Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-05 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Jianhua used his influence in and out of office to help third parties with approvals and investment
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[2026-08-05 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Assuta Medical Centers and Microsoft are developing an artificial intelligence system that will effectively serve as a personal assistant for doctors. The AI will collect relevant medical information, summarize test results and previous documents, document meetings with the patient, and automatically draft visit summaries.
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[2026-08-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September
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[2026-08-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September
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[2026-08-05 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: FCC plan would preserve existing supplies while targeting next-generation products, forcing Washington to balance security concerns with cost of replacing Chinese capacity
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[2026-08-05 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: FCC plan would preserve existing supplies while targeting next-generation products, forcing Washington to balance security concerns with cost of replacing Chinese capacity
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[2026-08-05 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai has been ranked second in the world in the inaugural Intelligent Cities Index, outperforming global hubs such as New York, Washington and Amsterdam in harnessing advanced technology and AI to improve quality of life.
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[2026-08-05 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai recorded a drop in cyber crime, financial fraud and economic crime in the first half of 2026, police said.
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[2026-08-05 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: S&P 500 futures are up following yesterday’s first ATH since June; both tech and small caps are lagging, pointing to another potential broadening. A jump in US tech stocks is holding too, with Nasdaq-100 contracts rising after a 3.3% surge in the session before, powered by semiconductor stocks and blowout Palantir earnings.
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[2026-08-05 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a landmark law legalizing cryptocurrency trading, which will be regulated as part of the country’s financial system.
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[2026-08-05 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime US rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime, including fentanyl, cyber fraud, and child sexual exploitation.
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[2026-08-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tennis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The emergence of GenAI has led to a generational shift with stars conflicted on the impact of technology on their sport
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[2026-08-05 21:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Weverse introduced a beta version of an artificial intelligence-powered search assistant on Wednesday, designed to help users quickly find artist-related information across its fan platform.
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[2026-08-05 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too.
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[2026-08-05 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has completed its $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, marking the kingdom's biggest push yet into the global gaming industry as it accelerates efforts to diversify its economy beyond oil.
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[2026-08-05 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K. capital’s transport authority has granted approval for Wayve and Uber to begin giving rides to members of the public in autonomous vehicles.
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[2026-08-05 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank forecasts a sharp revenue surge after Chinese AI models slash costs, boost capabilities and capture global token share
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[2026-08-05 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank forecasts a sharp revenue surge after Chinese AI models slash costs, boost capabilities and capture global token share
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[2026-08-05 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Anthropic's Mythos model created fake online identities as it looked to pressure humans into approving malicious code updates to an open source project, marking yet another cyber incident carried out by a frontier AI system.
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[2026-08-05 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Livestreaming services such as FrogBox give grassroots players their big moments for posterity, but Saltburn saga shows how digital age brings tricky double edge
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[2026-08-05 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hamas is transferring some of its organizational activities, including its planning and cyber departments, to Turkey, KAN reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Horror films] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From Obsession to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a new wave of movies are ditching minimalism for retro settings
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[2026-08-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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[2026-08-05 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State mouthpiece warns that Washington’s bans on green energy and advanced manufacturing will backfire, while defending China’s open-source AI models
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[2026-08-05 18:11 UTC+10:00] [Anthropic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State mouthpiece warns that Washington’s bans on green energy and advanced manufacturing will backfire, while defending China’s open-source AI models
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[2026-08-05 18:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is considering major changes to the College Scholastic Ability Test, commonly known as Suneung, amid concerns that the college entrance exam is ill-suited to the age of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-08-05 18:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Music Copyright Association announced Monday that creators may now register songs developed with artificial intelligence if they played a substantial and leading role in writing lyrics, composing or arranging the work. Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.
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[2026-08-05 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The start-up joins a growing list of domestic robot makers in China raising capital
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[2026-08-05 17:22 UTC+10:00] [US China Trade War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The start-up joins a growing list of domestic robot makers in China raising capital
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[2026-08-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares soared by more than 3.5 percent Wednesday as easing concerns over the profitability of artificial intelligence investments and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz boosted investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-05 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-05 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sookmyung Women’s University said Wednesday it provided practical training in digital skills, employment and entrepreneurship to 110 female students from partner universities in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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[2026-08-05 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares soared by more than 3.5 percent Wednesday as easing concerns over the profitability of artificial intelligence (AI) investments and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz boosted investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-05 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cohere will establish a standalone legal entity as its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Seoul as it expands operations and handles rising sovereign AI needs in the region, the Canadian AI startup said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MUSK'S SPACEX. SpaceX's logo and an Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration created on December 19, 2022.
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[2026-08-05 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup FuriosaAI said Wednesday it will supply more than 8,800 of its RNGD inference accelerators for a new artificial intelligence data center being developed in Stockholm.
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[2026-08-05 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean beauty tech firm APR said Wednesday that both sales and profit more than doubled to quarterly records, with overseas sales now accounting for over 90 percent of revenue.
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[2026-08-05 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians in the bush could one day switch to whichever mobile network has signal, under a reform the competition regulator will spend the next year weighing and Telstra has already ruled out supporting.
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[2026-08-05 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- FuriosaAI Inc. will take part in a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center construction project in Sweden, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland traders poured US$8 billion into Hong Kong equities in July, eyeing refuge from global tech sector volatility, in a market trading at just 12.2 times earnings
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[2026-08-05 15:20 UTC+10:00] [mainland investors] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland traders poured US$8 billion into Hong Kong equities in July, eyeing refuge from global tech sector volatility, in a market trading at just 12.2 times earnings
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[2026-08-05 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing rehabilitation of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) entered Phase 2 with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) adopting modern paving technology to speed up construction, improve road quality, and minimize disruptions to motorists.
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[2026-08-05 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After life-threatening emergency, researcher returns to help make the code behind weapons and defence equipment free of bugs
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[2026-08-05 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Yinhe-I] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After life-threatening emergency, researcher returns to help make the code behind weapons and defence equipment free of bugs
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[2026-08-05 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The number of new stocks opened on Shanghai Stock Exchange was down 7 per cent month on month
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[2026-08-05 13:49 UTC+10:00] [China Securities Data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The number of new stocks opened on Shanghai Stock Exchange was down 7 per cent month on month
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[2026-08-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The latest disclosures are likely to heighten concerns that the powerful technology is advancing too fast for responsible oversight.
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[2026-08-05 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hy3’s release is the first major update in Tencent’s AI strategy since former OpenAI researcher Ya Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant
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[2026-08-05 12:58 UTC+10:00] [Tencent Cloud] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hy3’s release is the first major update in Tencent’s AI strategy since former OpenAI researcher Ya Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant
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[2026-08-05 12:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Developed by SNU student frustrated by summer commute, new shade-finding map app gains traction as Korea endures record-breaking heat
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