Business Jul 23, 2023
Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo and bid adieu to 'all the birds'
In a tweet Sunday, the social media platform's billionaire owner added: "If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow."
Asia Pacific Jul 12, 2023
China moves to strengthen management of independent content creators
by Alyssa Chen
A new string of measures represents strict oversight of not only tech companies and platform moderation but also what content can be posted online by independent creators.
Business / Tech | ANALYSIS Jul 8, 2023
Meta's 'friendly' Threads collides with unfriendly internet
by Katie Paul
Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter copycat app, Threads, as a "friendly" refuge for public discourse online. Maintaining that idealistic vision for Threads is another story.
Asia Pacific Jun 17, 2023
Coding to training: Philippines tackles online child sexual abuse
by Mariejo Ramos
Inside an unmarked building in a Manila business district, a war is being waged 24/7 against dark and mostly hidden crimes — the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jun 3, 2023
Japan Times 1923: This may be a true story, but again, it mayn’t
Some mysterious behavior from a jar of ashes 100 years ago makes the front page of The Japan Times. Then, 25 years ago, a conference believes newsprint will win out over the internet.
Commentary / Japan May 30, 2023
Kishida's push to protect vital undersea cables
by Brad Glosserman
Undersea communications cables, a pillar of the global economy, are starting to get the attention they deserve in part due to Prime Minister Kishida's efforts.
Asia Pacific May 30, 2023
Taiwan rushes to prevent China from cutting off internet and phones
by Jamie Tarabay and Cindy Wang
Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make the island more resilient to communications breakdowns and direct attacks on its digital infrastructure.
National / Crime & Legal May 1, 2023
Logins for 2.9 million people found on arrested Tokyo man's computer
by Karin Kaneko
Police also discovered 100 million email addresses on his computer, investigative sources said.
Business / Tech May 1, 2023
AI chatbots have been used to create dozens of news content farms
by Davey Alba
Each of the sites analyzed published at least one article containing an error message commonly found in AI-generated text.
Business Apr 24, 2023
First real-world study showed generative AI boosted worker productivity by 14%
by Jo Constantz
Lower-skilled workers benefited the most: With the assistance of AI, a firm’s least-skilled workers were able to get their work done 35% faster.
Business / Tech Apr 22, 2023
Online anime and manga piracy caused ¥2 trillion loss in 2021, watchdog says
The study said the five-fold rise from 2019 was likely due to people spending more time indoors during the pandemic, as well as greater uptake of streaming services.
Business Apr 21, 2023
Rakuten Bank shares surge in Tokyo debut after IPO
by Miho Uranaka and David Dolan
The IPO was Japan's biggest in over four years, albeit muted by caution about a banking sector reeling from U.S. bank failures.