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Micron announced today that it will distribute compensation for the 2026 fiscal year to over 60,000 employees worldwide to recognize the company's achievements this year, marking the highest compensation in Micron's history. Taiwan is a key hub for Micron's global technology leadership, with approximately 15,000 employees and a total investment exceeding NT$1.6 trillion.In Taiwan, the 2026 fiscal year compensation includes a cash bonus of NT$1 million for each employee who joined before August 29, 2025, with subsequent hires receiving bonuses proportional to their duration of employment; an annual performance bonus that can reach up to 500% of the basic target; and additional stock compensation. Production line employees in Taiwan will receive total compensation equivalent to 35 to 68 months of salary. The cash compensation for Micron employees in Taiwan for the 2026 fiscal year will start at NT$1.7 million; entry-level engineers will have an average cash compensation of NT$2.9 million, with an average total compensation of NT$3.4 million after including stock compensation calculated at grant value. The annual performance adjustment stock compensation will cover 100%.Regarding Micron's announcement without reaching a consensus with the union, the union stated after collecting member opinions: grassroots members demand institutional reform and equal negotiation, calling for a change in the IPP profit-sharing system to a 15% profit-sharing system, stating that one-time bonuses cannot solve the issue, and hope to establish a calculation basis directly linked to the company's actual profits. If there is no response, the union will continue to move towards a strike. The Ministry of Labor stated that it has fully grasped the relevant information and continues to maintain close contact with the Taoyuan City Government, the Central Science Park Administration, and the Taichung City Government.

Cathie Wood posted on platform X, stating that David Sacks believes recent reports about "AI will destroy humanity" may be orchestrated by humans.Wood pointed out that the relevant remarks initially came from a long-inactive X account of an employee at Anthropic, who left the company just six weeks after joining, and the related content quickly entered mainstream media. David Sacks also identified the parties involved in the incident and criticized the role played by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).Cathie Wood stated that all technologies can potentially be used for malicious purposes. She believes that some individuals, including Elon Musk, who continuously emphasize the potential risks of AI are not participants in a political conspiracy but are playing a positive role. Wood said, "Half of solving the problem, including AI, is understanding the problem."

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "LoL: Gen.G vs Hanwha Life Esports - LCK Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron" has seen a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, rising from 13.5% an hour ago to the current 51% (a fluctuation of 37.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event on Polymarket "LoL: Cupid Esports vs. Maryville University - North American Challenger League Playoffs," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill Baron Nashor" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The founder of the Liebit mining pool, Jiang Zhuoer, showcased his position combination of "making money even in the wrong direction." He previously stated that he sold 100% BTC positions at $77,226. Using the price reference of 8:29:47, his full BTC short position lost 1.95% from $77,226 to $78,730.74, the full ETH spot gained 5.74% from $2,467.61 to $2,609.31, and the 5% position in BNC spot gained 0.51% from $4.81 to $5.305, with a total profit of approximately 4.3%.

Chevron's CEO stated that the early buffer in the oil market has disappeared, and the price risks brought by the Iran war are now higher.

MetaMask officially announced support for connecting to TRON decentralized applications, further opening up the multi-chain ecosystem entry. In the latest DApp Spotlight, several representative projects from the TRON ecosystem have been selected, covering three core areas: artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, and file storage, including the AI Agent infrastructure B.AI, the liquidity infrastructure platform SUN.io, the DeFi lending platform JustLend DAO, and the globally leading peer-to-peer file sharing protocol BitTorrent. Users can now conveniently access the above dApps through MetaMask, experiencing a one-stop service for AI, DeFi, and decentralized storage, among other multi-chain services. This integration not only enhances the openness and usability of the TRON ecosystem but also provides global users with a smoother multi-chain interaction experience, further improving the openness and usability of the TRON ecosystem.

According to the official announcement, the Gate contract Robinhood section has launched real-time trading for FLYBRAIN, FRONG, and JUGGERNAUT perpetual contracts (settled in USDT), supporting 1-10x leverage.Gate has also synchronized the addition of FLYBRAIN, FRONG, and JUGGERNAUT trading bots and copy trading features.

Morgan Stanley stated that although market expectations indicate that data center investment will slow down, the growth of AI semiconductor suppliers may continue to exceed the broader growth of cloud spending by 2028 due to strong demand for advanced chip packaging.It is expected that the total capacity of advanced packaging will grow by about 50% by 2028, while the capital expenditure growth of cloud service providers will be 12%.

Micron Technology announced on Friday that its direct labor employees in Taiwan will receive a total bonus for the fiscal year 2026 equivalent to 35 to 68 months of salary, with a minimum cash compensation of 1.7 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 53,809.39 USD).Employees in Taiwan who joined before August 29, 2025, will receive a cash bonus of 1 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately 31,652.58 USD) for the fiscal year 2026. This announcement comes after union members representing about two-thirds of Micron's employees in Taiwan generally supported a strike.

According to The Bell, Samsung Electronics' foundry division has delayed its contract for application processor foundry production with Qualcomm due to differences in production unit prices, and both parties have failed to narrow the price gap, prolonging negotiations. There have been no significant technical issues, and the currently discussed 2-nanometer process has received a considerable degree of stabilization evaluation.Industry sources indicate that the Qualcomm AP foundry using Samsung's 2-nanometer process may be postponed until next year, and it is unclear whether production can commence within this year. Qualcomm had previously entrusted advanced AP production to Samsung before 2021, and Samsung has been continuously striving to regain this business in recent years, having secured clients such as Tesla and Broadcom.Informed sources state that the contract delay has made it difficult for Samsung to produce APs for Qualcomm this year, and both parties may turn to discuss the next generation of products. After acquiring strategic clients, Samsung is no longer willing to accept low-price orders as it did in the past.

