https://www.recode.net/2018/3/12/17107910/intel-broadcom-qualcomm-chipmaker-acquisition-rival-facebook-ar-redditmeredith-museum-failure

Silicon Valley chipmaker Intel understandably sees the potential merger of rival chipmakers Broadcom and Qualcomm as an urgent existential threat. But rather than going to the Feds to try and scuttle a deal that would create a much larger competitor, Intel is reportedly “working with advisors” (a.k.a. investment bankers) on a countermove in the fight for its future — to acquire Broadcom, which some analysts think is “suicidal.” [Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note]

Make time for this immersive history of Facebook’s massive bet on an augmented reality future, starting with Mark Zuckerberg’s first taste of the pioneering Oculus Rift VR headset in 2014 — which led to a $2 billion acquisition — and leading up to the current four-way race for mass adoption. Meanwhile, a poll found that 58 percent of Americans see AI, robotics and automation as bigger threats to jobs than immigration and offshoring over the next decade. [Kathleen Chaykowski / Forbes]