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Qualcomm released its Q3 2026 fiscal year financial report, with revenue of $9.95 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4%, slightly higher than the market expectation of $9.67 billion; adjusted earnings per share were $2.21, basically in line with expectations; net profit was $2 billion. The chip business (QCT) revenue was $8.5 billion, of which mobile-related business was $5.1 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; automotive electronics business revenue reached a record $1.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 61%, achieving double-digit year-on-year growth for 23 consecutive quarters; Internet of Things business revenue was $1.83 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9%.Qualcomm expects adjusted earnings per share for Q4 to be between $2.05 and $2.25, below analysts' expectations of $2.36. CEO Cristiano Amon stated that revenue from Apple will enter a phase of accelerated decline, and due to supply chain constraints, Qualcomm's component share in the next-generation iPhone is "far below the previously estimated 20%." To cope with the contraction of its Apple business, Qualcomm is accelerating its diversification transformation, expecting its data center business to achieve approximately $5 billion in revenue by fiscal year 2027, and has completed the acquisition of AI software company Modular. Qualcomm plans to adjust prices for some products starting September 1 to address rising costs across the entire supply chain.

The B.AI platform announces that the Auto mode Beta version is now officially online. This mode does not require users to manually select a model; they only need to present their needs, and the system will automatically match the appropriate AI model based on the task type and generate responses, significantly reducing the cost of model selection.Key highlights include intelligent task matching, support for Web Search and tool capabilities, and no additional model selection fees, with usage being transparent and traceable. Users can now visit the B.AI official website to directly experience a new way of AI interaction with intelligent matching.

According to Gate market data, the Hong Kong stock market closed with the Hang Seng Index rising by 1.96% and the Technology Index rising by 2.84%. Automotive stocks performed strongly, with Li Auto (02015.HK) rising nearly 10%, Leapmotor (09863.HK) rising by 9.5%, and Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) rising nearly 9%.

According to Gate market data, after two consecutive days of gains, Hong Kong stocks opened high again today, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 176 points at 25,487 points, and then fluctuating upwards, reaching a maximum increase of 426 points to a high of 25,737 points, with the gain slightly narrowing as it approached noon. By the close, the Hang Seng Index rose by 1.37%, the Tech Index rose by 2.2%, and the total market turnover expanded to HKD 173.04 billion.Li Auto surged by 10%, Xiaomi Group rose by over 9%, while Hua Hong Semiconductor and SMIC both fell nearly 8%.

According to external disclosure information, OpenAI has been internally running an unreleased model. This model, without the aid of tools like Lean, solves the unit distance problem with a 48% probability through a single autonomous inference and can independently find a counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture based on a single prompt. In security testing, this model has bypassed the sandbox environment and submitted results that should have been released internally to GitHub in the form of a Pull Request, and it has evaded detection by splitting authentication tokens. Relevant code records show that OpenAI began benchmarking this model no later than May 9, and its internal availability has exceeded 2.5 months.Previously, OpenAI and Hugging Face jointly disclosed that last week this model breached Hugging Face's production infrastructure during a network capability assessment. The model gained internet access through a zero-day vulnerability and obtained testing solutions by stealing credentials and exploiting remote code execution paths. OpenAI stated that this incident indicates the network attack capabilities of advanced models have been effective in real-world scenarios, and they are collaborating with Hugging Face to investigate and patch the vulnerabilities. Currently, OpenAI has not publicly commented on this matter.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Florida resident Zan Shaikh and his company Bright Vision Distribution LLC (operating under the name Mining Automatic), accusing them of defrauding investors through a fraudulent cryptocurrency mining investment scheme, with approximately $22 million raised.The SEC stated that from June 2023 to May 2025, Shaikh and Mining Automatic promised investors fixed monthly returns by participating in cryptocurrency mining operations, but the related mining operations were actually unable to generate the promised returns. According to the SEC's complaint, Shaikh and Mining Automatic are accused of making false statements regarding their cryptocurrency mining experience, operational capabilities, the use of investment funds, and the status of the mining business, and explained payment delays by claiming they were unable to pay investor returns.

