Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role Android played in smartphones (Salvador Rodriguez/Wall Street Journal)

Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role Android played in smartphones  —  Company executives are optimistic about competition as billions spent have yet to translate into wide consumer adoption

Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge (Michael Msika/Bloomberg)

Michael Msika / Bloomberg:
Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge  —  - Rally in megacaps SAP, ASML and LVMH boosts Euro Stoxx 50  — Diversification by sector and geography seen as tailwinds

Apple removes a requirement that apps with third-party log-ins must offer Sign in with Apple, but requires an equivalent option with certain privacy features (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple removes a requirement that apps with third-party log-ins must offer Sign in with Apple, but requires an equivalent option with certain privacy features  —  There's another small but notable change coming to the App Store.  Apple has revised its App Store guidelines to remove the requirement …

Sources: the US plans to award billions in subsidies to Intel, TSMC, and other chip makers in coming weeks, amid concerns about slow implementation of CHIPS Act (Yuka Hayashi/Wall Street Journal)

Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US plans to award billions in subsidies to Intel, TSMC, and other chip makers in coming weeks, amid concerns about slow implementation of CHIPS Act  —  Industry, lawmakers worry semiconductor production could take years because of negotiations, permitting and worker shortages

Chrome's upcoming "Help Me Write" experimental AI feature could be a key step in making the web a place where most words are written by bots instead of people (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

John Herrman / New York Magazine:
Chrome's upcoming “Help Me Write” experimental AI feature could be a key step in making the web a place where most words are written by bots instead of people  —  Starting next month, Google will begin rolling on a new experimental feature in Chrome, the most popular browser on Earth …

A look at the US Copyright Office, which is in the spotlight as it plans to release three key reports in 2024 revealing its position on copyright law and AI (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A look at the US Copyright Office, which is in the spotlight as it plans to release three key reports in 2024 revealing its position on copyright law and AI  —  The office is reviewing how centuries-old laws should apply to artificial intelligence technology, with both content creators and tech giants arguing their cases.