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COMPUTERS

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2018
TSA says it does not search travelers' devices for content
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday in response to a lawsuit that it does not search electronic devices of air travelers for content.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2018
Japanese researchers seek to read Mario Draghi's poker face to predict European Central Bank policy
If European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi appears slightly more downbeat at his regular news conference than before, it could foreshadow a possible move by the bank to trim its monetary policy stimulus.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 9, 2018
Olympics hack highlights emerging 'false flags' threat: researcher
The "Olympic Destroyer" computer virus used to attack last month's Pyeongchang Winter Games was embedded with forged code to make investigators believe the attack was done by hackers linked to North Korea, Russia's Kaspersky Lab reported Thursday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2018
German government shores up defenses after cyberattack breaches foreign ministry network
Germany's government was marshaling its defenses on Thursday against a powerful cyberattack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry's computer network and whose origins were unclear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2018
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising rights concerns
When Apple Inc. begins hosting Chinese users' iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this month to comply with new laws there, Chinese authorities will have far easier access to text messages, email and other data stored in the cloud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2018
White House joins U.K. in blaming Russia for 'reckless' NotPetya cyberattack
The White House on Thursday blamed Russia for the devastating NotPetya cyberattack last year, joining the British government in condemning Moscow for unleashing a virus that crippled parts of Ukraine's infrastructure and damaged computers in countries across the globe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2018
Education ministry to introduce new compulsory subjects at high schools in Japan
The education ministry released a draft Wednesday of revised curriculum guidelines for high schools, including the introduction of rekishi sōgō (comprehensive history) and kōkyō (public affairs) as new compulsory subjects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2018
University of Tokyo opens center to promote use of big data from Japan's public sector
The University of Tokyo has embarked on a quest to unearth Japan's latent assets that could be worth more than ¥700 billion — big data held by the public sector.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2018
Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors leaked online: report
Personal details of over 200,000 Malaysian organ donors and their next of kin have been leaked, with the data available online for over a year, a local tech portal reported Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2018
Controlling wireless devices
Research shows that technology — and the cellphone in particular — has an increasingly powerful pull and exhibits increasingly worrisome effects on human behavior.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2018
End of a chip boom? Memory chip price drop spooks investors
After a blistering year-and-a-half long surge, a sudden drop in some memory chip prices followed by Samsung Electronics Co.'s disappointing profit estimate is causing jitters among investors who had bet the chip boom would last at least another year.
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2018
More reminders of digital dangers
Vulnerabilities will only grow as technology embeds itself further into our daily life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2018
Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status
Twitter on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2018
How a researcher hacked his own computer and discovered Meltdown
Daniel Gruss didn't sleep much the night he hacked his own computer and exposed a flaw in most of the chips made in the past two decades by hardware giant Intel Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2018
Security flaws affecting chips from Intel, AMD and ARM could put virtually all phones and computers at risk
Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and ARM Holdings.
WORLD
Jan 2, 2018
U.S. airport immigration computers go down for two hours amid year-end crush
Immigration desk computers at various airports went down for about two hours on Monday, causing long lines for travelers entering the United States after year-end holidays, according to Customs and Border Protection and posts on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2017
'Internet Father' advises keeping paper, not storing everything on disks and clouds
You are on the web and in the cloud. But don't neglect good old-fashioned paper, says internet pioneer Vint Cerf, who is afraid that all our digital memories could be lost as technology moves on.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2017
May forces her most senior deputy to resign amid pornography on computer scandal
British Prime Minister Theresa May forced her most senior minister, Damian Green, to resign on Thursday after an internal investigation found that he had made misleading comments about pornography found on computers in his parliamentary office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2017
Facebook to notify users when photos of them are uploaded
Facebook said on Tuesday it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others upload photos of them, if they agree to let the company keep a facial template on file.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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