Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Palantir] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
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[2026-05-01 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Polymarket promo code NYPMAX gives first-time users exclusive access to the Polymarket mobile app with the Polymarket invite code for all NBA playoff action.
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[2026-05-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over 30 Israeli companies are set to take part in France’s largest defense exhibition, Eurosatory, in June, despite Israel halting defense procurement with France and past bans on the Jewish state participating in weapons exhibitions in the European nation.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original nonprofit mission.
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[2026-05-01 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oman plans to build a new economic area centred on developing its artificial intelligence capabilities, as the sultanate steps up its technology sector to boost its economy.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Technology heavyweights posted strong quarterly results, driven by AI-fuelled cloud demand, echoing the post-pandemic surge but raising questions over durability.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Netflix is rethinking how people can discover and decide what to watch. The launch of its vertical video feed is part of a redesigned mobile app that leans into social-first viewing habits.
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [5G] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain will take a “grown up” approach to Chinese involvement in its energy system, a senior government official told POLITICO, after the government blocked a deal which would have seen a Chinese firm build a wind turbine factory in Scotland.
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is in line with new restrictions on minors’ use of social media and digital platforms in the country
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is in line with new restrictions on minors’ use of social media and digital platforms in the country
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[2026-04-30 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saba Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has won a dramatic victory in its long-running campaign against the board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust.
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[2026-04-30 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid, center, speaks to the media as the Director General for Digital Space Supervision Alexander Sabar, right, and Roblox’s Vice President for Global Public Policy Nicky Jackson Colaco, left, listen during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Edna Tarigan)
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[2026-04-30 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures erase an overnight slide, and have resumed their ascent trading near all time highs, despite a hawkish Fed statement but stronger Mag7 earnings. The hawkish Fed followed by a less hawkish press conference, plus the news that Powell is staying on seemingly removing a cut, actually have bond yields lower pre-mkt by 2-4bp as the Dollar weakens on what appears to be BOJ intervention which has sent the USDJPY plunging most since 2022.
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[2026-04-30 22:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Iran’s new supreme leader gave a rare statement on Thursday, vowing not to give up the country’s nuclear or missile technologies and signaling Tehran would keep control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The edifice suggests a Silicon Valley-style desire to protect the president from national crises of his own making
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[2026-04-30 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: African business leaders, investors, and innovators gathered in the French capital for the 6th Business Africa Forum, setting the stage for a bold rethinking of trade, technology, and investment across the continent.
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hello, everyone! This is Lauly, your host for this week's #techAsia. I just came back from a weekend trip with my college friends to the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, my favorite one on this island. Tech industry people know it as the place where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. produces its cutting-edge chips, but the city is also a beautiful place where four centuries of history and modernity seamlessly intertwine.
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[2026-04-30 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's five major banking groups pledged to commit a combined 1 trillion won ($675.3 million) to support the country's venture and startup ecosystem, joining a government-led push to revive venture investment with private capital.
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[2026-04-30 19:38 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 19:19 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Kim Woo-hyun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A FILIPINO scientist from the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) is pushing for a study on natural cooling techniques in the Philippines amid rising energy and fuel costs.
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[2026-04-30 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Education (DepEd) urged campus journalists during the opening of the 2026 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) to remain steadfast in pursuing truth and accountability, even as artificial intelligence reshapes the media landscape.
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Non-local residents with valid residence permits can buy homes in Futian, Nanshan and Xinan
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Xin'an] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Non-local residents with valid residence permits can buy homes in Futian, Nanshan and Xinan
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[2026-04-30 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Mayo Clinic-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model can help detect pancreatic cancer on routine abdominal CT scans up to three years before it is diagnosed, research has shown.
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[2026-04-30 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is riding high on strong demand for memory chips as artificial intelligence technology develops. © Reuters
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[2026-04-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wingtech says it is working to restore its internal system and gain full access to Nexperia China’s data to solve the audit issues
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[2026-04-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wingtech says it is working to restore its internal system and gain full access to Nexperia China’s data to solve the audit issues
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[2026-04-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Samsung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera
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[2026-04-30 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Danylo Tsvok, head of the Defense Artificial Intelligence Center of Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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[2026-04-30 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SoftBank Group is planning to create and list a standalone artificial intelligence and robotics company in the U.S. as early as this year, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia's venture arm, NVentures, has invested in Swedish AI legal tech Legora at a $5.6 billion valuation, as the chip giant continues to ramp up startup funding across the globe.
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[2026-04-30 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan at Maryland — Big Ten Plus
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[2026-04-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives
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[2026-04-30 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Card said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Solana Foundation to collaborate on stablecoin payment technologies and expand its high tech payment ecosystem.
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[2026-04-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's homegrown app marketplace One Store said Thursday it will evolve into an “all-in-one store,” bringing app downloads, payments and instant-play games onto a single platform as the company marks its 10th anniversary.
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[2026-04-30 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks traded higher late Thursday morning at above the landmark 6,700-point mark as investors' risk appetite was boosted thanks to strong earnings from Samsung and U.S. big tech giants, which fueled hopes for a continued artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
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[2026-04-30 12:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For someone who literally wrote the book on the state-sponsored surveillance of citizens, Anna Funder is surprisingly optimistic about the perils of artificial intelligence.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu will on Thursday unveil a program offering young Australian artificial intelligence founders $100,000 in equity-free capital, as the global payments giant moves to deepen its local roots while navigating a financial crimes investigation and a stalled run at a public listing.
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[2026-04-30 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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[2026-04-30 11:31 UTC+10:00] [Qwen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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[2026-04-30 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the technology.
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[2026-04-30 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
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[2026-04-30 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Bernie Sanders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated
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