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Android Authority reported on October 27 that it discovered a developing Overseas QR payments setting in Google Wallet version 26.42.1003171897. The "Learn more" link within this setting points to the Google Wallet support page, where this feature is referred to as Traveler QR.Google explains on the support page that relevant options will automatically appear when the phone detects that the user is in a covered area. Currently, the only explicitly named destination on the page is Singapore, corresponding to the Alipay+ partner network. Android Authority notes that Alipay is primarily used in China, while Alipay+ connects various payment systems across Southeast Asia. This discovery comes from the disassembly of the application installation package, and the features that appear in the disassembly may not necessarily make it into the public version. There has also been no official announcement regarding the release of Traveler QR yet.

According to an official tweet from Gaea Foundation, the decentralized AI ecosystem project GAEA announced the completion of a $3.6 million strategic round of financing on September 19, with investors including MH Venture, CGV FOF, K24 Ventures, and M2M Capital. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of GAEA's Emotional Layer, expand the global community, and promote the implementation of AI entities with emotional perception capabilities.According to the official introduction, GAEA is committed to building a decentralized ecosystem that connects humans, AI entities, data, and computing resources, with the number of users in the ecosystem exceeding 850,000.

According to a report from the Beijing Daily client, the Market Supervision Administration of Haidian District, Beijing, investigated and handled the city's first illegal case of assisting pyramid schemes using blockchain and virtual currency technology, resulting in a technology company being fined and confiscated a total of over 930,000 yuan.The technology company involved is an outsourcing service provider for a certain public blockchain, offering support such as operations, market services, publicity and promotion, exchange docking, and maintenance. This public blockchain launched the "Atomic Plan" and "Hathaway Plan," which are centered around recruiting people for rebates, using the number of recruited individuals as the basis for rebates, and requiring participants to invest funds to obtain membership qualifications. Despite being aware of the pyramid scheme applications associated with this public blockchain, the involved company continued to provide technical operations, external publicity, and maintenance of virtual currency trading channels, facilitating the flow of funds and the spread of activities related to the pyramid scheme.Ultimately, the pyramid scheme activities of this public blockchain were investigated by public security authorities, the organizers were criminally detained, and the involved technology company was administratively punished with a total fine and confiscation of over 930,000 yuan for providing facilitative conditions.

On October 29, Sony Group announced the launch of the global Sony Onchain Entertainment Incubation Program, aimed at global creators and startups, supporting the development of entertainment-related products and services based on Sony's blockchain Soneium, and exploring new forms of interaction, community building, and value creation between creators and fans.Selected projects will receive support from Soneium's technological infrastructure, opportunities for collaboration with Sony Group companies, as well as support for business expansion, marketing, community operations, and financing. Sony stated that since 2024, the company has selected and supported 43 projects from around the world through the previous two rounds of incubation programs, and the new plan will further focus on on-chain entertainment, promoting projects from technical validation to commercial application.The application period is from October to December 2026, with project selection expected to continue until March 2027. Applicants must have launched or plan to launch on Soneium, and evaluation criteria include the originality of the entertainment experience, intellectual property applications, community building, business expansion capabilities, and market competition conditions, among others.

Google's parent company Alphabet released its third-quarter financial report early this morning, and its stock price fell nearly 10% in after-hours trading.Possibly influenced by market fluctuations, according to CoinGlass data, the total open interest for GOOGL contracts across the network increased by 64.32% in the past 24 hours, with the current open interest valued at approximately $637 million; among them, the open interest for Bitget GOOGL contracts reached $52.6894 million, with a 24-hour increase of over 69%.

According to Caixin, the storage chip manufacturer Changxin Technology issued a reminder on the 29th, stating that the company has recently discovered that illegal individuals and unauthorized intermediary organizations are falsely using the names "Changxin Technology," "Changxin Group," and "Changxin Storage" to spread false recruitment information on online platforms.Changxin Technology reminds everyone not to download unknown software, not to click on unfamiliar links, and not to provide personal sensitive information to unofficial personnel; do not participate in activities that require payment or tasks to obtain job opportunities; do not trust false promises spread by unofficial social media accounts, as well as fabricated job locations and salaries.