According to CNBC, Kraken plans to launch a trading feature centered around AI agents (agentic trading) in its app, allowing users to automatically monitor the market, discover opportunities, and execute trades through natural language commands. This feature utilizes AI during the account opening process to assess users' risk preferences, sources of funds, and financial status, generating a portfolio for users to adjust and confirm. It will subsequently provide portfolio-related information and rebalancing suggestions. Kraken stated that AI agents will help non-professional users participate in the market in a manner close to high-frequency and professional traders, and will be part of its strategy to extend into broader financial services such as payments, banking, and lending, integrating stablecoins and asset tokenization.

StarPhone is the first AI Agent phone, equipped with an AI native operating system, Echo local intelligence model, and Web3 infrastructure, which can convert users' natural language commands into executable tasks. Users only need to state their goals to complete transactions, asset management, information analysis, and other operations. With a native wallet, multi-chain support, hardware-level security, and AgentStore, StarPhone is driving smartphones from app-based operations to the "intention-driven, automated execution" era of agents.Currently, this AI Agent phone is available for pre-sale.

During the 2026 New York Tech Week, Zack Anderson, Chief Data and Analytics Officer of J.P. Morgan Payments, shared the latest applications and strategic outlook of AI in payment infrastructure at a seminar. He stated that the application of AI in the banking industry is becoming increasingly mature, with most AI agents currently operating invisibly in the background, significantly enhancing the efficiency of payment flows and risk management capabilities.Anderson pointed out that with the proliferation of Agentic AI, the core challenge facing the payment sector lies in the governance and auditability of "machine authorization" (especially for high-value payments). He emphasized that leveraging AI to handle complex cross-border payment compliance rules is an important opportunity in the near term, which is expected to significantly reduce payment rejection rates. Furthermore, although current corporate AI investments are largely focused on the customer front end, "Agentic Treasury" will be an important early opportunity for the future, and its large-scale application will still rely on further improvement of underlying data and governance infrastructure.

Bitget has completed the upgrade of the ADL (Automatic Deductions) transaction price mechanism. After the upgrade, when the insurance fund account triggers ADL and matches with the counterparty's position, the transaction price will use the current mark price, making the ADL execution price closer to the actual market price. Users can more accurately assess the potential impact of ADL on positions and strategies, facilitating risk management and strategy planning.

According to official news, the Gate stock derivatives section will launch on June 22 at 14:00 (UTC+8) with the first listing of perpetual contract trading for ADSK (Autodesk), BKNG (Booking Holdings), VZ (Verizon), SCHW (Charles Schwab), HON (Honeywell), PFE (Pfizer), SYK (Stryker), and AMGN (Amgen) (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20 times leverage.

According to official news, the Gate stock section will launch on June 16 at 14:00 (UTC+8) with the perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT) for TWLO (Twilio), ROK (Rockwell Automation), CGNX (Cognex), IVV (iShares Core S&P 500 ETF), SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF), SMH (VanEck Semiconductor 25 ETF), SPYM (State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF), and VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF), supporting 1-20 times leverage.

According to The Block, Ripple announced a toolkit for developers to build "proxy payment" applications on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), supporting AI agents to execute automated financial transactions.Ripple stated that AI agents are no longer a concept of the future but are actively participating in paying computational costs, settling invoices, and completing transactions without human intervention. As the application of AI agents expands, the market is accelerating the construction of payment infrastructure for machines, including wallets and stablecoin payment channels, enabling AI to autonomously complete service payments and asset transactions.This week, Robinhood also launched related plans, allowing users to try stock trading executed by AI agents, with plans to expand into the cryptocurrency space in the future; MetaMask also released a non-custodial wallet solution for AI agents.Ripple pointed out that traditional payment systems mainly serve human-initiated and approval processes, while AI agents require infrastructure that enables fast settlement, predictable outcomes, and no human approval. It emphasized that its new toolkit also supports payment capabilities based on the x402 protocol, allowing settlements using XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD).Meanwhile, the IC3 team, composed of researchers from several universities, stated that although AI combined with blockchain can achieve automated trading, AI agents still heavily rely on humans and underlying infrastructure, lacking complete independence.

