Business Sep 18, 2020
TikTok’s owner gaining confidence that Beijing will OK U.S. deal
The proposal calls for ByteDance to own most of TikTok, with Oracle, Walmart Inc. and venture capital investors holding a minority.
Business / Corporate Sep 14, 2020
TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in Trump-forced sales bid
The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok by Sept. 20, citing national security concerns.
Digital Sep 14, 2020
How to declutter your digital world
by Sara Aridi
Working remotely may have eliminated your commute and allowed you to spend the day in your pajamas, but it also means you’re most likely bombarded with digital communication every second of the day — from personal and professional emails crowding your inboxes to push ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Sep 12, 2020
Can micro-tourism save Japan's ailing travel industry?
by Kaori Shoji
Excursions to local destinations that are no more than an hour's drive from home lessen the anxiety of taking a short break.
Business / Corporate Sep 12, 2020
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale, sources say
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said Friday. ByteDance has been in talks to ...
World Sep 9, 2020
WeChat and TikTok taking China censorship global, study says
The popular Chinese-owned social media platforms are increasingly taking practices honed for years behind the Great Firewall to an international audience.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Sep 5, 2020
Toshimaen fans bid final farewells to a 94-year-old Tokyo institution
by Kaori Shoji
"We loved Toshimaen because it was uniquely Japanese,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “Now it's going to be just another imported theme park."
World / Politics Sep 5, 2020
Why Facebook’s blocking of new U.S. political ads may fall short
by Davey Alba and Sheera Frenkel
Political ads on Facebook are just one piece of content; political misinformation also flourishes in messages that people post and in discussions in private groups.
World / Politics Sep 4, 2020
Facebook moves to limit U.S. election chaos in November
by Mike Isaac
Facebook also widened its removal of posts that both explicitly and implicitly aim to disenfranchise people from voting.
World / Politics Sep 2, 2020
Facebook and Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of U.S. election
Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the "troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election. Twitter also suspended five related ...
Business Sep 1, 2020
The threat escalates an antitrust battle between Facebook and the Australian government, which wants the social-media giant to compensate publishers.