Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only

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[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
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[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
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[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: It's time to teach AI that humanity does not speak with one voice | The National
Snippet: Artificial intelligence is frequently presented as a revolutionary technology that will make the world smaller by breaking down barriers to communication and mutual understanding. Yet many of the systems now in place have inherited some of modern society’s most persistent biases.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2026/08/18/ai-arabic-language-internet-science-technology-uae/
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[2026-08-18 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in govt.-led AI project
Snippet: Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10843952
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[2026-08-18 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in gov't-led AI project
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818004700320
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[2026-08-18 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Anthropic nears $6 billion deal for Israeli AI startup Decart, creating new billionaires
Snippet: Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev, the founders of Israeli AI startup Decart are in the final stages of signing a huge deal with Anthropic, the US AI company behind Claude.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-905834
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[2026-08-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Seoul shares open higher on tech gains amid Middle East concerns
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains by major chipmakers, despite overnight losses on Wall Street, as hopes for a deal to end the war with Iran fade.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10843538
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[2026-08-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Watch: Chinese company unveils ‘Superman’ robot that it says is faster than Usain Bolt
Snippet: China’s Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman”, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China’s stock market.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/watch-chinese-company-unveils-superman-robot-that-it-says-is-faster-than-usain-bolt-20260818-p60p6w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (LEAD) Seoul shares open higher on tech gains amid Middle East concerns
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras)
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818001651320
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[2026-08-18 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Seoul shares open higher on tech gains amid Middle East concerns
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, led by gains by major chipmakers, despite overnight losses on Wall Street, as hopes for a deal to end the war with Iran fade.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818001600320
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[2026-08-18 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (URGENT) Seoul shares open higher on tech gains amid Middle East concerns
Snippet: (2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818001500320
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[2026-08-18 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: The $5B bets that went spectacularly wrong for tech bro before he lost $30B overnight
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/us-news/ai-investors-45b-hedge-fund-implodes-after-risky-chip-stock-bets/
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[2026-08-18 08:37 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Customs confiscates travellers’ phones. Does Israeli tech firm clone them?
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/phones-seized-by-abf-cloned/
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[2026-08-18 07:49 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: Cheap Chinese AI tokens collide with deepening Sino-US bloc split
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/cheap-chinese-ai-tokens-collide-with-deepening-sino-us-bloc-split/
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[2026-08-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan readies strategic changes as drones, China upend landscape
Snippet: Technological innovation has changed the nature of conflict since Japan formulated the current editions of its main security documents in 2022. (Illustration by Nikkei)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/defense/japan-readies-strategic-changes-as-drones-china-upend-landscape
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[2026-08-18 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: YouTube to change how it counts video views | The National
Snippet: YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing platform, will soon change how it counts views after requests from content creators.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/17/what-counts-as-a-youtube-view/
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[2026-08-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ‘The AI is fake, but the love is real’: Chatbot romance is booming
Snippet: Norman was the first to wish Chouwa Liang a happy 30th birthday. He sent her a poem.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/the-ai-is-fake-but-the-love-is-real-chatbot-romance-is-booming-20260817-p60oxk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-18 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Trump administration works to strengthen defenses against potential AI bioattacks - report
Snippet: The Trump administration is working to strengthen security against biological attacks after staffing cuts targeted experts in the field early in US President Donald Trump's second term, as artificial intelligence raises new fears about synthetic pathogens, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-905807
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[2026-08-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Title: Oman intensifies efforts to contain oil spill from stranded ship
Snippet: Oman increased its efforts to mitigate the potential environmental impacts from a ship's oil spill, which covers an area of over 2,000 square kilometres, according to a statement released by the country’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology on Monday.
Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/oman-intensifies-efforts-contain-oil-spill-stranded-ship
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[2026-08-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
Snippet: Leading technology firms are increasingly tying ‌together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364341/nvidia-provide-us105-billion-guarantee-openais-ohio-data-centre?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
Snippet: Leading technology firms are increasingly tying ‌together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364341/nvidia-provide-us105-billion-guarantee-openais-ohio-data-centre
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[2026-08-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Aussie businesses praised for their innovation
Snippet: August 18, 2026 03:30 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/aussie-businesses-praised-for-their-innovation/
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[2026-08-18 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: US filings detail $1M Israeli government communications campaign targeting Americans
Snippet: US Justice Department filings show that a communications arrangement undertaken on behalf of the Israeli government included $1 million in disclosed work orders for digital content, research, production and communications aimed at audiences in the United States.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905802
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[2026-08-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: RCBC, SSS launch SSS Loan Lite to expand digital access to affordable loans
Snippet: RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) and the Social Security System (SSS) formalized their partnership through the signing of an agreement for the rollout of SSS Loan Lite powered by RCBC DiskarTech at the Yuchengco Museum in RCBC Plaza last Aug. 11, 2026.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/tmt-newswire/rcbc-sss-launch-sss-loan-lite-to-expand-digital-access-to-affordable-loans/2407093
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[2026-08-18 02:52 UTC+10:00] [Anthropic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?
Snippet: Anthropic says it will change way chatbot makes small, random choices, to comply with EU regulation
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/claude-watermark-ai-text-quality-worse
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[2026-08-18 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta could face ‘astronomical’ damages as historic teen mental health case heads to trial
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/tech/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-could-face-astronomical-damages-as-historic-teen-mental-health-case-heads-to-trial/
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[2026-08-18 02:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: ‘Bad in every aspect’: low-tech animation Niu Lai trounces the Odyssey at Chinese box office
Snippet: Commentary about the ‘so bad it’s good’ qualities of mother and son’s movie has driven people to see it at cinema
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/niu-lai-derided-animated-film-challenges-blockbusters-at-chinese-box-office
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[2026-08-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the .
