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ON TECH

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2022
The EV revolution comes to Volkswagen’s retro vans
It took almost 20 years, a step-change in driving technology, a diesel emissions scandal and a geopolitical gas crisis, but the Volkswagen bus is back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Ukraine now using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology during war
Ukraine is receiving free access to Clearview AI's powerful search engine for faces, letting authorities potentially vet people of interest at checkpoints, among other uses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2022
China locks down tech hub Shenzhen as COVID cases jump
The lockdown, which came after virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400, will be accompanied by three rounds of city-wide mass testing, according to a government notice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2022
Asian farmers turn to drones and apps for labor amid climate challenges
While agricultural technology 'help farmers produce more with less water, land, inputs, energy and labor,' it also poses risks from job losses to social inequities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2022
Ukraine's tech diaspora races to mobilize Silicon Valley in war with Russia
Ukrainians working at Western tech companies are banding together to help their besieged homeland and are calling on firms to do more to counter Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 28, 2022
As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles Big Tech to control the narrative
As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle to control the narrative took place online and over the airwaves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
'Hacktivists' plot attacks on Russia with Ukraine government's urging
Several Ukrainians with computer expertise said they had joined a group of 'cyber volunteers” who plan to use cyberattacks to fight the Russian military's invasion of the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2022
Envisioning governance 4.0
Most people tend to view history as a series of big, earthquake-like events. But the degradation of global governance was mostly a case of gradual erosion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022
Intel sees no big profit margin gains before 2025
Intel chief Pat Gelsinger also said Intel would be interested in participating if a consortium emerges to own the British semiconductor and software design company Arm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2022
‘Zero-click’ hacks are growing in popularity. There’s practically no way to stop them.
Once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies, the technology needed for zero-click hacks is now being sold to governments by a select group of companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022
As automakers add technology to cars, software bugs follow
Today's automakers must design entertainment systems for their cars that will work with software and devices that haven't been invented yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2022
Seemingly ubiquitous NFTs are just a sliver of crypto universe
Despite their prominence in the media, nonfungible tokens comprise only a fraction of the roughly $2 trillion ecosystem of digital assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 10, 2022
TikTok tightens rules to bar transphobic behavior
TikTok's explosive growth has made it a vital platform for teens and young people, putting its guidelines under increasing scrutiny.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2022
Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal
Microsoft said it wouldn't require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won't initially apply to the Xbox store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2022
SoftBank's choice of New York for Arm listing deals a blow to London
The U.K.'s largest homegrown tech firm's move to Nasdaq could pressure the government to speed up overdue reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2022
Shift toward EVs is an opportunity for other Taiwanese firms too
In the race to accelerate EVs, car companies now require more electronics components than ever before, creating opportunities for Taiwanese companies beyond chipmaker TSMC.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2022
Watch out for the facial recognition overlords
As the technology advances, today's gatekeepers of facial recognition are promising stringent security to protect the data. But is that a promise they can keep?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2022
Peloton deal may pose regulatory ‘headache’ for a tech giant
There's a chill against large transactions at the moment in Washington, where technology companies are being probed by regulators for their reach and influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022
Troubled Toshiba to split into two firms instead of three
The new plan scraps the earlier intention to separate out its infrastructure operations, which will instead continue to be under Toshiba Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 4, 2022
Wormhole rescue shows crypto world can move fast and fix things
Recent hacking incidents highlight just how much cash — both traditional and digital — is sloshing around the crypto world, and how quickly it can be put to work.

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