08:51 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were edging higher premarket Friday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) recently advancing by 0.4%.

Meta Platforms ( META ) said it will not sign the European Commission's new Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models. Shares of Meta Platforms ( META ) were 0.1% higher pre-bell.