[2026-08-07 11:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Ediya Coffee offers discounts for foreign customers via Alipay+ promotion

Snippet: Ediya Coffee said Friday it was offering discounts to foreign customers through a promotion with cross-border digital payment platform Alipay+, aiming to improve payment convenience for international visitors.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10833893

[2026-08-07 11:34 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Billions before breakfast: Mike Cannon-Brookes’ fortune soars after Wall Street rally

Snippet: Technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ net worth soared on Friday morning, after Atlassian posted its first quarterly operating profit in more than two years and its shares jumped as much as 38 per cent in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/billions-before-breakfast-mike-cannon-brookes-fortune-soars-after-wall-street-rally-20260807-p60m8q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-07 11:11 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Are you a ‘reverse centaur’? (Spoiler: You probably are)

Snippet: Each day, a new outrageous claim of AI’s capabilities vaults into the headlines. Even by Silicon Valley standards, they’re becoming unhinged. I’m left asking, who is the audience here? Who shares these megalomaniacal fever dreams of unlimited power and absolute social disintegration?

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/are-you-a-reverse-centaur-spoiler-you-probably-are-20260803-p60kwt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tech bro makes drastic honeymoon decision after $45B AI fund collapse as lavish lifestyle revealed

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/ai-billionaire-skips-honeymoon-as-investors-panic-over-30b-losses/

[2026-08-07 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: 4 US tech giants amass $1.46tn in physical assets, rivaling oil majors

Snippet: Amazon's PP&E assets doubled from three years earlier to $538.7 billion, the largest company in the world by that measure. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/4-us-tech-giants-amass-1.46tn-in-physical-assets-rivaling-oil-majors

[2026-08-07 10:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares open higher on tech gains despite renewed Hormuz tensions

Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Friday, led by gains in technology stocks despite renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10833746

[2026-08-07 10:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Naver Q2 net income up 41.6% as AI boosts core biz

Snippet: Naver Corp., South Korea's largest online portal operator, said Friday its second-quarter net profit rose from a year earlier, as artificial intelligence helped boost its key businesses.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10833736

[2026-08-07 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong aims to be a global tech hub, but can it hold on to its young talent?

Snippet: An increasingly risk-averse culture and a lack of early-stage support may push young start-up founders to look overseas, critics warn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363208/hong-kong-aims-be-global-tech-hub-can-it-hold-its-young-talent?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-07 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong aims to be a global tech hub, but can it hold on to its young talent?

Snippet: An increasingly risk-averse culture and a lack of early-stage support may push young start-up founders to look overseas, critics warn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363208/hong-kong-aims-be-global-tech-hub-can-it-hold-its-young-talent

[2026-08-07 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Seoul shares open higher on tech gains despite renewed Hormuz tensions

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260807001851320

[2026-08-07 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul shares open higher on tech gains despite renewed Hormuz tensions

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Friday, led by gains in technology stocks despite renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260807001800320

[2026-08-07 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Seoul shares open higher on tech gains despite renewed Hormuz tensions

Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260807001700320

[2026-08-07 09:04 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: AI used to create new viruses in the lab

Snippet: For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/ai-used-to-create-new-viruses-in-the-lab-20260807-p60m7g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-07 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: LA wants to pay a nearly $1M to maintain to maintain ancient technology that no one even uses

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/los-angeles-to-pay-nearly-1m-to-maintain-241-ancient-pay-phones/

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese luxury brands rise from challengers to market shapers as global houses lose lustre

Snippet: A growing number of local brands are winning over premium consumers who prize craftsmanship, innovation and a high‑value sense of luxury

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3362270/chinese-luxury-brands-rise-challengers-market-shapers-global-houses-lose-lustre?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-07 08:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese luxury brands rise from challengers to market shapers as global houses lose lustre

Snippet: A growing number of local brands are winning over premium consumers who prize craftsmanship, innovation and a high‑value sense of luxury

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3362270/chinese-luxury-brands-rise-challengers-market-shapers-global-houses-lose-lustre

[2026-08-07 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Palantir has quietly become tech’s hottest streetwear brand — and fans are paying up for the privilege

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/palantir-has-quietly-become-techs-hottest-streetwear-brand/

[2026-08-07 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: DeepSeek Resumes $74BN Mega-Raise - Then Warns It's Jacking-Up Prices

Snippet: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is looking to raise roughly 50 billion yuan at a valuation of 500 billion yuan (US$74 billion) - while the company warned developers a day later that it's raising prices. The resumed funding round, first reported by Chinese business outlet Caijing (via The Standard), is expected to be signed by the end of the month, with the process kept deliberately quiet; some participating institutions reportedly haven't even been formally told the deal is back on.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/deepseek-resumes-74bn-mega-raise-then-warns-its-jacking-prices

[2026-08-07 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Meta says its AI went rogue

Snippet: Meta has become the third major tech company to report its AI going rogue and hacking a third-party company. The incident involved Muse Spark 1.1, an AI model marketed by the company as “superintelligent.”

