China’s WeChat messaging app offers clues as to how Facebook may carry out its shift toward private messaging. But whether Facebook can pull the change off is another question. Source: NYT > Business – LI YUAN
Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook of Duping Children
The groups called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook violated consumer protection and child privacy laws. Source: NYT > Business – CECILIA KANG
For Gamers With Disabilities, Creative Controllers Open Worlds
An industrious community has for years devised workarounds to play video games. Microsoft’s new adaptive controller may allow even more people to play with their face, elbows and feet. Source: NYT > Business – JASON M. BAILEY
In China, This Video Game Lets You Be a Tiger Mom or a Driven Dad
Mete out love and discipline. Set ambitious goals. Endure a teenager’s first dates. Fans say the game Chinese Parents is a surprisingly poignant exercise in role reversal. Source: NYT > Business
Breakingviews: Why Sony Needs More Than a Big Share Buyback to Help Its Fortunes
The company needs to show investors that a much deeper overhaul of its operations is underway. Source: NYT > Business
Video Game Stocks Get Clobbered, and Fortnite Is to Blame
Fortnite’s popularity continues to weigh on the performance of traditional video game makers. Source: NYT > Business