Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland an ad-free option for €9.99 or €12.99 per month, alongside free with ads  —  – Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations  —  Ad changes for Instagram and Facebook owner are aimed at navigating EU rules about targeted ads  —  Meta Platforms will stop showing adverts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samrhitha Arunasalam / Reuters: Western Digital plans to split into two companies to focus on hard drives and flash memory, after the Western Digital-Kioxia merger collapsed; WDC jumps 12%+  —  Western Digital (WDC.O) said on Monday it would split itself into two companies that would focus on the hard drive and flash memory markets … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: China’s Foxconn investigation may backfire and cause tech suppliers, who now see that even Apple and its suppliers are not safe in China, to diversify quicker  —  China’s investigation into top Apple supplier Foxconn could dilute the incentives for manufacturers to diversify away from the country slowly, rather than in a sprint Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Analysis: 126 companies have cancelled or suspended IPO applications on Shanghai’s tech-focused Star Market in 2023, more than the previous four years combined  —  Policy reversal leads to record number of listing applications pulled this year from tech-focused Star Market Lees verder op Tech Meme