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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2014
Apple's $450 million e-book settlement gets final court approval
A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to Apple Inc.'s agreement to pay $450 million to resolve claims that it harmed consumers by conspiring with five publishers to raise e-book prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2014
EU Parliament mulls breaking up Google to curb its dominance in search
The European Parliament is preparing a nonbinding resolution that proposes splitting Google Inc.'s search engine operations in Europe from the rest of its business as one option to rein in the Internet company's dominance in the search market.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2014
Russia plans to create 'detailed, reliable' alternative version of Wikipedia
Russia plans to create its own version of Wikipedia to ensure its citizens have access to more "detailed and reliable" information about their country, the presidential library said Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2014
Internet users called to answer to system's ills
Responding to a dizzying array of issues that threaten to break the Internet, from privacy to tax dodging to cybercrime, a group of the world's leading governance organizations say greater user involvement, not top-down control, is needed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2014
Malware targeted at Apple devices discovered
Palo Alto Networks Inc. has discovered a new family of malware that can infect Apple Inc.'s desktop and mobile operating systems, underscoring the increasing sophistication of attacks on iPhones and Mac computers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2014
Technology companies winning battle with 'patent trolls'
For two decades, companies that buy software patents in order to sue technology giants have been the scourge of Silicon Valley. Reviled as "patent trolls," they have attacked everything from Google's online ads to Apple's iPhone features, sometimes winning hundreds of millions of dollars.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2014
U2's Bono says 'oops' for iTunes album download
U2 lead singer Bono apologized Wednesday to iTunes users who objected to receiving an automatic download of the Irish rock group's latest album in September in conjunction with the launch of new Apple iPhones.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2014
Suspected Russian hackers exploit Windows vulnerability to attack targets such as NATO, Ukraine
Hackers, probably Russian, have exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, according to cyber-intelligence firm iSight Partners.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2014
New 'Poodle' Internet threat is found, but it is not as menacing as Heartbleed or Shellshock
Three Google researchers have uncovered a security bug in widely used Internet encryption technology that they say could allow hackers to take over accounts for email, banking and other services in what they have dubbed a "Poodle" attack.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 28, 2014
If you get arrested, police can likely access your phone or tablet
If you get arrested, police and prosecutors can search your cellphone, laptop and other devices — but only when there is the probability that information relating to the alleged crime might be stored there.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2014
Medical records are worth more to hackers than credit cards
A person's medical information can be worth 10 times more than a credit card number on the black market.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2014
New 'Bash' software bug tipped as bigger threat than 'Heartbleed'
A newly discovered security bug in a widely used piece of Linux software, known as "Bash," could pose a bigger threat to computer users than the "Heartbleed" bug that surfaced in April, cyberexperts warned on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 8, 2014
GM to debut hands-free highway driving in Cadillac model in 2016
General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can be driven on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2014
Google taps U.S. scholars to build new quantum information processors
Google Inc. has announced that a research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California Santa Barbara will join the company to begin a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 23, 2014
U.S. undercover investigators are among 25,000 exposed in data breach
A cyberattack on a firm that performs background checks for U.S. government employees has compromised data on at least 25,000 workers, including some undercover investigators, and that number could rise, officials said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 9, 2014
McAfee unveils 'BrownList' complaint website at hacker meet
John McAfee, the flamboyant anti-virus software industry pioneer, made a surprise appearance at a computer hackers' conference Friday evening, where he unveiled a new website to give people a place online to vent their anger.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2014
Snowden seeks to develop anti-surveillance technologies
Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of major U.S. surveillance programs, called on supporters at a hacking conference to spur development of easy-to-use technologies to subvert government surveillance programs around the globe.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 5, 2014
Russia forces data move to domestic web servers
Russia's parliament on Friday passed a law to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country, a move that the Kremlin says is for data protection but which critics see as an attack on social networks.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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