As tech stocks fall, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, GGV, and other VC firms are buying publicly traded stocks of companies whose prospects they deem to be strong (Kate Clark/The Information)

Kate Clark / The Information:As tech stocks fall, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, GGV, and other VC firms are buying publicly traded stocks of companies whose prospects they deem to be strong  —  Plunging shares of tech stocks have prompted venture capital firms to take an unusual step: buying publicly traded stocks.

Microsoft says it’s rolling back its decision to block VBA macro scripts by default in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Word, based on the “feedback” (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:Microsoft says it’s rolling back its decision to block VBA macro scripts by default in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Word, based on the “feedback”  —  While Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would block VBA macros on downloaded documents by default …

Samsung forecasts an 11% YoY rise in Q2 operating profit to $10.7B, as strong demand for its memory chips from server customers offset slowing smartphone sales (Reuters)

Reuters:Samsung forecasts an 11% YoY rise in Q2 operating profit to $10.7B, as strong demand for its memory chips from server customers offset slowing smartphone sales  —  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) turned in its best April-June profit since 2018 with an 11% year-on-year rise …