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643955-meta-ai-escape-hacking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-07 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon

Snippet: Advanced Micro Devices is counting on its graphics processing units to drive the bulk of its data center growth as cloud companies snap up all the advanced AI chips they can find.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/amd-buys-taalas-startup-that-hardwires-ai-models-into-its-silicon.html

[2026-08-07 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gavin Newsom dragged to court in self-driving truck battle that could change state forever

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/tech/teamsters-sue-california-over-self-driving-truck-rules/

[2026-08-07 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Florida city breaks ground on its first 3D-printed home — as experts call the technology all hype

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/real-estate/florida-city-prints-3d-home-but-skeptics-call-it-all-hype/

[2026-08-07 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Meridian Holdings Q2 2026: What happens when the bettors win, but the company still grows?

Snippet: For a sports betting company, not every major tournament produces an easy quarter.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-903910

[2026-08-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses

Snippet: A graphic showing one of the AI designed bacteriophage viruses made in the laboratory

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3j3ngevmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-07 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion

Snippet: Israel’s ambition to become a trillion-dollar economy is usually framed as a question of quantity: more venture capital, more innovation, more unicorns, more infrastructure, and more regional integration. Those goals matter, but they miss the deeper constraint.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-904419

[2026-08-07 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US military GPS jamming caused plane crash in New Mexico, report says | The National

Snippet: The US Congress is seeking answers after a preliminary report showed that US military GPS jamming led to a fatal plane crash in New Mexico.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/08/06/gnss-jamming-gps-jamming-us-military/

[2026-08-07 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Airtable’s cut-price sale is just the start for software also-rans

Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/8b2d8925-7fb9-44c8-8093-48442455ebe0

[2026-08-07 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue

Snippet: In a rare show of bipartisanship, Democrats and Donald Trump's conservative supporters both blame the president's ties to the tech industry for his administration's limited response to recent hacks carried out by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI agents.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-904803

[2026-08-07 02:16 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 CrosswordFriday, 7 Augustloading

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-quick/2026-08-07

[2026-08-07 02:16 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 SudokuFriday, 7 Augustloading

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/mini-sudoku/2026-08-07

[2026-08-07 02:16 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 CrosswordFriday, 7 Augustloading

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-cryptic/2026-08-07

[2026-08-07 02:16 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 SearchFriday, 7 Augustloading

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/word-search/2026-08-07

[2026-08-07 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: UAE wealth fund in talks to back one of Japan's biggest data centers

Snippet: Akita prefecture is known for its abundance of renewable energy projects that can power data centers. (Photo by Toshihisa Suzuki)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/uae-wealth-fund-in-talks-to-back-one-of-japan-s-biggest-data-centers

[2026-08-07 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Fujifilm weighs partial spinoff, IPO for multifunction printer business

Snippet: Fujifilm Holdings announced Tuesday that it is considering spinning off its business innovation segment, which brings in 35% of the group's revenue. (Photo by Taiyo Suzuki)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/fujifilm-weighs-partial-spinoff-ipo-for-multifunction-printer-business

[2026-08-07 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Developing next surprises: Defense Ministry officials discuss defense-tech future with top startups

Snippet: As orders from Israeli defense tech companies reached approximately $330 million in exports, the government met on Thursday with CEOs of some of the country's top defense startups to discuss Israel’s defense strategy, which includes munitions independence, pushing for the development of "the next surprises," and increasing defense exports.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-904791

[2026-08-07 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: CNBC

Title: 'AI Kill Switch' bill needs to be passed this year amid ongoing rogue agent hacks, Rep. Lieu says

Snippet: Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., one of the authors of the "AI Kill Switch Act," said Thursday that the ongoing hacks by rogue artificial intelligence agents are adding urgency to getting the bill passed.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/ai-kill-switch-bill-openai-anthropic-meta.html

