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August 22, 2022, 5:20 AM

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Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
A father who sent photos of his baby's groin on his Android to a doctor says Google disabled his account and police investigated him after Google flagged CSAM  —  Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children.  But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk says Tesla will raise the price of FSD from $12K to $15K in September when Tesla rolls out a new beta that lets drivers test features on public roads  —  - Tesla plans a 25% price increase for its premium, driver assistance system marketed in the U.S. as the Full Self-Driving, or FSD, option.
Kalley Huang / New York Times:
Find My and other location-sharing apps have become a staple in some young people's friendships, ostensibly for safety while blurring lines of privacy  —  Introduced 10 years ago, the app has slowly become a popular way to keep track of friends.  But it comes with considerable privacy concerns.
Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Leaked financials: FTX had $1.02B revenue in 2021, up from $89M in 2020; operating income grew from $14M to $272M; the US accounted for less than 5% of revenue  —  - FTX saw explosive growth last year driven by its global trading business, according to audited financials seen by CNBC.
Tate Ryan-Mosley / MIT Technology Review:
The demand for AR beauty filters on Instagram remains high, despite evidence of harmful effects on users' mental health and Meta's efforts to ban some filters  —  In October 2021, Facebook announced a massive pivot, changing its name to Meta and going all in on augmented and virtual reality through …
Nikkei Asia:
SoftBank's 2021 corporate income tax was zero despite a “SoftBank tax rule” debuting in 2020 and the group reporting record profits for a Japanese company  —  TOKYO — For years, Japanese tax regulators have been grappling with a mystery that has also become their biggest headache …
Financial Times:
South Korean chipmakers, historically reluctant to takes sides in the US-China rivalry, are tilting toward the US due to their dependence on Western IP and tech  —  Last December, South Korean semiconductor company Magnachip reluctantly announced the demise of its proposed $1.4bn merger …
Kate Park / TechCrunch:
South Korean car-sharing startup Socar falls after its Seoul market debut, from ~$21 to $19.50, giving the company a ~$642M market cap  —  Socar, South Korea's largest car-sharing startup, tumbled in its Seoul stock market debut Monday even after pricing shares below the bottom end of a marketed range.

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