Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg: California and dozens of other US states sue Meta in federal court over claims Facebook and Instagram exploit youths for profit and feed them harmful content  —  The suit, filed in federal court in California, adds to growing scrutiny of social media giants over how they serve their youngest users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple schedules a “Scary Fast” event for October 30 at 5PM PT, where new Apple silicon and refreshed Macs are expected; the event has no in-person component  —  Apple today announced its second fall event of 2023, with the event set to be held on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Pebble, the Twitter alternative formerly known as T2, plans to shut down, having maxed out at 3,000 DAUs, despite decent early retention and invite conversion  —  The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed.  Unfortunately, that’s led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: Munich-based Quantum Systems, which makes reconnaissance drones for Germany, Ukraine, and others, raised a €63.6M Series B, taking its total funding to €100M+  —  – Quantum Systems raised over €100 million after Series B round  — HV Capital, DTCP led round, which was backed by Thiel Ventures Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aditya Soni / Reuters: Nvidia says new US export rules for AI chips to China came into effect on October 23, or about 24 days ahead of schedule  —  Chip designer Nvidia (NVDA.O) said new U.S. export curbs that block the sale of its high-end artificial intelligence chips to China came into effect on Monday as regulators advanced the timeline. Lees verder op Tech Meme