According to Nikkei Asia, Chinese chip manufacturer Changxin Storage (CXMT) has taken the lead in profit margins over global competitors, surpassing SK Hynix and Micron. The company has leveraged the tight supply of commodity-grade DRAM to gain an advantage in the second quarter.Changxin Storage's main products include DDR5 memory, which has seen price increases in recent months. Reports indicate that this situation has emerged in the storage chip industry dominated by suppliers from South Korea, the United States, and Japan.

Pine Analytics released the Zcash Q3 2026 report. Ironwood was activated on July 28 at block 3,428,143, and within five weeks, holders migrated 87% of their Orchard balance, with the new pool holding 3.84M ZEC as of August 31. The shielded supply increased by 9.9% to 4.86M ZEC, with the shielded ratio rebounding from 26.3% to 28.7%, recovering 440K from the 745K unshielded ZEC in June.The price of ZEC rose from $407 on June 30 to $836 on August 31, an increase of 106%. Grayscale ZCSH converted to a spot ETF, with assets growing from $155 million to $346 million. Mining difficulty rose by 35%, reaching an all-time high, with two corporate miners committing approximately $65 million in hash power. NU7 has no mainnet height yet, and holders will vote until September 14 to decide whether to launch before September 30 with a 25-second block time and smooth issuance; there are still 470K ZEC remaining in Orchard.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Positron, a startup focused on designing hardware to help AI models run faster, has raised $875 million at a valuation of $5 billion, significantly increasing the company's value over the past six months.This round of financing was co-led by venture capital firms NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, analyst Dylan Patel's SemiAnalysis Capital, and Netscape co-founder Jim Clark. Positron raised $230 million in its most recent funding round in February of this year, at that time valued at $1 billion.Positron stated that it has delivered about 50 units of the previous generation server rack Atlas to Oracle, with clients including financial firm Jump Trading and AI company Parasail. Positron is trying to gain an advantage in the crowded chip industry by pushing its chips to market as quickly as possible.

According to GMGN data, possibly influenced by the launch of Robinhood Crypto, the market capitalization of Robinhood Meme Coin FRONG reached 17.6 million USD, setting a new record high, and is currently reported at 15.37 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 192%.

The TON Network DePIN project PinGo officially stated that regarding the recent security incident, the team has confirmed that this attack is related to the asynchronous execution mechanism of the TON blockchain. To further enhance the security of the protocol and prevent similar issues from occurring again, PinGo will upgrade the project contract.In addition, the PinGo team stated that they are currently communicating with relevant ecological partners and exchanges, and will promote exchanges to restore $PINGO deposit services as soon as possible. After the contract upgrade and necessary security checks are completed, the team will continue to disclose subsequent progress.

According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Samsung Electronics has begun developing its first AI glasses equipped with a display. This product not only provides audio functionality but also displays colorful visual information on the lenses, similar to the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses.Industry insiders revealed that Samsung Electronics is considering developing an ultra-small screen with a size of only 0.2 inches or smaller for the AI glasses, and last month assigned this R&D task to Samsung Display, outlining requirements regarding product dimensions, information display area, color, and price. Samsung Electronics is currently evaluating candidate panel solutions such as OLEDoS or LEDoS, and the industry expects this product to be released in the second half of 2027 or the first half of 2028.Currently, the specific details of the glasses have not been finalized. In terms of color display, Samsung Electronics is expected to use a limited grayscale with 4-bit color instead of a high-definition screen, and it has not yet decided whether to adopt a binocular or monocular design. Industry insiders indicate that RGB OLEDoS faces challenges in terms of price and yield, and it is likely that a white OLEDoS panel will be launched. Samsung previously released AI glasses without a display, co-developed by Samsung Electronics, Google, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.

Latest data shows that the number of GasFree users has surpassed 450,000, reaching 450,392. This milestone marks the continued expansion of this transfer tool's influence within the TRON ecosystem. Starting with support for USDT transfers, GasFree has now added support for USDD, allowing users more ways to transfer assets on the TRON network without the need to hold TRX to pay on-chain fees, further lowering the operational threshold and cost burden of transfers. Product features continue to expand, with a core philosophy that remains simple: making on-chain transfers easier to use. As the user base steadily grows and supported assets continue to diversify, GasFree is becoming a convenient choice for an increasing number of users in their daily on-chain operations.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on the X platform, strongly urging the Senate to advance the legislative process of the cryptocurrency Clarity Act after the August recess. He stated that the bill would prevent "bad actors" from exploiting important digital asset technologies and called on all parties to stay at the negotiating table, agree to procedural motions, and continue the legislative process.Bessent warned that failing to pass the bill would send a troubling signal to allies and adversaries, indicating that the U.S. is unwilling to lead the future of digital assets and is willing to forgo national security tools to combat the abuse of digital assets. In July of this year, Bessent stated that if one wants to stand on the side of "American exceptionalism," the Clarity Act must be passed, citing remarks from Satoshi Nakamoto.The Clarity Act was passed by the House last year and aims to establish a regulatory framework that clearly delineates the regulatory classification of digital assets as securities, commodities, or stablecoins. The bill has stalled this year due to disagreements between banking lobbyists and cryptocurrency companies over stablecoin revenue issues. A new draft in July prohibits government officials from promoting cryptocurrencies or profiting from them, but some Democrats still believe the bill is inadequate and demand amendments. President Trump also urged lawmakers to push the bill through.