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Tesla reportedly puts a stop to free trial of assisted driving service in China

TechNode

Tesla has stopped issuing a software update that was set to give customers in China a one-month free trial of its RMB 64,000 ($8,816) Full Self-Driving (FSD) assisted driving system, Chinese blogger Shawn said on March 23 on microblogging platform Weibo. IT Home , in Chinese]

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ByteDance’s Douyin reveals algorithm amid government push to tackle online platform issues

TechNode

Over the past nine years, Chinas online environment has undergone significant changes, and as one of the countrys most popular social media platforms, Douyin has played a central role in shaping this digital landscape. However, it has also raised concerns about creating filter bubbles and biases.

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America’s loss is China’s gain: Beijing is recruiting fired U.S. scientists

Fast Company Tech

China appears to be pursuing a calculated effort to recruit recently laid-off U.S. federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), following funding reductions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In response, U.S. Additionally, former U.S.

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Tesla stock price: 3 possible reasons why TSLA is sinking again today

Fast Company Tech

Since Musks political engagements, including his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the United States and his support of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the EU, Tesla sales have slumped in several markets. It could be enough to make many in China opt for a BYD over a Tesla. per share.

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YouTube reportedly took down videos by group documenting human rights abuses in China

The Verge

YouTube took down several videos from a human rights organization’s channel, which was attempting to document human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province, for violating its anti-harassment policy, Reuters reported.

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Edtech’s venture-backed globalization pauses at China

TechCrunch

are increasingly going global, but recent regulatory crackdowns in China , which instructed local K-12 tutoring startups to go nonprofit, have led to a chill among check-writers looking at the country. based investors often cited China as validation of the opportunity for direct-to-consumer businesses in the K-12 world.

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Facebook blocks access to group criticizing Thailand king after government threat

The Verge

According to a report from The Guardian , the company has removed a Facebook group with more than 1 million members after it was threatened by the Thai government for violating local laws around defaming the ruling monarch. Facebook restricted the group to avoid fines from the Thai government.

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