Online funerals and Zen apps keep Japan’s Buddhist temples afloat
As the pandemic forces institutions around the world to change the way they do things, new endeavors are some of the ways that Buddhist groups in Japan are trying to survive.
Twitter Inc. is testing an "undo send" function that would give users a short time to withdraw a tweet before it is posted, the company confirmed on Friday. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who discovers unannounced social media features by looking at the sites' code, ...
'I will shoot whoever I see': Myanmar soldiers threaten protesters on TikTok
A digital rights group said it had found more than 800 pro-military videos that menaced protesters. According to the U.N., 38 protesters were killed on Wednesday alone.
China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out
As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.
Coinbase mafia shows how tight a circle holds sway over Bitcoin
Coinbase Global Inc.’s filing to become a publicly traded company provides a glimpse into the remarkably small circle of mostly men who command the incredibly lucrative digital landscape.
China punishes those who question ‘martyrs.’ A sleuth keeps track.
An online spreadsheet with an anonymous minder tabulates Xi Jinping’s crackdown on speech.
Facebook's small sacrifice to Australia helps keep empire intact
While it’s too early to declare a clear winner from the confrontation over Australia's new law, Facebook is walking away satisfied that it didn’t have to cede too much ground.
Boisterous children and noisy neighbors put on the map in Japan
A new website is pledging to help house hunters avoid neighborhoods inhabited by "stupid parents who let their children play on roads and parking lots.”
Australian lawmakers expected to pass changes to law covering Facebook and Google
The government introduced amendments to the so-called Media Bargaining Code after Facebook last week escalated a dispute over the new laws.
A digital firewall in Myanmar, built with guns and wire cutters
The military has repeatedly shut off the internet, isolating a country that had only in the past few years linked to the outside world.
Bitcoin hits $1 trillion market cap, surges to fresh all-time peak
Bitcoin hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion as it rose to yet another record high on Friday, countering analyst warnings that it is an "economic side show" and a poor hedge against a fall in stock prices. The world's most popular cryptocurrency jumped to ...
Shockwaves worldwide as Facebook turns off the news for Australia
"This is a very stark reminder of the power of Facebook," said Kjerstin Thorson, a Michigan State University professor specializing in social media.