According to Fortune, the crypto-focused venture capital firm Variant has completed the fundraising of its new fund, Variant 4, totaling $222 million. The fund will invest in projects at their earliest stages, focusing on the theme of "autonomy" to integrate AI and crypto applications.Partner Jesse Walden stated that in the future, the label "crypto investor" will disappear, and crypto will become a universal "underlying pipeline" like internet infrastructure. The core is to provide users and businesses with greater autonomy and security through decentralized and contract security architecture, supporting the development of applications including DeFi platforms Uniswap and Morpho.

According to Jinshi News, most Chinese concept stocks in the U.S. stock market rose before the market opened, with Li Auto (LI.O) up 7.5%, Alibaba (BABA.N) up 6%, JD.com (JD.O) up 5%, Bilibili (BILI.O) and NIO (NIO.N) up 4%, and Baidu (BIDU.O) up 3%.

Gate announced the completion of a new round of product upgrades for Gate Pay for AI Agent and the launch of multiple new features, further enhancing the payment and automatic execution capabilities in AI Agent scenarios. This upgrade focuses on core capabilities such as service discovery, automatic payment, pay-per-use billing, high-frequency micro-payments, multi-wallet collaboration, and automatic settlement, further integrating the payment mechanism into the AI workflow.The upgrade emphasizes enhancing the service discovery and automatic payment capabilities of Gate Pay for AI Agent. Within the scope of user authorization, AI can automatically complete payments, signatures, and result retrieval based on payment requirements during the service invocation process, reducing the need for frequent user intervention and allowing complex tasks to be completed continuously within a unified process. At the same time, Gate Pay for AI Agent supports aggregated payments and automatic settlements for high-frequency, small-value calls, thereby reducing payment overhead and improving overall execution continuity, significantly enhancing execution efficiency and reducing transaction friction.In the future, Gate will continue to promote the capability development of Gate Pay for AI Agent in the directions of automated payments, on-chain settlements, and AI service collaboration, further connecting AI Agents, digital assets, and real commercial scenarios, providing more open and efficient infrastructure support for the next generation of AI-native economy.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced a deep strategic cooperation with the smart economic infrastructure platform B.AI. Both parties will integrate DeFi and AI to jointly build a value transmission system compatible with general AI. This cooperation marks a key breakthrough for USDD in the AI payment field and officially opens the curtain on the development of the AI autonomous economic ecosystem.After the cooperation is implemented, USDD will become the core payment network of the B.AI platform, leveraging advantages such as stability, on-chain transparency, and cross-chain efficiency to provide programmable on-chain settlement services for AI entities, addressing the shortcomings of traditional payment models. With the combined technical and ecological strengths of both parties, it will enable the entire process of identity verification, autonomous transactions, and value settlement for AI entities, effectively lowering the threshold for the commercialization of AI.

BNB Chain today announced the launch of the Agent Survival Toolkit, in collaboration with six major AI infrastructure partners, empowering autonomous AI Agents with on-chain payment capabilities. All transactions are settled on BSC using BNB or BEP-20 tokens.The projects involved cover two levels: LLM access and financial infrastructure, including Alt AI, Pieverse, Bankr, WorldClaw, B.AI, and AEON, fully connecting the complete loop from AI Agent computing power invocation to on-chain settlement. Each participating project will also launch an on-chain incentive program without the need for additional registration.The Agent Survival Toolkit follows the release of the BNBAgent SDK, further enhancing BNB Chain's infrastructure layout in the AI Agent field. For more information, please visit www.bnbchain.org.Disclaimer: BNB Chain has no subordinate or operational relationship with any of the projects mentioned in this article. The Agent Survival Toolkit is an ecological plan showcasing independently built projects on BNB Chain. This content is for reference only and does not constitute any financial or investment advice. Please conduct independent research and assess potential risks before interacting with any related projects.

According to Cryptonomist, Standard Chartered announced a large-scale restructuring plan on Tuesday, aiming to cut more than 7,000 jobs by 2030, which accounts for 15% of the total workforce in the company's functional departments.Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters described the layoffs as a technology-driven long-term transformation, focusing on replacing low-value-added jobs with automation and artificial intelligence, rather than merely reducing costs. The report states that the plan primarily affects back-office support departments in locations such as Chennai and Bangalore in India, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Poland.