US, the airline announced on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-905874

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Baidu quarterly revenue drops 4% as AI cloud surge fails to offset advertising slump

Snippet: Helping cushion the fall, revenue from AI-related operations jumped 25 per cent year on year to 12.5 billion yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364436/baidu-quarterly-revenue-drops-4-ai-cloud-surge-fails-offset-advertising-slump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Tencent] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Baidu quarterly revenue drops 4% as AI cloud surge fails to offset advertising slump

Snippet: Helping cushion the fall, revenue from AI-related operations jumped 25 per cent year on year to 12.5 billion yuan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364436/baidu-quarterly-revenue-drops-4-ai-cloud-surge-fails-offset-advertising-slump

[2026-08-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Humanoid War Robots Could Soon Patrol US Southern Border To Combat Weaponized Migrant Flows

Snippet: Building on our February theme that physical AI and humanoid robots would move beyond factory floors and folding laundry in homes into conflict zones and other high-risk environments, US-based Foundation Robotics is now discussing potential national-security deployments of its Phantom humanoid robot along the southern border.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/humanoid-war-robots-could-soon-patrol-us-southern-border-combat-weaponized-migrant-flows

[2026-08-18 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sick of AI slop? So are the tech giants

Snippet: The worst of artificial intelligence slop has cluttered Google searches with recipes for glue-topped pizza, Amazon listings with sham biographies and Facebook feeds with images of Shrimp Jesus.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/sick-of-ai-slop-so-are-the-tech-giants-20260818-p60pd2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea’s crypto outflows reflect product gap, not stablecoin gap: First Digital CEO

Snippet: Vincent Chok says broader investment access is key to keeping activity onshore

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844474

[2026-08-18 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: SoftBank plans $6.3bn retail bond issue, largest by Japanese company

Snippet: SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son is expected to accelerate the tech conglomerate's investment in physical AI. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/softbank/softbank-plans-6.3bn-retail-bond-issue-largest-by-japanese-company

[2026-08-18 17:59 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Consumer watchdog bares teeth at dodgy digital sellers

Snippet: August 18, 2026 17:59 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/consumer-watchdog-bares-teeth-at-dodgy-digital-sellers/

[2026-08-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese navy’s combat software guru Zhao Xiaozhe disappears from academy website

Snippet: The vice-admiral is the latest prominent expert to be removed from the prestigious national engineering institution’s membership list

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364364/chinese-navys-combat-software-guru-zhao-xiaozhe-disappears-academy-website?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese navy’s combat software guru Zhao Xiaozhe disappears from academy website

Snippet: The vice-admiral is the latest prominent expert to be removed from the prestigious national engineering institution’s membership list

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364364/chinese-navys-combat-software-guru-zhao-xiaozhe-disappears-academy-website

[2026-08-18 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm

Snippet: Researchers at Stanford University used artificial intelligence to create 16 functional viruses not found in nature earlier this month.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-905688

[2026-08-18 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Ombudsman suspends 2 Transport execs over P13.3B computer fees

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday ordered the preventive suspension without pay of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Vigor Mendoza II and Office of Transportation Cooperatives Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III over the continued use of the STRADCOM-operated LTO information technology system that generated P13.379 billion in computer fees charged to motorists from 2019 to 2025.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/news/ombudsman-suspends-2-transport-execs-over-p133b-computer-fees/2407248

[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored

Snippet: Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/18/the-long-read-democracy-v-the-machine-digital-age-warnings-computer-history-technology

[2026-08-18 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG, SKT, Upstage advance in Korea’s sovereign AI race

Snippet: LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage have advanced to the next stage of South Korea’s government-backed push to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence foundation model, the Science Ministry said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844040

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Several US billionaire investors reshuffle their Chinese technology stocks amid AI boom

Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364358/several-us-billionaire-investors-reshuffle-their-chinese-technology-stocks-amid-ai-boom?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Several US billionaire investors reshuffle their Chinese technology stocks amid AI boom

Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3364358/several-us-billionaire-investors-reshuffle-their-chinese-technology-stocks-amid-ai-boom

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety: researcher

Snippet: Company’s ‘Shield of Open Source’ programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3364356/zhipu-ais-answer-project-glasswing-marks-shift-chinese-cyber-safety-researcher?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhipu AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety: researcher

Snippet: Company’s ‘Shield of Open Source’ programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3364356/zhipu-ais-answer-project-glasswing-marks-shift-chinese-cyber-safety-researcher

[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: AI-exposed sectors see sharp drop in youth employment: BOK report

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Youth employment has fallen sharply in sectors highly exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) technology since the emergence of generative AI chatbots, a central bank report showed Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818005100320