National Jan 8, 2021
Osaka stands by COVID-19 tracing app that sent six alerts in seven months
by Osamu Tsukimori
With alerts limited to infectious contact, and no obligation to flag positive status, high volumes of messages were never expected, though the prefecture is working on enhancements.
Asia Pacific Oct 12, 2020
Chinese app helps users bypass Great Firewall — then disappears
A Chinese app briefly gave the country’s internet users access to long-banned websites like Facebook and Google, setting off speculation about the future of Beijing’s censorship practices. The Tuber browser, backed by Chinese cybersecurity giant 360 Security Technology Inc., appeared to provide the nation’s 904 ...
Business / Corporate Sep 28, 2020
U.S. judge puts TikTok ban on hold as ByteDance claims overreach
The Justice Department cited an assessment by the FBI director that China poses the "greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information and intellectual property.”
Digital | ON: TECH Sep 26, 2020
by Chiho Komoriya
Teplo personalizes your cup of tea; Digicoro makes playing with kid’s apps more analog; and Keepack helps keep your items sanitized while on the move.
Business Sep 22, 2020
China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says
Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial. The U.S. majors have said they will buy into a new ...
Business / Corporate Sep 21, 2020
China's ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump
China's ByteDance said on Monday that TikTok's global business will become its subsidiary, even as Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said over the weekend that they and U.S. investors would own the majority of the video app following a deal with U.S. President Donald ...
Business Sep 18, 2020
TikTok’s owner gaining confidence that Beijing will OK U.S. deal
The proposal calls for ByteDance to own most of TikTok, with Oracle, Walmart Inc. and venture capital investors holding a minority.
Business / Corporate Sep 17, 2020
Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain
U.S. President Donald Trump raised questions on Wednesday about plans by China's ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the U.S. operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged him to reject the proposal. Trump said he would be briefed on ...
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Sep 12, 2020
Japan is caught in the crossfire of a U.S.-China culture war
by Mark Schreiber
"China is trying to hijack the networks and communications infrastructure of other countries," a data analyst warns.