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OpenAI has acquired smartphone camera technology company Glass Imaging for more than $300 million. The company was founded in 2019 and had previously raised approximately $30 million in cumulative funding.Glass Imaging was founded by former Apple engineers Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop, who had previously led Apple's Portrait Mode development team. Glass Imaging primarily uses neural networks to optimize camera systems for different smartphones, directly enhancing image quality during the shooting process to overcome the physical size limitations of phone cameras.As of the time of publication, OpenAI has not responded to requests for comment. Multiple market reports indicate that OpenAI is developing its own hardware products, including smartphones, earphones, and AI companion devices. (TechCrunch)
Apple today officially launched the new Siri AI powered by next-generation Apple Intelligence, with updates beginning immediately for iOS 27. The feature is initially available as a beta for English users, will expand to multiple languages next month, and will not be available in the European Union initially.
According to The Wall Street Journal, prediction market platform Kalshi plans to seek U.S. regulatory approval to launch perpetual contracts on approximately 60 stocks and ETFs, including Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, with round-the-clock trading enabled. If approved, they would become the first regulated single-stock perpetual contracts in the U.S.
According to an official announcement, Binance has introduced its US stock recurring buy feature, enabling eligible users to set up automatic purchasing plans for designated US equities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) at fixed intervals, without the need to manually execute trades each time. The feature will support 100 stocks and ETFs starting from September 10, 2026, at 18:00 (UTC+8), including assets such as Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, and the S&P 500 ETF. Binance advises that related products or features may not be available in certain regions; users should verify any location-based restrictions and note that execution prices may differ from those indicated when creating the plan.
According to a report titled "2026 Stock Derivatives Explosive Growth: Crypto Exchange Landscape and Key Trends" published by RootData, the stock derivatives sector has moved from "peripheral experimentation" into a phase of "explosive volume growth," with cumulative trading volume from January to August reaching approximately $1.75 trillion.In terms of cumulative trading volume, the concentration effect among top players remains significant. Among the four exchanges, Binance leads with $853.58 billion and a 61.3% share; Bitget ranks second with $270.85 billion and a 19.5% share; OKX follows closely with $234.39 billion and a 16.8% share; Bybit ranks fourth with $33.41 billion and a 2.4% share.In terms of liquidity, based on the ±2% weighted order book depth metric, Binance and Bitget together account for over 70% of stock derivatives order book liquidity. Among them, Binance's average daily order book depth is approximately $10.1 million, with Bitget following closely at $4.82 million, while OKX and Bybit stand at $3.87 million and $1.16 million, respectively.In terms of trading costs, in a weighted spread comparison across more than a dozen recently representative popular assets, Bitget ranks first at 0.0144%, with Binance following closely at 0.0145%, placing the two essentially at the same level; OKX stands at 0.0154%, and Bybit at 0.0237%.
According to Chaoshi Research, Goldman Sachs' September 9 research report indicated that Apple has released the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5. The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, while the starting prices for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have been raised by $100 each to $1,199 and $1,299, respectively. AT&T and T-Mobile are offering trade-in subsidies of up to $1,200, reducing the actual out-of-pocket price for the iPhone 18 Pro to zero under eligible plans.
The Bybit Apple Stock Buzz Trading Competition officially launched at 18:00 Beijing Time on September 8. Rankings are based on cumulative trading volume on the AAPLUSDT perpetual contract, with a minimum cumulative trading volume of 5,000 USDT required to participate.
