Shares of technology companies ticked up as a rotation out of the sector slowed.

Under Apple's new privacy restrictions, advertisers targeting iPhone users will get more data about ad performance if they buy Apple's ad space than if they buy through third parties, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Crypto exchange FTX Trading launched a $2 billion venture fund, one of the largest vehicles to date aiming to tap into the crypto market's startups.

Investment forums have begun to buzz about "Web3," the Internet applications associated with cryptocurrency applications.

The price of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, launched as a joke, rallied after Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company would accept the currency for some transactions.


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