Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: H3 model enters the generative video battleground, but licensing carve-outs restrict use in US, EU, UK and South Korea
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc has used artificial intelligence technology to manage drilling operations across its fleet of more than 120 rigs, in partnership with oilfield services company SLB, a move that is expected to cut workload by up to 40 per cent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Smart glasses are quickly becoming the next major consumer tech battleground, with Meta leading the market and rivals including Google, Samsung, and Apple preparing their own AI-powered eyewear. But as the devices become more capable, they're also fueling a growing debate over whether convenience is coming at the expense of privacy, according to a new report from Wired.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spirit AI’s Spirit v1.6 briefly dethroned Nvidia on the RoboArena robotics benchmark, but the model was then removed following a methodology overhaul
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Spirit AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spirit AI’s Spirit v1.6 briefly dethroned Nvidia on the RoboArena robotics benchmark, but the model was then removed following a methodology overhaul
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Artificial intelligence is now powering more than half of reported cybercrime across Africa, allowing criminals to launch faster, more convincing and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States artificial intelligence and data analytics giant Palantir Technologies has reported “otherworldly” quarterly results, sending its shares more than 14 percent higher in after-hours trading, as its growth shows no signs of slowing despite mounting criticism over its close ties to the US and Israeli governments and concerns about its growing role in artificial intelligence and warfare.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A former FBI supervisory special agent was charged in Virginia after allegedly using bureau systems to steal nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from wallets linked to a Russian investigative target, NBC News reported on Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Vinyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: They’re expensive, elaborate – and may not contain all the music. After Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more sent out incomplete or unfinished vinyl versions, fans are feeling shortchanged
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese multinational raised the bar for television coverage, now bosses eye bringing their expertise to the game’s mainstream
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Ken Wong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese multinational raised the bar for television coverage, now bosses eye bringing their expertise to the game’s mainstream
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An Australian company founded by a survivor of childhood abuse is bringing a machine-learning system to childcare centres to flag children who may be at risk of harm, as the sector grapples with balancing young people’s privacy against a need to keep them safe.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Autonomous A2Z has signed an 11 billion won ($7.7 million) export deal with Space42, a UAE-based artificial intelligence company, to supply its autonomous driving vehicles and full-stack solutions, expanding its footprint in the UAE’s smart mobility market.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-half outlook an early bellwether for domestic equipment sector as Chinese memory and advanced-logic fabs expand capacity
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-half outlook an early bellwether for domestic equipment sector as Chinese memory and advanced-logic fabs expand capacity
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Crazy to stop right now’: researcher rejects retirement to build on his 40-year legacy during the golden age of artificial intelligence
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Crazy to stop right now’: researcher rejects retirement to build on his 40-year legacy during the golden age of artificial intelligence
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Project mBridge, the multilateral central bank digital currency platform, is moving closer to broader commercial adoption
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Project mBridge, the multilateral central bank digital currency platform, is moving closer to broader commercial adoption
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GLOBAL professional oral care brand usmile is transforming daily oral hygiene for Filipinos as it strengthens its presence in the Philippines with smart, science-backed devices designed to help stop dental problems before they start. By bringing preventive oral care to the forefront, the brand empowers consumers to make smarter choices for healthier smiles every day.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The deaths of two crew members in a firefighting helicopter collision in Greece on Sunday have underscored the growing risks facing aerial firefighting operations, as an Israeli-developed collision avoidance system seeks to reduce the danger.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Media jobs could be at risk from the federal government’s decision to make last-minute changes to its plan to make tech giants support journalism, Nine has warned, as its chief executive accuses Labor of overseeing a “failure for our democracy”.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday as retail investors snapped up stocks following the previous session's over 5 percent plunge, while lingering uncertainty over artificial intelligence and the Middle East crisis capped gains despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday as retail investors snapped up stocks following the previous session's over 5 percent plunge, while lingering uncertainty over artificial intelligence (AI) and the Middle East crisis capped gains despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday it aims to go public by 2028 after strengthening its governance, internal controls and financial reporting.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that an upheaval driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global industrial landscape, stressing the need for "bold" and "speedy" investments to respond to such changes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As AI dulls children’s patience and critical thinking, educators say handwriting and learning an instrument can rebuild the skills technology erodes
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As AI dulls children’s patience and critical thinking, educators say handwriting and learning an instrument can rebuild the skills technology erodes
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The focus on the defense relationship between Israel and India is usually on Israeli exports. However, a new report by Amnesty International reveals a new angle, showing that no fewer than 2,596 shipments of weapons, ammunition, parts and components were transferred from India to Israel between October 7, 2023 and November 30, 2025.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is benefiting from the global memory chip supply crunch. © Getty Images
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forget cheesy acts, these days cruise ships boast the cutting edge tech to stage hip West End productions and Olivier award-winning musicals – and young people are loving it
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Grab drivers wait outside a restaurant in Bangkok to pick up customers’ food orders on May 13. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 13:23 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meta glasses - they're everywhere, and people have a lot of opinions. Mostly about their ability to take photos and videos. Rafqa Touma speaks to Guardian Australia's technology reporter, Josh Taylor, lifestyle editor, Alyx Gorman, and the Human Technology Institute's responsible technology policy specialist, Lauren Perry.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Yasukane Matsumoto, Josys chief executive, said his startup was "born from the beginning as a hybrid of India and Japan." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Tsubasa Suruga, Josys and Reuters)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nandan Nilekani’s efforts to reform the nation’s education sector face employability and AI challenges amid anger over exam scandals
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nandan Nilekani’s efforts to reform the nation’s education sector face employability and AI challenges amid anger over exam scandals
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned lower late Tuesday morning, reversing early gains as technology stocks declined amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East, despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — México y Japón acordaron el lunes impulsar la cooperación en economía digital, inteligencia artificial y cadenas de suministro en el marco de la estrategia del país asiático para estrechar las relaciones con Latinoamérica y el Caribe.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Telegram has disappeared from Apple’s App Store, with users in multiple countries reporting they can no longer download the popular messaging service.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:53 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An FBI agent has allegedly turned himself in for stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from foreign nationals the agency was investigating.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Several Louisiana media outlets report that Elon Musk's SpaceX is in the "final stages" of securing approximately 130,000 acres on Pecan Island for a massive new spaceport to launch rockets into orbit.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech stocks plummeted in July as traders unwound leveraged positions, sparking a drop in margin financing and raising concerns in Beijing
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tech stocks plummeted in July as traders unwound leveraged positions, sparking a drop in margin financing and raising concerns in Beijing
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A NEW era of inclusive leadership and industry collaboration begins with the official establishment of the Building Pride Council (BPC), a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered, nonstock, nonprofit professional association dedicated to advancing diversity, professionalism, innovation and collaboration across the construction, building, engineering, architecture and design sectors.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea accused the United States and allies of seeking to "tarnish the image" of the communist state after they warned against employing its IT workers, state media reported Tuesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-04 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors weighed an overnight rebound on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the artificial intelligence-backed rally.
--------------------------------------------------------------------