Meet your new, 'brainless' corporate office mate VIEW
South Korea internet conglomerate Naver is trying to introduce robots into the world of cubicles and conference rooms without making employees uncomfortable.
Chinese court sentences Canadian singer to prison for rape
Kris Wu, a pop singer with ties to Vancouver, B.C., was found guilty of rape by a Beijing court and sentenced to 13 years in...
Apple built its empire with China. Now it sees foundation cracks.
A smooth rollout for the iPhone 14 was the latest casualty of the growing difficulties of doing business in China.
Microsoft, Amazon and other tech giants slowly shift away from China VIEW
The shift is a response to growing concerns about the geopolitical tensions over Taiwan and pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions over the past few years.
Even in death, Internet Explorer lives on in South Korea
Why a country known for blazing broadband and innovative devices remains tethered to a browser that most of the world abandoned long ago.
Chinese omicron study renews debate over zero-COVID policy
A new study on the relatively low risks associated with the omicron variant has reignited discussion on the need for China’s aggressive policy on COVID...
How a religious sect landed Google in a lawsuit VIEW
Even in Google’s freewheeling culture, the presence of a dozen members of an California religious sect in a single, small business unit was unusual.
Another firing among Google’s AI brain trust, and more discord
Google declined to elaborate about the researcher’s dismissal, but it offered a full-throated defense of the research he criticized and of its unwillingness to publish...
Welcome back to the office. Isn’t this fun?
Tech companies with money to burn and offices to fill are rolling out the fun wagon, even as they make clear that returning to the...
A second Amazon site on Staten Island will have a union election
The NLRB approved a union election at a second Amazon warehouse on Staten Island. Workers at a different warehouse are set to vote at the...