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordTuesday, 18 Augustloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-quick/2026-08-18
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[2026-08-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Mini Sudoku.
Snippet: Mini SudokuTuesday, 18 Augustloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/mini-sudoku/2026-08-18
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[2026-08-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the SCMP Cryptic Crossword.
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordTuesday, 18 Augustloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-cryptic/2026-08-18
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[2026-08-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Word Search.
Snippet: Word SearchTuesday, 18 Augustloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/word-search/2026-08-18
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[2026-08-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Globe launches Pathfinder Program to develop future-ready talent
Snippet: GLOBE continues to invest in the next generation of talent, helping students to develop the skills, confidence and perspective they need to thrive in a digital future.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/tmt-newswire/globe-launches-pathfinder-program-to-develop-future-ready-talent/2406650
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[2026-08-18 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Title: Trump Threatens To Bomb "The S*** Out Of" Oman
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/p0p4z0hg?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: PH digital payments target achieved ahead of schedule
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/business/top-business/ph-digital-payments-target-achieved-ahead-of-schedule/2407053
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[2026-08-18 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Nvidia financing initiative follows SEC guidance that takes sponsors off the hook for data center investments
Snippet: Recent Securities and Exchange Commission guidance is underpinning the debt-fueled data center buildout to support artificial intelligence.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/nvidia-financing-initiative-follows-sec-guidance-taking-sponsors-off-the-hook.html
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[2026-08-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Supermarkets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
Snippet: Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/concerns-security-privacy-facial-recognition-technology-coles-woolworths
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[2026-08-18 00:50 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Title: Flipping the kill switch: I survived 72 hours without US tech
Snippet: The first thing I noticed when I gave up American technology was the silence.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-experiment-living-without-us-tech-for-72-hours/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-08-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Nvidia backs financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio
Snippet: Nvidia on Monday said it will provide the credit and compute for a new artificial intelligence data center for OpenAI in Ohio.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/nvidia-financing-open-ai-data-center-ohio.html
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: The next silicon? AI data centre material faces price spike amid China supply crunch
Snippet: Beyond GPUs and memory chips, the rapid AI buildout is sparking demand for indium phosphide, a substrate used to power next-generation optical transmission
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3364327/next-silicon-ai-data-centre-material-faces-price-spike-amid-china-supply-crunch?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: The next silicon? AI data centre material faces price spike amid China supply crunch
Snippet: Beyond GPUs and memory chips, the rapid AI buildout is sparking demand for indium phosphide, a substrate used to power next-generation optical transmission
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3364327/next-silicon-ai-data-centre-material-faces-price-spike-amid-china-supply-crunch
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[2026-08-17 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 202 cups in an hour: Beijing’s 24-hour robot-run coffee shop sets world record | South China Morning Post
Snippet: The shop set a Guinness World Record on its opening day for the most cups of coffee served by a robot-operated store in one hour.
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/technology/3364331/202-cups-hour-beijings-24-hour-robot-run-coffee-shop-sets-world-record
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[2026-08-17 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech
Snippet: Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week starts with Semis / Memory / AI themes bid globally, as small-caps are fractionally in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.1% higher, while Nasdaq futures climb 0.5% after strong revenue growth at Anthropic helped boost optimism around artificial intelligence and bolstered the view that massive spending on artificial intelligence will be sustained.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-rise-fresh-push-higher-tech
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China expands digital yuan network with 8 new banks to accelerate adoption
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3364310/china-expands-digital-yuan-network-eight-new-banks-accelerate-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China expands digital yuan network with 8 new banks to accelerate adoption
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3364310/china-expands-digital-yuan-network-eight-new-banks-accelerate-adoption
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[2026-08-17 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model
Snippet: Meta wants to lead in open-source AI. China's Alibaba just reminded the U.S. tech giant how competitive the market is.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/alibaba-meta-qwen-open-weight-ai-laptop-models.html
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[2026-08-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Meta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
Snippet: Exclusive: Raúl Torrez is drafting two bills with state lawmakers to bolster consumer protections and child safety online, building on state’s landmark case against Meta
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/raul-torrez-new-mexico-meta-social-media-safety-laws
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[2026-08-17 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies
Snippet: WORLDCLAW. Silhouettes of figures depicting US President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump are seen behind the WorldClaw logo in this illustration taken on August 11, 2026.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/trump-crypto-firm-backs-worldclaw-ai-venture-restricted-chinese-companies/
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Alibaba sells gaming arm Lingxi Games as tech giant sharpens focus on AI and e-commerce
Snippet: The landmark deal sees Citic Capital’s private equity arm acquiring the unit famous for strategy game Three Kingdoms Tactics
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364287/alibaba-sells-gaming-arm-lingxi-games-tech-giant-sharpens-focus-ai-and-e-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Alibaba sheds gaming business Lingxi to double down on AI and e-commerce
Snippet: The landmark deal sees Citic Capital’s private equity arm acquiring the unit famous for strategy game Three Kingdoms Tactics
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364287/alibaba-sells-gaming-arm-lingxi-games-tech-giant-sharpens-focus-ai-and-e-commerce
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: WATCH: Science and technology week
Snippet: The Department of Science and Technology opens its 2026 Regional Science and Technology Week celebration at the La Marietta Events Place in Odiongan, Romblon. The ribbon cutting ceremony was led by Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum and Romblon Governor Trina Alejandra Firmalo-Fabic, who tested some of the projects on exhibit.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/17/videos/watch-science-and-technology-week/2406615
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