Jonathan Rothwell / Gallup: A survey of 1,500 US adolescents: 51% spend at least four hours on social media apps daily; 13-year-olds spent 4.1 hours, rising to 5.8 hours for 17-year-olds  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over half of U.S. teenagers (51%) report spending at least four hours per day using a variety … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: TikTok confirms appealing a €345M teen privacy fine by EU regulators from September in the EU General Court and is also locally challenging an order by Ireland  —  – Chinese-owned platform contests EU-level, Irish decisions  — Unit faces intense scrutiny of child safeguarding practices Lees verder op Tech Meme

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Goldman wants to exit consumer lending and offload its Apple partnership, possibly to Amex, which has balked at Apple Card’s loss rate and other issues  —  The bank, which reports third-quarter earnings Tuesday, is fighting profit declines and flagging stock Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karen Freifeld / Reuters: Sources: the US plans new China chip rules to block some AI chips that fall just under the current technical parameters, expand company reporting, and more  —  The U.S. will take steps to prevent American chipmakers from selling semiconductors to China that circumvent government restrictions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: After relaxing political ad rules in January, X begins aggressively pitching political advertisers; AdImpact estimates 2023-24 US election spending at $10.2B  —  Musk’s volatile leadership of the social-media platform has pushed down its prices—which might give it an edge Lees verder op Tech Meme