Payment app Square is purchasing Afterpay for a staggering 29 billion dollar in stock. Afterpay quickly grew in popularity with its "buy now pay later" motif, attracting a lot of potential buyers.

Both tech giants have issued a statement to all app developers that they must remove a common bit of code from their apps that collects location data from users in order to create marketing campaigns.

Mega cap stocks like Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple are currently well below their peak, and they are expected to increase in value by between 20% and 25% over the coming few months.

Microsoft supports Epic Games against Apple's decision to remove Fortnite from the App Store and discontinue support to Epic's game engine, stating that the decision will “harm game creators and gamers” in the long run.

Notable names in Silicon Valley express their support for the protests, including Elon Musk, Melinda Gates, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai, and others.

Since Chinese manufacturers are resuming operations slower than expected, the company saw nearly $27 billion in value wiped out this past week.