Meta’s Pro Quest: Mark Zuckerberg wants to replace laptops and smartphones with mixed-reality VR headsets, but he could fragment the metaverse by looking too far into the future.

Another month, another round of WBD layoffs: The merged company needs to put greater focus on its streaming future.

The World Cup gives ad spending an end-of-year-boost: The soccer (or is it football?) tournament is a hot spot for ad spend, but isn’t without its serious controversies.

Extra, extra, read all about it: Newsletters and the platforms that house them have had a strong few years. But with churn and tech layoffs, can they keep up?

Google Cloud bets big on Japan: The company will build its first data center on the island next year. Japan’s history, aspirations, and shortcomings makes it ripe for cloud expansion.

The chip ban might not work: China may have options to circumvent the US export ban. Meanwhile, semiconductor companies are bleeding and the ban’s benefit to national security remains dubious.

Wall Street’s biggest banks are likely to suffer from the slowdown in M&A, shrinking profits, and could set aside $4.5B to cover bad debt losses.

TikTok takes a page from Instagram’s playbook: The ability to post photos and images could catch on—or could show that copycatting doesn’t pay.

The Cyber Five period used to be the kickoff to the holiday shopping season. But this year, Amazon’s October Prime Day event could take away from Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to Adobe.

A robot might deliver your next order of pad thai: Several companies are eager to see if delivery robots are a gimmick or the next big technological innovation.