Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man passes a Baidu logo at an open-source AI event in Beijing on Mar. 17. The search engine operator's chip unit, Kunlunxin, is planning a public listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. © Reuters
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[2026-05-08 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Having given Silicon Valley free rein to roll out the technology, US President Donald Trump is now considering introducing government oversight amid growing fears of an AI-powered cyberattack, as White House officials told AI company executives about plans for a working group of tech and government officials to examine potential oversight procedures in meetings last week.
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[2026-05-08 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: In this latest edition of our Americans in Spain newsletter we cover positive changes for Americans wanting to apply for Spain's Digital Nomad Visa and and Spain’s summer plans to celebrate its role in 250 years of American independence.
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[2026-05-08 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Canvas is a learning management software used by educational facilities across the world. (ABC News)
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[2026-05-08 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. tech stocks are back in vogue after another stellar earnings season, but Morningstar analysis suggests the sector offers the best value to investors in years.
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[2026-05-08 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Even though Norway is one of the European countries most critical of Israel, what happens in the diplomatic arena is not necessarily reflect in defense procurement. Germany has begun supplying Norway with Leopard 2A8NOR tanks in the first sale of the advanced platform, which also carries Israeli technology.
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[2026-05-08 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While the precise operational details regarding the recent war involving Israel, the United States, and Iran remain highly classified, one reality is undeniable: Both Israel and the US have successfully executed highly accurate operations across vast distances. Feats of this magnitude can only be accomplished by maintaining a continuous, unbroken flow of data to striking forces thousands of kilometers away.
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[2026-05-08 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Whether it’s Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop or executives walking the red carpet at the Met Gala, tech’s biggest players are pivoting to fashion to sell their brands – and attempt to appear cooler in the process
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[2026-05-08 14:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expanding staffing for its robotics control tower as the South Korean tech giant seeks to expand its robot business, industry sources said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The scrapped Afeela project was aimed at boosting the consumption of Sony content and use of its technology. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa)
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[2026-05-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the South Korean judge’s death to China debuting naval drone tech, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Shandong province] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the South Korean judge’s death to China debuting naval drone tech, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-08 14:11 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 14:04 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The government is considering the expanded use of digital platforms to speed up the delivery of health services to Filipino families in need of assistance, Malacañang said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The government is considering the expanded use of digital platforms to speed up the delivery of health services to Filipino families in need of assistance, Malacañang said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yet
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India has a much larger fleet of 4.5-generation fighters but is lagging behind Pakistan in the acquisition of stealth warplanes
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Fatah-4] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India has a much larger fleet of 4.5-generation fighters but is lagging behind Pakistan in the acquisition of stealth warplanes
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[2026-05-08 12:52 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Instagram users will no longer be able to send ultra‑private direct messages, as the feature is switched off globally.
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[2026-05-08 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cloudflare is axing more than 1,100 employees in a worldwide bloodbath as the San Francisco tech giant dramatically restructures. Founders told staff that the company’s internal use of artificial intelligence has exploded more than 600% in just three months.
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[2026-05-08 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three illegal immigrants allegedly made off with over a million dollars worth of stolen Apple gadgets after a brazen, armed, broad day hijacking of a delivery truck outside a Nassau County mall in January.
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[2026-05-08 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer.
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[2026-05-08 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: OpenAI on Thursday announced that GPT-5.5-Cyber, a variation of its latest artificial intelligence model, is rolling out in a limited preview capacity to vetted cybersecurity teams, a month after rival Anthropic captivated investors and government officials with Claude Mythos Preview.
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[2026-05-08 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Post’s parent company News Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, driven by growth in its Dow Jones, digital real estate and book publishing divisions.
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[2026-05-08 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, habla durante una conferencia de prensa con el presidente electo de Chile, José Antonio Kast, en el palacio presidencial, el viernes 30 de enero de 2026, en San Salvador, El Salvador. (AP Foto/Salvador Meléndez)
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[2026-05-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Dianne King is a digital video journalist, and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning editor.
