Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese tech titans Tencent and Alibaba are betting heavily on integrating in-house AI into their vast ecosystems. (Source photos by Tomoko Wakasugi and Itsuro Fujino)
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[2026-05-13 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anna Cox is a digital journalist and producer for the breaking news desk, based in the ABC's London bureau.
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[2026-05-13 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese tech giant’s revenue grew 9 per cent following a slowdown in the gaming sales business attributed to a late Chinese New Year
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [ByteDance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese tech giant’s revenue grew 9 per cent following a slowdown in the gaming sales business attributed to a late Chinese New Year
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[2026-05-13 20:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Company updates mission and corporate identity as part of ‘Hybe 2.0’ strategy
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[2026-05-13 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary is leaving his post following an investigation into the use of the tech company’s Azure platform by the Israeli defence ministry.
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[2026-05-13 20:06 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-13 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce.
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[2026-05-13 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have drafted a memorandum that could open a formal channel for Kiev to export battle-tested war technology to the U.S., while also easing the path for U.S. defense firms to form joint ventures with Ukrainian "war unicorns" to mass-produce low-cost, one-way attack drones.
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[2026-05-13 19:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Iran war, trade and artificial intelligence the key talking points of their high-stakes meeting.
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[2026-05-13 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has taken a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
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[2026-05-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s ambitions for his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping have shrunk from ‘grand bargain’ to a plea for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-13 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-13 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son talks with OpenAI Chief Sam Altman, not in photo, during an event for enterprises in Tokyo, in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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[2026-05-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chip giants have reaped windfall gains from the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor supercycle, but their soaring profits are also fueling a broader debate over how the gains should be shared among workers, investors and the broader public.
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[2026-05-13 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES lead; UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-13 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-05-13 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A weather application featured on smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Co. is erroneously identifying South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo as North Korean territory.
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[2026-05-13 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks rebounded by more than 2 percent to settle above the 7,800-point mark Wednesday as investors scooped up semiconductor and auto shares amid lingering Middle East tensions ahead of the US-China summit. The local currency declined against the US dollar.
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, comments in paras 4-5, 10-21; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-13 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Meta employees distributed flyers at multiple US offices on Tuesday to protest the company's recent installation of mouse-tracking software on their computers, according to photos of the pamphlets seen by Reuters.
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[2026-05-13 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense tech developer Smart Shooter has secured a $10.7 million contract with the US Army to supply its AI-powered SMASH fire control systems, the company announced this week. The deal will provide American soldiers with advanced "one-shot, one-hit" technology designed as a counter-drone weapons system.
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[2026-05-13 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rebounded by more than 2 percent to settle above the 7,800-point mark Wednesday as investors scooped up semiconductor and auto shares amid lingering Middle East tensions ahead of the U.S.-China summit. The local currency declined against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-05-13 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.55 pct higher at fresh record high of 7,499.07 on hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Controversy surrounding a proposal by President Lee Jae Myung's policy aide to distribute excess tax revenue from South Korea's technology sector is growing, with the president saying that the issue is being fanned by fake news.
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[2026-05-13 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung accused some media outlets Wednesday of distorting his aide's remarks to make it appear that he suggested distributing the excess profits of artificial intelligence (AI) companies among the public.
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[2026-05-13 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Exchange, South Korea's bourse operator, said Wednesday it has begun adopting artificial intelligence technology in its capital market monitoring works.
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[2026-05-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange, South Korea's bourse operator, said Wednesday it has begun adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology in its capital market monitoring works.
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[2026-05-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Florida real estate bigwig faced mockery and boos for proclaiming “artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution” during her commencement speech at the University of Central Florida last week.
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[2026-05-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Chelsea flower show] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Horticulturalists express alarm after award-winning Matt Keightley launches app that can automate designs
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[2026-05-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-13 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Qualcomm Chief Technology Officer Baaziz Achour speaks at the opening of the company’s R&D center in Hanoi on May 12. The chipmaker is expanding its Vietnam operations beyond AI into chip design. (Photo by Mai Nguyen)
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[2026-05-13 14:01 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president will arrive with tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with trade, AI and Taiwan all set to be discussed
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[2026-05-13 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent roughly four hours on the witness stand Tuesday defending the company’s shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit model, directly rebutting Elon Musk’s claims that he and co-founder Greg Brockman “stole a charity” when they restructured the artificial intelligence lab.
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[2026-05-13 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Phoenix Group, an IHC portfolio company and global digital infrastructure operator, today announced a strategic partnership with DC Max to develop its first European AI data centre, an 18MW facility in Lyon, France.
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[2026-05-13 13:24 UTC+10:00] [AI health technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The Nvidia CEO was notably not included on the list of CEOs invited to attend the summit that was circulated Monday.
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[2026-05-13 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nvidia CEO is among the tech executives accompanying President Donald Trump to Beijing. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a forum Wednesday on bilateral partnership in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, including AI-related infrastructure, semiconductors and services, Seoul's science ministry said.
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[2026-05-13 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-13 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are set to gain access to Claude Mythos, the powerful AI model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Suzu Takahashi and Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-13 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Despite the hype surrounding China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, progress remains heavily dependent on theft and smuggling. The Chinese Communist Party, meanwhile, is determined to maintain tight control. That has become increasingly clear ahead of this week’s Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Texas Instruments is the world's largest maker of analog chips, which are used for sensing, controlling, powering and connecting devices, rather than for computing activities. © Texas Instruments
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[2026-05-13 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A suspected leader of a hacking ring accused of stealing more than 38 billion won ($25.4 million) from victims’ bank and cryptocurrency accounts was extradited to Korea from Bangkok on Wednesday, the Justice Ministry said.
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ArkClaw’s subscription model and surging token demand mark ByteDance’s new approach to agent economics
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ArkClaw’s subscription model and surging token demand mark ByteDance’s new approach to agent economics
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[2026-05-13 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The parent company of Canvas, the online learning platform used by hundreds of thousands of Australian students and teachers, has struck a deal with the cybercriminal gang that stole personal data from an estimated 275 million users and sought a $13 million ransom.
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[2026-05-13 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Singapore has emerged as a major AI data center hub in Asia. (Source photo by Akira Kodaka)
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