U.S. limits exports of AI software in bid to keep tech out of rivals' hands
The Trump administration took measures on Friday to crimp exports of artificial intelligence software as part of a bid to keep sensitive technologies out of the hands of rival powers like China. Under a new rule which goes into effect on Monday, companies that export ...
What happens when the internet gets less American?
The popularity of Chinese-owned TikTok raises concerns about security and values.
Theft from online accounts and transfers in Japan soared to ¥776 million in November
A sharp rise in the number of illegal withdrawals from online bank accounts has been reported in recent months, according to the National Police Agency. In November, 573 cases of unauthorized withdrawals from internet banking accounts and money transfers, amounting to ¥776 million, were reported, ...
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that blocking access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia within Turkey is a violation of freedom of expression, a lawyer representing the organization and various media reports said. The ruling opens the way for lifting the block on the website, which ...
Iran curbs internet before possible new protests, reports say
Iran's authorities have restricted mobile internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests were expected to kick off following calls for demonstrations on social media. Social media posts, along with some relatives of people killed in ...
Major cybermall operator Rakuten Inc. plans to sell OverDrive Holdings Inc., a wholly owned U.S. unit that provides electronic book distribution services. Rakuten announced Wednesday that it will sell all outstanding shares of the Ohio-based subsidiary, which provides e-books to libraries and educational institutions, to ...
Russia checks whether its internet can work if cut off from worldwide web
Russia completed a series of tests on Monday checking that its internet services could function if the country were to get cut off from the worldwide web, Deputy Communications Minister Aleksei Sokolov said. The review, conducted over the course of several days on specially designated ...
Web training: German railway offers express internet and lets telecom firms use fiber-optic network
Deutsche Bahn, Germany's state-owned railway operator, will rent out a network of fiber-optic cables it has laid along its rails to telecoms firms to provide a speedy internet service to companies and homes in remote areas, it said on Tuesday. The company has built the ...
Japan moves to tighten rules on handling of browsing history data
The Personal Information Protection Commission wants to oblige companies to get user consent before providing their personal data to third parties but holds fire on punitive levies.
Sapporo court orders Google to erase search results on arrest of man in dropped sex assault case
In the first domestic court ruling of its kind, the search giant must erase some of the results as they imply the plaintiff was found guilty, damaging his reputation.
'Fangirls' defend China from Hong Kong protesters and the world
For Li Mo, the footage of black-clad people clashing with police and vandalizing storefronts proved the final straw. The images of Hong Kong protesters fighting for greater autonomy from Beijing incensed the mainland-born postgraduate student and she could no longer remain on the sidelines. ...
