According to leaked documents revealed by the Guardian, TikTok instructs its moderators to censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or the banned religious group Falun Gong. “The documents […] lay out how ByteDance, the Beijing-headquartered technology company that owns TikTok, is advancing Chinese foreign policy aims abroad through the app,” writes Alex Hern for the Guardian. From the report:…
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Fukushima To Possibly Dump Radioactive Water Back Into Ocean
omfglearntoplay shares a report from CNN: Eight years after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the government is not sure what to do with the contaminated water that remains — but its environment minister says dumping it into the ocean might be the only choice. To cool fuel cores at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, operator Tokyo Electric has pumped in tens of…
WeWork Weighs Slashing Valuation by More Than Half Amid IPO Skepticism
WeWork’s parent company is weighing a dramatic reduction in its valuation [alternative source] as it aims to go public while facing widespread skepticism over its business model and corporate governance, WSJ reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: We is considering putting a price tag on its IPO that would value it somewhere in the $20 billion…
Tiny Japan Firm Helps to Crack Code for Next-Gen Computer Chips
Chipmakers have spent two decades pouring investment into a revolutionary new technique to push the limits of physics and cram more transistors onto slices of silicon. Now that technology is on the cusp of going mainstream, thanks to a secretive Japanese company that’s mastered the skill of manipulating light for applications from squid fishing to cinema projection. From a report: Ushio…
US Navy Tests WWII-ERA Messaging Tech: Dropping Bean Bags Onto Ships
Long-time Slashdot reader davidwr writes: In World War II, pilots would air-drop messages onto ships using bean-bags. Just as with sextants a few years ago, the Navy is bringing back old tech, because it works. Just as during the Doolittle Raid of Tokyo, the purpose is to prevent eavesdropping. You can read more about the modern bean-bag-drop on Military.com or Popular…
Battery-Powered Ships Next Up In Battle To Tackle Emissions
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Four Japanese companies have teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker by mid-2021 that will be powered by large-capacity batteries and will operate in Tokyo Bay, according to a statement on Tuesday. The new company e5 Lab is a venture between Asahi Tanker, Exeno Yamamizu, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Mitsubishi. The…