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Elon Musk vows to ‘come after’ lefties — like ex-Mamdani volunteer who called tech titan ‘valid military target’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/elon-musk-vows-to-come-after-lefties-like-ex-zohran-mamdani-volunteer/

[2026-08-07 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why $370bn tech group Palantir pays 1.4 percent tax rate: Report

Snippet: Palantir Technologies, the United States data analytics and artificial intelligence company which has contracts with the country’s military and intelligence apparatus, has “engineered its corporate structure” to pay no US federal corporate income tax, according to a new report.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/why-370bn-tech-group-palantir-pays-just-1-4-percent-tax-report

[2026-08-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Moovit unveils new function to maximize walking, 'biohacks' based on Bar-Ilan University research

Snippet: For commuters trying to fit more movement into a packed day, the Moovit app has introduced a route option that adds walking without extending travel time.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-904777

[2026-08-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: National AI Directorate announces 'Project Nexus' to develop, build quantum computer in Israel

Snippet: Israel will focus its development efforts on quantum computing and physical artificial intelligence, with the objective of becoming a leading nation in both areas, the Prime Minister's Office National AI Directorate and the Finance Ministry Accountant General's Department announced on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-904774

[2026-08-06 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Meta chases OpenAI, Anthropic with new AI coding app

Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Meta entered the race for automated coding tools on Wednesday when it announced a new app for developers of artificial intelligence products, as it competes with other major AI labs for customers and revenue.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/06/world/meta-chases-openai-anthropic-with-new-ai-coding-app/2400254

[2026-08-06 23:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG, Nvidia chiefs to discuss AI infrastructure, robotics partnership in person next week

Snippet: LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo will meet with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang in the United States next week to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and robotics, industry sources said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10833521

[2026-08-06 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Coded for glamour and glory, AI make-up arm steals the show in Hong Kong hackathon

Snippet: Personalised make-up assistant handed top honours after lipstick demonstration, beating more than 160 global competitors in finals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363197/coded-glamour-and-glory-ai-make-arm-steals-show-hong-kong-hackathon?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-06 23:30 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Coded for glamour and glory, AI make-up arm steals the show in Hong Kong hackathon

Snippet: Personalised make-up assistant handed top honours after lipstick demonstration, beating more than 160 global competitors in finals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363197/coded-glamour-and-glory-ai-make-arm-steals-show-hong-kong-hackathon

[2026-08-06 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: New Moderna mRNA flu vaccine wins FDA approval

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/06/world/new-moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine-wins-fda-approval/2400182

[2026-08-06 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Who controls Africa's digital voice? ( Africanews Debates)

Snippet: As internet access surges across the continent, rights advocates warn that laws meant to combat cybercrime are increasingly being used to police political speech, raising fresh questions over where Africa should draw the line between security and freedom of expression.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/06/who-controls-africas-digital-voice-africanews-debates/

[2026-08-06 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Decoding Nigeria’s crypto shift and transforming diaspora cash into capital {Business Africa}

Snippet: Nigeria is taking significant steps to bring greater structure and oversight to Africa's rapidly expanding cryptocurrency market. A proposed regulatory framework aims to increase transparency, strengthen investor confidence, and create an environment where innovation can flourish while ensuring consumer protection.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/06/decoding-nigerias-crypto-shift-and-transforming-diaspora-cash-into-capital-business-africa/

[2026-08-06 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More checks for embryo biopsies, overhaul reproductive tech law, DAB urges

Snippet: Call for action comes nearly a month after regulatory body suspended most operations at fertility clinic over specimen mix-ups

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363205/more-checks-embryo-biopsies-overhaul-reproductive-tech-law-dab-urges?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-06 23:06 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More checks for embryo biopsies, overhaul reproductive tech law, DAB urges

Snippet: Call for action comes nearly a month after regulatory body suspended most operations at fertility clinic over specimen mix-ups

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363205/more-checks-embryo-biopsies-overhaul-reproductive-tech-law-dab-urges

[2026-08-06 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Palo Alto Networks starts trading on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's top indices with NIS 800m. move

Snippet: Palo Alto Networks on Thursday began trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's flagship equity indices, Tel Aviv-35 and Tel Aviv-125, which represent a new step in the company's growing investment in the Israeli market.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-904765