Study: Chinese netizens are permitted to air environmental concerns and criticize polluters on social media, resulting in lower emissions from some factories (Coco Liu/Bloomberg)

Jason Douglas / Wall Street Journal:
IFR data: Chinese factories installed 243K+ robots in 2021, up 45% YoY and around 50% of the global total, adapting to a changing workforce and rising wages  —  Industrial automation climbs as country tries to extend manufacturing dominance despite labor challenges

Joyce Lee / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics pledges to invest $5B+ in R&D on tech to achieve net zero emissions for its devices business by 2030 and across the company by 2050  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will invest over 7 trillion won ($5.02 billion) by 2030 as part of sweeping environmental initiatives aimed …

Makena Kelly / The Verge:
TikTok expands its political content rules to limit fundraising by politicians and political groups, ahead of a full ban on fundraising  —  Starting Wednesday, TikTok is expanding its elections rules to make it harder for politicians and political groups to fundraise using the platform — and plans to ban all fundraising activity soon.

Esteban L. Hernandez / Axios:
Governor Jared Polis announces that Colorado residents can now pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies; Polis is also selling NFTs to fund his reelection campaign  —  Gov. Jared Polis made good on a promise earlier this year by announcing Monday that Colorado residents can now pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies.

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Huawei licenses key 5G tech to Oppo, amid a US crackdown, and says it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 companies, including extended deals with Samsung  —  Chinese tech giant keen to make the most of its trove of intellectual property  —  PHOENIX, U.S. — Huawei Technologies …

David Klepper / Associated Press:
A survey of US adults on misinformation: 91% say its spread is a problem, 77% think it increases hate crimes, and 73% say it increases extreme political views  —  Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes …