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Massachusetts woman begins jail sentence over texts urging her boyfriend to commit suicide
A Massachusetts woman who sent her suicidal boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself was jailed Monday on an involuntary manslaughter conviction nearly five years after he died in a truck filled with toxic gas. Michelle Carter was sentenced to 15 ...
Massachusetts high court upholds woman's texting suicide manslaughter conviction
The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a young woman who encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself was upheld Wednesday by Massachusetts' highest court. The Supreme Judicial Court agreed with a lower court judge who found that Michelle Carter caused Conrad Roy ...
Japan is looking at allowing e-money salary payments ahead of foreign worker influx
The government hopes to promote a shift toward a cashless society as well as cater to foreign workers — who may face hurdles opening bank accounts.
Drivers using phones at the wheel in Japan could face steeper fines and six-month jail terms
Penalties for drivers caught using mobile phones at the wheel will be toughened with steeper fines and possible prison terms, according to a draft bill released Thursday that is aimed at curbing the practice that has led to a surge in the number of ...
Ericsson boss apologizes for 'faulty software' behind huge SoftBank service disruption
Swedish communications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson said a problem with its software caused Thursday's massive telecommunication disruption that affected SoftBank users across Japan. People were unable to make emergency calls to report a fire or request an ambulance as the phone and data connection trouble ...
SoftBank mobile services disrupted ahead of bumper IPO, sending shares downward
SoftBank Group Corp. apologized Thursday for disruption of its mobile phone services, saying they were fully recovered by 6:04 p.m. the same day, the cell phone operator said Thursday in a statement. The problem came less than two weeks before the telecommunication giant's mobile unit, ...
As demand slows, Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn plans deep cost cuts
Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of iPhones, has become the latest Apple Inc. supplier to warn of anemic demand, with an internal memo suggesting that expenses will be cut by almost a half next year. The contract manufacturer aims to cut $2.9 billion from ...
The carriers need to continue their efforts to improve their services while reducing the charges for consumers through more efficient operation and use of their resources.
NTT to invest ¥3 trillion on research and 5G mobile network systems
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Tuesday it will invest ¥3 trillion ($26 billion) over the next five years on advanced research activities and next-generation 5G mobile communications networks. Under its medium-term business strategy, unveiled the same day, the telecommunications giant will also seek to ...
A more affordable model in the iPhone X series went on sale in Japan on Friday amid expectations that sales will exceed that of the pricier XS Max and XS, which made their market debuts last month. The XR model, which costs ¥84,800, is available ...
Beijing on Thursday dismissed a New York Times report that alleged Chinese intelligence eavesdropped on Donald Trump's cellphone calls as "fake news" and joked the U.S. president should switch to a Chinese phone. The newspaper cited anonymous officials who said China and Russia had listened ...
30% of mobile phones used in Tokyo fraud cases contracted under Vietnamese names
The number of such mobile phones involved in special fraud cases, including the so-called “ore ore sagi,” or “It’s me” scam, is reported to have surged this year.