Yushu Technology disclosed its third-quarter report for 2026. The company's single-quarter revenue was 666 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 69.93%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 113 million yuan, a year-on-year decline of 17.37%, with a nearly 50% decrease compared to the previous quarter.Regarding the profit decline, a relevant person from Yushu Technology's Board Secretary Office stated that it was mainly due to increased R&D investment in computing power and large model directions. This person also mentioned that looking at the longer term, the impact is controllable, and the single quarter only shows a phase change; currently, R&D investment relies on fundraising planning and will not be blindly increased.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Ethereum OG wallet (0x6D3...79E2) deposited all 2,119 ETH, worth 4.99 million dollars, into Coinbase 7 hours ago after being inactive for 3 years.

According to a report by Reuters citing informed sources, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) has signed agreements with Bloomberg, quantitative trading and market-making giant Hainar International, and Jump Trading to obtain posts released by Trump more quickly.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced its third-quarter financial report for 2026 in the early hours of October 29, Beijing time. The quarterly revenue was $127.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%, achieving double-digit growth for the 13th consecutive quarter, with an annualized revenue run rate of $500 billion. Revenue slightly missed Wall Street expectations, and net profit declined year-on-year, overall falling short of market expectations.Google Cloud revenue grew 103% year-on-year to $30.7 billion, a record increase, mainly driven by demand for enterprise AI infrastructure, AI solutions, and TPU-related needs. Google Services revenue increased by 11% to $96.3 billion, with search and other advertising revenue growing by 12% year-on-year, and YouTube advertising revenue increasing by about 9% to $11.2 billion. The company stated that the year-on-year growth rate of search queries was the highest in nearly five years, with AI-related features contributing to increased usage.Net profit attributable to common shareholders was $26.2 billion, a year-on-year decrease of about 25%, with earnings per share of $2.12. The profit decline was mainly affected by losses from equity securities investments, with related losses for the quarter amounting to about $8.7 billion, whereas this item had contributed significantly to profits in the same period last year. Operating profit increased by 30% year-on-year to $40.6 billion, with an operating margin rising to 31.8%. The free cash flow for the quarter was negative, and the full-year capital expenditure guidance remained at $195 billion to $205 billion. After the financial report was released, Alphabet's stock price fell by 9.84% in after-hours trading.

Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report was disappointing, causing its stock price to drop by more than 10% in after-hours trading. Warren Buffett's last major investment during his tenure as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway performed poorly.Berkshire purchased $10 billion worth of Alphabet stock at around $350 per share in early June. As of June 30, Berkshire held 106 million shares, which, based on the after-hours stock price, is valued at approximately $30 billion, down from the peak of $37 billion in June.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that semiconductor company Marvell is in deep negotiations to acquire data center optical communication equipment manufacturer Lumentum, with the deal possibly being announced as early as next week. Currently, the two parties have not reached a final agreement, and details and timing may still change.Lumentum currently has a market value of approximately $83 billion, while Marvell's market value is about $221 billion. Following the news, Marvell's stock fell about 8% in after-hours trading, while Lumentum's stock rose about 17%. Earlier this year, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Lumentum.

Google (GOOG.O) collaborates directly with Anthropic on TPU and partners with Broadcom (AVGO.O).

Alphabet (GOOG.O) CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the new AI model Carbon is Google's strongest model.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket for "Dota 2: Team Spirit vs. OG - PARI Universe Playoffs," the sub-market "Ends During the Day" saw a drastic fluctuation in the "Yes" option's win rate, plummeting from 51% an hour ago to the current 10.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Gate market data, Google (GOOG.O) fell over 7% in after-hours trading.

In Q3 2026, Alphabet's Google Cloud business revenue was $30.71 billion, while the market expectation was $29.566 billion.

Google and Microsoft will announce their financial reports after the U.S. stock market closes.

Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that since the beginning of September, interest rates have had an impact both within and outside the technology sector.