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INTERNET

BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2019
Expert credited with stopping WannaCry attack admits malware charges
A British cybersecurity researcher hailed as a hero for neutralizing the global WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of writing malware.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2019
CIA says spies fund Huawei: newspaper
U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2019
YouTube flags Notre Dame fire as 9/11 conspiracy, then says system made 'wrong call'
Soon after a fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, news outlets began streaming live broadcasts on YouTube. Below several of the clips was an odd box of text: A snippet from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2019
In ideological battle with U.S., China wins over allies with its censored vision of the internet
A swath of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2019
Announcement of Japan's impending Reiwa Era sets off scramble for internet domain names
It is not only for products and companies that people have a desire to use the new Imperial era name, and its announcement has set off a scramble to acquire a domain name — the address used to access a website — featuring the word "reiwa."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2019
Facebook and Twitter find themselves ensnared by Indian-Pakistani rivalry
Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultranationalist cyberwarriors fighting an internet war with archfoe India in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global tech giants.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2019
Censorship pays: the Chinese Communist Party's newspaper expands lucrative online scrubbing business
People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms vet content on apps and ads, capitalizing on its unmatched Communist Party lineage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2019
The complex fortune growing inside Bytedance, the world's most valuable startup
Software engineer Zhang Yiming started out producing apps for sharing jokes before focusing on news aggregation. That pivot proved lucrative.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2019
Facebook agrees to overhaul its ad system to settle U.S. discrimination suits
Facebook has agreed to change its paid advertising platform as part of a wide-ranging settlement to prevent discriminatory and "harmful" practices, the company and U.S. civil rights groups said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2019
The risk in the fight against piracy websites
Urgent steps must be taken against piracy websites, but caution is also needed in introducing broad regulations that could have various side effects on internet activities.
EDITORIALS
Mar 14, 2019
A vision of a connected world deferred, not yet denied
The World Wide Web's inventor has embarked on new initiatives to reclaim its original promise. It is a fight we should support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2019
Facebook considers paying back advertisers as system outages persist around globe
Facebook is undergoing one of its most widespread and persistent system outages, with users across the globe unable to access its social network and services from Instagram to Messenger for much of Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2019
Gmail and Google Drive services temporarily disrupted in Japan and globally
Google Inc.'s Gmail and Google Drive temporarily experienced service disruptions Wednesday as part of a worldwide outage —including in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 6, 2019
Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax
The ghastly image of a goggle-eyed creature that triggered the so-called Momo Challenge — a viral social-media hoax terrifying children and parents alike — was born in a cluttered two-story studio on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
We can use the internet to make ourselves happier
Our desire for momentary happiness must be balanced with our need for long-term satisfaction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 24, 2019
India proposes new e-commerce regulations with focus on data rules
India outlined a new draft policy for its burgeoning e-commerce sector on Saturday, focusing on data localization, improved privacy safeguards and measures to combat the sale of counterfeit products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2019
In era of AI and apps that track, could Recruit be Japan's top contender for global internet domination?
It was one of the most infamous companies in Japan, rocking the nation with a corporate scandal that ousted a prime minister and then nearly collapsing under a mountain of debt.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 14, 2019
Data ownership after death is 'a complete legal mess'
From photos to personal posts and private messages, social media users leave a long digital trail behind them. Who owns that data when they die?
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2019
MPs told to reset passwords as Australia investigates attempted hack of national parliament
Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament's computer network, two senior lawmakers said Friday, but there is no evidence yet that any data has been accessed or stolen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2019
Unicode's new emoji aims to help break bloody taboo surrounding periods
Women and girls will be able to use an emoji to chat about their periods from next month, which will help to end the shame around menstruation, a child rights group said on Wednesday.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear