🚨 A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor, Google Flagged Him as a Criminal

Plus: Elon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in September, Amazon's Dangerous New Acquisition, and more…

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A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler. His son's penis looked swollen and was hurting him. Mark, a stay-at-home dad in San Francisco, grabbed his Android smartphone and took photos to document the problem so he could track its progression. (Kashmir Hill / The New York Times)

danah boyd @zephoria

20 years ago, I was declared a terrorist by Yahoo! & lost all of my content on that platform (cuz I was working with Afghani feminists). That radically changed how I approached the internet. Today, another story about why context matters in content mod:

nytimes.comA Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.

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Elon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in September. 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. FSD currently costs $12,000 with subscriptions at $199 per month. Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not immediately… (Lora Kolodny / CNBC)

CNBC @CNBC

Elon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in September

cnb.cxElon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in SeptemberElon Musk said on Sunday that Tesla plans a price increase for FSD, its premium driver assistance option.

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Amazon's Dangerous New Acquisition. Earlier this month, Amazon announced that it was buying the Roomba vacuum maker iRobot. On the surface, this move looks like a massive online retail marketplace acquiring a popular gadget to sell to its loyal shoppers. Roomba is a sparkling… (Ron Knox / The Atlantic)

ron knox @ronmknox

When Amazon offered to buy iRobot, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, it didn’t just want a popular consumer gadget to sell us. It wanted yet another cog in its monopoly machine - and a window into our homes and our lives. New from me in @TheAtlantic:

theatlantic.comAmazon’s Dangerous New AcquisitionThe company’s purchase of iRobot, the maker of the Roomba, likely has little to do with cleaning floors.

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Miami Takes On the Socialist Model. While President Biden struggles to understand the meaning of the term “recession,” Americans across the country—especially those fleeing places like New York and California—are feeling the effect of the recession in a… (Francis X. Suarez / Wall Street Journal)

Mayor Francis Suarez @FrancisSuarez

We’re all now facing stagflation and recession. We’ve acted fast by cutting taxes, protecting our people, and embracing innovation Thank you @WSJ

wsj.comOpinion | Miami Takes On the Socialist ModelCalifornians and New Yorkers flock here for relief from high taxes, crime and regulation.

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Group of Apple employees pushes back against return-to-office order. Some workers say they are ‘happier and more productive' at home, according to internal petition Receive free Technology sector updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Technology sector news every morning. (Patrick McGee via Financial Times)

Financial Times @FinancialTimes

Apple employees are rebelling against the iPhone maker’s call for a return to the office, arguing that they have done ‘exceptional work’ during two-plus years of the pandemic

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