Benzinga Before The Bell: Apple''s Latest Move For Self-Driving Car Project, Monkeypox Is A National Emergency, Spirit-Jet Blue Merger And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, July 28 Reuters Monkeypox A Nationally Notifiable Condition, CDC Poised To Announce: Report Reuters reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to make monkeypox infection a nationally notifiable condition. The CDC said that the designation would be effective from next month and update the criteria for reporting data on cases by states to the agency. US FTC Seeks To Block Meta’s Acquisition Of VR Content Maker Citing Antitrust Concerns The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sought a court order to block Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META ) from acquiring virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited. The FTC called Facebook a “global technology behemoth,” noting its ownership of popular apps including Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. The FTC argued that the acquisition of Within by Facebook would “tend to create a monopoly” in the virtual reality-dedicated fitness apps market, Reuters reports. Within has a popular fitness app called “Supernatural.” Wall Street Journal Intel, TSMC, Other Chipmakers Get Big Shot In Arm As US Approves Highly Anticipated $280B CHIPS Act The Senate approved a $280 billion bill to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry, reducing its dependence on its Asian counterparts like China, the Wall Street Journal reports.