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[2026-05-08 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Francisco was written off as tech workers were laid off and remote work became the norm. Then came the robots — and with them, a real estate revival nobody saw coming.
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[2026-05-08 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON – The war in Iran looms large over President Trump’s trip to China next week as the US seeks Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help in lowering gas prices but may have to concede ground in the technology war in return.
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[2026-05-08 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Coinbase posted lower-than-expected results for the first quarter as crypto prices fell, weighing on one of the companies' major revenue drivers — spot trading in digital assets .
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[2026-05-08 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has again taken top ranking for adopting artificial intelligence, according to the 2026 Microsoft AI Economy Institute analysis.
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[2026-05-08 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vijay also represents a younger political brand that may prioritize regional economic engagement. Hence, there are a few possible openings for Sri Lanka to engage in joint tourism promotion between Northern Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, establish ferry connectivity revival between ports such as Kankesanthurai Harbour and Nagapattinam Port, and increase cultural links such as film, education, and technology exchanges.
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[2026-05-08 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament that 4,742 cases were filed in 2025 regarding cyber crimes against women and that special cyber crime prevention units have been established in all provinces, including the Northern and Eastern provinces, to investigate such cases.
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[2026-05-08 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marking a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s digital transformation journey, the National QR Payment Adoption Programme was recently launched with the objective of accelerating the country’s transition towards a cash-lite economy.
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[2026-05-08 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LB CIM, the flagship digital lifestyle application powered by LB Finance PLC, has entered a strategic partnership with e-Channelling PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading digital healthcare platform, to offer doctor channeling services directly through the LB CIM App.
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[2026-05-08 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Russia has become the leading exporter of nuclear technology across the globe. (ABC News: Cordelia Brown)
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[2026-05-08 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: DFCC Bank PLC has been certified as a Full Member of the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) for 2026, marking a step in the Bank’s ongoing effort to strengthen its digital capability and align more closely with the country’s evolving technology ecosystem.
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[2026-05-08 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Xclusive is celebrating nine years of operations, marking its journey from humble beginnings to becoming a leading destination for genuine technology products in the country.
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[2026-05-08 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OpenAI introduced three audio models for its developer platform on Thursday, aiming to make voice-based software agents more conversational and capable of completing tasks in real time.
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[2026-05-08 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong informed employees in an early morning message Tuesday that the cryptocurrency exchange would eliminate roughly 14% of its workforce — about 700 jobs — as the company restructures around artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-08 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some think Jim Chalmers will announce a return to the pre-1999 inflation indexation model for capital gains for all asset classes. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)
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[2026-05-08 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — As concerns mount over artificial intelligence and its rapid integration into society, tech companies are increasingly turning to faith leaders for guidance on how to shape the technology — a surprising about-face on Silicon Valley’s longstanding skepticism of organized religion.
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[2026-05-08 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: For an $18 billion market-cap company, data-center owner Iren trades like one of the AI giants.The company had two of the top 20 biggest options trades in the market on Thursday and a total $173 million of premium traded hands, with 73% of that in calls.By comparison, less than a million dollars of options traded in total between data-center real-estate stocks Equinix and Digital Realty Trust, whose combined market cap is almost ten times Iren's.
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[2026-05-08 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Silicon Valley’s AI boom may be heading out to sea.
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[2026-05-08 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
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[2026-05-08 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Google faces a fresh UK lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominance in online display advertising, the claimants announced Thursday, in the latest antitrust action against the US tech giant.
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[2026-05-08 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: About 90 million Iranian residents are still unable to use the internet due to a blackout imposed by the country's regime on February 28.
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[2026-05-08 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: About 90 million Iranian residents are still unable to use the internet due to a blackout imposed by the country's regime on February 28.
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[2026-05-08 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday acknowledged that artificial intelligence will be a disruptive force, including in the jobs market, but said the revolutionary tech will ultimately bring “massively larger” positives.
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