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September 27, 2021, 12:00 PM

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Adam Mosseri / Instagram:
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others  —  - We believe building “Instagram Kids” is the right thing to do, but we're pausing the work.  — We'll use this time to work with parents …
Pratiti Raychoudhury / About Facebook:
Facebook disputes WSJ's Instagram story, claiming internal research shows Instagram made difficult times better for teen girls on 11 of 12 well-being issues  —  - Contrary to The Wall Street Journal's characterization, Instagram's research shows that on 11 of 12 well-being issues …
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Tesla begins letting drivers request its “Full Self-Driving” beta, prompting criticism from regulators and safety advocates  —  The software update was beamed to Tesla cars over-the-air early Saturday morning.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla began letting owners request its …
Nikkei Asia:
Apple suppliers like Eson Precision Engineering, Unimicron Technology, and Concraft Holding halt production until Friday as China tightens its energy policy  —  Weeklong stoppages to hit peak season for electronics goods including latest iPhone  —  An Apple Store in Beijing sells the new Apple iPhone 13.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TikTok says it now has 1B MAUs  —  TikTok says it has crossed a key milestone: The social video app claims it now counts more than 1 billion monthly active users.  —  TikTok is the successor to Musical.ly, the short-form video app that was acquired by Chinese internet giant ByteDance in 2017 …
Source: TikTokMore: Engadget, TechCrunch, and CNBC
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Bloomberg:
At China's annual World Internet Conference, executives from Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Tesla, Qualcomm, and others praised Xi's “common prosperity” policy  —  - CEOs praise Chinese president's new rules, ‘common prosperity’  — Pandemic controls curb international in-person attendance
José Adorno / 9to5Mac:
Phone Repair Guru report finds that third-party repair centers will struggle to replace iPhone 13's screen without losing access to Face ID  —  Yesterday, we took a closer look at how the new iPhone 13 Pro Max handles drop tests.  Now, another YouTuber claims that you'll probably not be able …
Wall Street Journal:
Google begins its appeal of EU's $5B fine, arguing Android has boosted competition; a verdict isn't expected for months and can be appealed to EU's top court  —  Regulator says the Alphabet unit abused its market dominance, while Google says it boosts competition against Apple
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law mandating light-duty autonomous vehicles emit zero emissions by 2030  —  Starting in 2030, California will require all light-duty autonomous vehicles that operate in the state to emit zero emissions.  Signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday,
Source: California GovernorMore: Input and The Verge
New York Times:
A look at China's complex relationship with video games and the impact of new restrictions aimed at minors, with many finding workarounds  —  China has a complex relationship with video games.  New government rules for minors have made it even more so.  —  China's video game industry is booming.
Washington Post:
Extremism researchers say the Epik hack is the “mother of all data lodes”, and will let them map the ecosystem of extremist websites and organizations  —  The colossal hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, has been called the “mother of all data lodes” for extremism researchers.

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