Japan embraces AI to boost cyberdefense, fight disinformation

TOKYO — The Japanese government announced last week that it will be adding 23 new technologies, including specific AI technologies, to its list of “Specified Key Technologies,” according to the Cabinet Office’s website. This designation means that the government will fund public and

China accuses US of suppressing TikTok, spreading disinformation

China accused the U.S. on Thursday of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok after reports that the Biden administration had called for the popular social media platform’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, Ltd., to sell its stakes in the app.  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin