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Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators

Business Feb 18, 2021

Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators

by Aditya Kalra

The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.

Automating boring tasks made these Japan startup founders rich

Business / Tech Feb 18, 2021

Automating boring tasks made these Japan startup founders rich

by Yoojung Lee and Ming Jeong Lee

Their firms' shares have all more than doubled in the past year, leading to talk of a burgeoning tech scene that’s very different from Silicon Valley.

Advertisers on U.S. TikTok flock back as Trump's threats recede

Business / Tech | FOCUS Feb 16, 2021

Advertisers on U.S. TikTok flock back as Trump's threats recede

by Sheila Dang

Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok's ad business looked bleak last July. Big brands backed off on spending even as TikTok executives offered refunds to advertisers in the event the hot social media platform were to be ...

Clubhouse, a tiny audio chat app, breaks through

Business / Tech Feb 16, 2021

Clubhouse, a tiny audio chat app, breaks through

by Erin Griffith and Taylor Lorenz

Robert Van Winkle, who is better known as the rapper Vanilla Ice, held court online last week with more than 1,000 fans. In a rambling conversation, Van Winkle praised the poses of the 1990s band Bell Biv DeVoe and demurred when asked about his relationship ...

Need an app? This Japanese startup has a platform for that

Business / Tech Feb 15, 2021

Need an app? This Japanese startup has a platform for that

by Ayaka Maki and Gearoid Reidy

The glaring need for creators has fueled investor expectations for local startup Yappli Inc., which designs off-the-shelf apps.

Amid global chip shortage, Renesas halts Ibaraki plant due to quake

Business / Corporate Feb 14, 2021

Amid global chip shortage, Renesas halts Ibaraki plant due to quake

The chipmaker has power and all utility equipment is functioning, but it decided to cancel Sunday’s production for detailed inspections of the clean rooms as a precaution.

Life without Google: Australia is now facing the unthinkable

Asia Pacific Feb 12, 2021

Life without Google: Australia is now facing the unthinkable

by Angus Whitley and Georgina Mckay

Potential fallout from a spat goes far beyond Australia for Google, whose dominance of global advertising has made it a target for watchdogs worldwide.

Facebook said to be building a product to compete with Clubhouse

Business Feb 11, 2021

Facebook said to be building a product to compete with Clubhouse

by Mike Isaac

Facebook has a history of breaking into new technologies and chasing different mediums that have attracted users, especially if those audiences are young.

Massive project near Tokyo heralds rise of hyperscale data centers

Business / Tech Feb 11, 2021

Massive project near Tokyo heralds rise of hyperscale data centers

Costing over ¥100 billion ($953 million), Daiwa House's 330,000-square-meter facility in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, is slated for completion in 2030.

TikTok sale on hold as Biden’s team reviews U.S.-China policies

World Feb 11, 2021

TikTok sale on hold as Biden’s team reviews U.S.-China policies

The developments show that the forced sale of TikTok — a drama that unfolded through Trump’s final year in office — is far down Biden’s list of priorities.

The Great Firewall cracked, briefly. A people shined through.

Asia Pacific Feb 10, 2021

The Great Firewall cracked, briefly. A people shined through.

by Li Yuan

For years, the Chinese government has prevented its 1.4 billion people from speaking freely online. Then, for a precious few days, that wall was breached.

Forget 5G, the U.S. and China are already fighting for 6G dominance

Business / Tech | FOCUS Feb 9, 2021

Forget 5G, the U.S. and China are already fighting for 6G dominance

by Shirley Zhao, Scott Moritz and Thomas Seal

The first nations to develop and patent 6G will be the biggest winners in what some call the next industrial revolution.

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