TikTok to activate automated system to take down nude and violent videos
Jul 12, 2021 08:10 am UTC| Business Economy
TikTok will be taking down all videos that will show violence and nudity. The Chinese app will be pulling out the said videos automatically, which will be detected through an automated system. The move comes as concerns...
Korean Air to spend additional ₩600 billion to acquire Asiana: Report
Jul 12, 2021 07:06 am UTC| Business Economy
Korean Air is set to acquire Asiana Airlines, its long-time rival carrier, and if the acquisition will not encounter issues and push through, it was reported that the former may have to spend an additional ₩600 billion or...
'Legend of Zelda': Unopened 1987 Nintendo game sold for $870,000 at Heritage Auctions
Jul 12, 2021 05:38 am UTC| Business Economy
Legend of Zelda is a popular game that was first developed and released by Nintendo in 1986. It is a fantasy action-adventure video game franchise that was created by Takashi Tezuka and Shigeru Miyamoto, who are famous...
Businesses forced to nix plans after Tokyo Olympic spectator ban
Jul 11, 2021 00:51 am UTC| Sports Economy
The spectator ban at most Tokyo Olympics events has forced Japanese businesses to take abrupt measures. Travel agencies JTB Corp., KNT-CT Holdings Co., and Tobu Top Tours Co. have canceled package tours that included...
7-Eleven Japan steps up support for foreign workers in effort to retain them
Jul 11, 2021 00:04 am UTC| Economy Life
Seven-Eleven Japan Co will start programs supporting its foreign workers private and work life in efforts to retain them amid a labor shortage due to Japans graying population. The convenience store operator, which...
WhatsApp agrees to put privacy policy on hold in India until data law is enacted
Jul 11, 2021 00:00 am UTC| Economy Law
WhatsApp told the Delhi high court that it will put on hold its new privacy policy until India enacts the proposed data protection law. The company also said it would not compel users to accept new terms, contrary to...
Indonesian online grocer HappyFresh draws half of funding from S. Korean investors
Jul 10, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Economy Business
South Korean institutional investors including Naver-Mirae Growth Fund and LINE Ventures will invest $33 million on Jakarta-based online grocery platform HappyFresh, hoping that it would become the next Grab Holdings...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects