Mon. 09/27 – Instagram Kids On “Pause”

Adam Mosseri pumps the breaks on Instagram Kids but still says it’s a good idea. Tesla is letting people into the “full self-driving” beta, and some folks think that’s a bad idea. Apple knows about that Apple Watch bug. What if the factories are the next worries in China. And Cloudflare wants to tackle email now.

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Links:

• Pausing “Instagram Kids” and Building Parental Supervision Tools (Instagram Blog)
• Facebook is ‘pausing’ work on Instagram kids app after widespread criticism (The Verge)
• Facebook Rebuts Report Calling Instagram ‘Toxic’ for Teen Girls (Bloomberg)
• Tesla owners can now request ‘Full Self-Driving’, prompting criticism from regulators and safety advocates (Washington Post)
• Apple to Fix Issue Preventing iPhone 13 Users From Unlocking With Apple Watch in Upcoming Software Update (MacRumors)
• Some Apple, Tesla suppliers suspend production in China amid power pinch (Reuters)
• Google is slashing the amount it keeps from sales on its cloud marketplace as pressure mounts on app stores (CNBC)
• Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security (Wired)

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