09:13 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were edging higher premarket Friday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.2% 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 0.2% higher pre-bell.

Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) has secured a delay in an antitrust trial brought by Texas and a coalition of states alleging it illegally monopolized the online display advertising market. Shares of Alphabet were 0.2% higher premarket.

Jabil ( JBL ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said its board authorized a buyback program to repurchase up to $1 billion of common shares.