Title: AppLovin Proposes Merger with Unity, President Biden Signs the CHIPS Act & 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki on Results 8/9/22

Our anchors begin today’s show covering app development platform AppLovin’s proposal to acquire video game software company Unity, with insight from CNBC’s David Faber and Plexo Capital Founding Managing Partner Lo Toney. Then, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya breaks down what President Biden signing the CHIPS Act means for semiconductor makers, and CNBC’s Dom Chu offers a deep dive into some big meme trade movers. Next, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki joins on the heels of the biotech company’s latest results, and Evercore ISI Head of Technical Analysis Rich Ross offers his bull case for software and semis. Later, our Julia Boorstin shares a new profile on Paris Hilton’s push into the metaverse, and CNBC’s Kate Rooney previews crypto exchange Coinbase’s earnings after the bell.