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Only 20% of internet-using adults in Japan adopt AI: survey
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (350+ words) CHIBA, Japan - Only about 20 percent of adults using the internet in Japan have used artificial intelligence in the past year, a recent study showed, suggesting Japan's slowness in adopting the new technology compared with other countries. The study based on…...
4.7 million social media accounts closed after Australia ban for under-16s
3+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) SYDNEY - Around 4.7 million accounts have been removed from 10 social media platforms after Australia banned their use by children under 16 in December, the government said Friday. Following the enforcement of the legislation on Dec. 10, major social media companies removed access to…...
An app’s blunt life check adds another layer to the loneliness crisis in China
3+ week, 5+ day ago (720+ words) BEIJING" In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It's called, simply, "Are You Dead?" It's simple and straightforward " essentially a…...
S. Korea's Lee takes selfie with Xi using smartphone gifted by China leader
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (278+ words) SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung took a selfie with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday night using a Xiaomi smartphone gifted by the Chinese leader last year and posted it on a social media account. "I got the…...
S. Korea to mandate facial recognition for opening new mobile numbers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) SEOUL -- South Korea will make it mandatory for people to undergo facial recognition when opening a new mobile phone number, as part of efforts to root out illegally registered handsets used for scams, the science ministry said Friday. Under the…...
Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s takes effect
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (583+ words) SYDNEY - Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 took effect on Wednesday, barring young people from creating or holding accounts on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The legislation came into effect a year after the bill was…...
India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (713+ words) NEW DELHI- India's government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better surveillance, a move opposed by Apple, Google and Samsung due to privacy concerns, according to…...
Japan to launch satellite in Feb. to complete 7-orbiter geolocation system
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) TOKYO - Japan's space agency will launch a satellite in February to enable the country to stably operate its own geolocation system akin to the U.S. Global Positioning System. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that…...
"Zero-click" searches on rise due to AI summaries: Japan survey
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (271+ words) TOKYO - More people are finding information from online searches without clicking links provided by search engines, indicating information summarized by generative artificial intelligence that now appears at the top of search results is being considered sufficient. A recent private sector…...
Closed-network cybercafe gives Pyongyang locals access to Western games
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) BEIJING - Western video game titles such as the "Call of Duty" and "Counter-Strike" first-person shooter series have proven popular among players at a recently established closed-network cybercafe in Pyongyang, according to social media posts. It is rare that games originating…...