Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For Apple aficionados lamenting that the company never followed through on plans to build a car, Porsche has developed a consolation prize.
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[2026-05-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 2 Mayloading
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[2026-05-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 2 Mayloading
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[2026-05-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 2 Mayloading
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[2026-05-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 2 Mayloading
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[2026-05-02 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Apple shares popped more than 4% on Friday morning after reporting huge demand from shoppers for its flagship iPhones and MacBooks – but Wall Street still has questions about the company’s artificial intelligence strategy.
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[2026-05-02 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY now, Filipinos are being told to celebrate. Another “milestone.” Another “strategic partnership.” Another shiny promise of investment, jobs and technological upgrading, this time wrapped in the sleek branding of “Pax Silica” or, more poetically, the so-called Silicon Peace initiative. Peace, apparently, now comes with semiconductors, artificial intelligence supply chains and a generous helping of geopolitical baggage.
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[2026-05-02 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The United States Department of Defense has announced a new agreement with seven Artificial Intelligence companies to use their advanced technologies for its classified networks.
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[2026-05-02 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic's new Claude Mythos AI model can find software vulnerabilities overlooked by human experts. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-02 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found that microbes living in communities actively adjust their behavior in response to one another, reducing competition and enabling coexistence, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology.
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[2026-05-02 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Elbit Systems’ FUSE division will supply its THOR Group 2 uncrewed aircraft system to the US Army through a partnership with Mistral Inc., the companies announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is no magic for hermetically stopping Hezbollah's First Person View (FPV) drones, which use technology and manual operators that make them harder to jam and much more deadly, the air force said on Friday.
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[2026-05-01 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Department of War has finalized agreements with OpenAI, Google, SpaceX/xAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and Reflection AI to deploy AI tools in "classified settings." This means these tools will operate within secure government networks where sensitive or secret national security information is handled, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-05-01 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s dependence on China for sanctioned technology imports has risen to 90%, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with official statistics.
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[2026-05-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stores empty shelves as e-commerce sites including Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com stop shipments to comply with ban effective on Friday
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[2026-05-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [JD.com] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stores empty shelves as e-commerce sites including Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com stop shipments to comply with ban effective on Friday
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[2026-05-01 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The newest iPhone offering is getting an ugly reception.
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[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Pentagon announced on Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks.
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[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher, set for a new all time high, as the rally that’s pushed Wall Street to record highs on strong megacap tech earnings continues, after the S&P posted its best monthly increase since November 2020. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% (spiking moments ago on a report that Iran submitted its latest response to US amendments on the ceasefire agreement), while Nasdaq futures are modestly in the red and the Russell underperforms.
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[2026-05-01 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Agreements with artificial intelligence firms spark concerns over public spending, cyber security and domestic surveillance
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[2026-05-01 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Friday said Anthropic is still a supply chain risk, but that Mythos, the company's artificial intelligence model with advanced cyber capabilities, is a "separate national security moment."
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[2026-05-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
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[2026-05-01 20:09 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-01 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eleven years after Vine died, Jack Dorsey is funding its resurrection and putting it back on the App Store.
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[2026-05-01 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Overseas platforms still shipping products to the city despite ban, prompting authorities to boost patrols and digital surveillance
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[2026-05-01 19:30 UTC+10:00] [E-cigarette] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Overseas platforms still shipping products to the city despite ban, prompting authorities to boost patrols and digital surveillance
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[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Conservatives on the Supreme Court Weakened the Voting Rights Act2:13
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[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ultra-fast charging technology and a wave of smart features are helping Chinese EVs win over overseas buyers
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[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Auto China show in Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ultra-fast charging technology and a wave of smart features are helping Chinese EVs win over overseas buyers
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[2026-05-01 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-01 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A woman in Jakarta discusses a ride with a Gojek driver: Indonesian President President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to cut ride-hailing platforms' fees to help drivers. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-05-01 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ukraine used its latest technology to deepen strikes against Russian oil storage, ports and refineries in the past week, bombing targets in the Urals 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) from its borders and prompting protests about “terrorist attacks” from the Kremlin spokesman.
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Online abuse] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We are in a world where robots compete against humans and while perfect scores might be impressive, they are also dull
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The global memory crisis played an outsized role in tech earnings season, which hit an apex this week. Apple CEO Tim Cook warned it's just the beginning.
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea has long been associated less with a sense of ease than with a culture of "bbali, bbali" ("hurry, hurry"). Speed often feels less like a preference than a condition of everyday life. The phrase has become familiar shorthand, echoed in everything from same-day delivery services to a digital ecosystem.
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[2026-05-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Wastewater recycling momentum to drive overseas expansion from 2027
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[2026-05-01 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From domineering, romantic control freak on-screen characters to real-life chilli producer, popular actor comes to terms with digital reality
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[2026-05-01 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From domineering, romantic control freak on-screen characters to real-life chilli producer, popular actor comes to terms with digital reality
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[2026-05-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: People describe awkward and unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI
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[2026-05-01 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — Electric carmakers in China are layering on more of the same artificial intelligence features as they try to survive a prolonged price war in the world's largest auto market.
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[2026-05-01 14:14 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-01 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan at Maryland — Big Ten Plus
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[2026-05-01 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: St Kilda was awarded a mark after the ARC's intervention during Sunday's match at Docklands. (Fox Footy)
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[2026-05-01 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sean Lawson has been contributing to ABC News Digital since 2018. He has written about football and statistics at hpnfooty.com for several years and also contributed to Footballistics, published by ABC Books. He follows several sports and takes a special interest in any Canberra sporting action. He can be followed on Twitter at @arwon.
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