Odaily News: Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, along with the iPhone 18 Pro series and more at its fall product launch event. Based on the current Bitcoin price, the new entry-level foldable iPhone Duo "only costs" 0.025 BTC.The comparison of each iPhone generation's launch price converted to the Bitcoin price at the time is as follows:iPhone 4s — 162 BTCiPhone 5 — 53 BTCiPhone 5s — 5 BTCiPhone 6 — 1.7 BTCiPhone 6s — 2.8 BTCiPhone 7 — 1.1 BTCiPhone 8 — 0.19 BTCiPhone X — 0.14 BTCiPhone XS — 0.15 BTCiPhone 11 — 0.068 BTCiPhone 12 — 0.051 BTCiPhone 13 — 0.018 BTCiPhone 14 — 0.042 BTCiPhone 15 — 0.031 BTCiPhone 16 — 0.014 BTCiPhone 17 — 0.007 BTCiPhone 18 Pro — 0.015 BTChttps://x.com/cryptossuper/status/2097785037303468290
Apple's fall product event unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro series and its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, with starting prices of RMB 9,999 and RMB 15,999 respectively, available from late September to late October.
Apple's official website has updated the starting prices for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17e, and iPhone Air, with all three models now priced 800 yuan higher than their launch prices.
According to an official post from a16z crypto, a16z crypto has officially released Lattice Jolt, a new version of its open-source zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) that fully transitions its underlying cryptography from elliptic curves to a lattice architecture, achieving post-quantum security while significantly boosting performance. Key highlights include: • Performance improvement: Proof generation speed increased by 2-3 times, reaching up to 2 million RV64IMAC cycles per second in CPU mode, and breaking through 10 million cycles per second with MacBook GPU acceleration (Apple Metal); • Smallest proof size: Proof footprint is under 100 KB, significantly outperforming other post-quantum zkVMs with sizes ranging from 200 KB to 600 KB; • Memory optimization: Memory consumption per cycle reduced from approximately 300 bytes to 200 bytes, supporting proof generation for millions of RISC-V cycles on mobile devices; • Security: Based on the standard Module-SIS assumption, providing a complete 128-bit security strength, sharing the same assumption framework as ML-DSA and ML-KEM; • New commitment scheme: The Akita polynomial commitment scheme, jointly developed by LayerZero in collaboration with institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California, replaces the original Dory scheme. a16z crypto also pointed out that hash-based SNARKs are widespread...
Monitoring by the PPP Prediction Market Tool shows that the probability of the "foldable iPhone US launch price above $2,100" on Polymarket has risen to 70%, up 20% over the week; the probability of above $2,200 has fallen to 30%, down 29% over the week.According to the settlement rules, this market will be settled based on the pre-tax starting price of the lowest-configuration foldable iPhone for the US market as first announced by Apple; if multiple foldable iPhones are announced simultaneously, the lowest starting price among them shall prevail. If no price is announced by 23:59 ET on September 30, the market will settle as "No."According to Apple's official announcement, the fall 2026 new product launch event will be held at 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on September 10. The pricing of the first foldable iPhone has become a focal point of market attention. Previously, Bank of America, citing media reports, said its starting price could be around $2,099. According to the latest revelation from US tech journalist Mark Gurman, Apple's first foldable phone is expected to have a starting price of around $2,000.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay one step ahead and seize the initiative.
Odaily News: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has listed Nike Air Jordan and Nike Dunk sneakers bearing its own branding on its official web store, both priced at $250. Both pairs of shoes are currently shown as sold out, and they are not official Nike collaboration products.The Strategy store currently only accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, and does not support payment via Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. This payment setup has drawn criticism from social media users, with some pointing out that Bitcoin-themed merchandise cannot be purchased with BTC.Tuesday morning, after the Labor Day market closure, Saylor indicated that Strategy had repurchased $176 million in STRC preferred stock. During the same period, the company has recently paused its Bitcoin purchases, and social media discussions about the sneaker merchandise emerged alongside this development. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to monitoring by the PPP Prediction Market Tool, the probability on Polymarket that the "foldable iPhone's US launch price will exceed $2,300" has dropped to 15%, down 35% over the past week; the probability of it exceeding $2,200 has fallen to 42%, down 17% week-over-week.The event contract rules state: any foldable smartphone released by Apple will be considered a foldable iPhone, even if it is not explicitly named as such. If the price of the foldable iPhone at its initial US launch is greater than or equal to the specified amount, the market will resolve to "Yes"; otherwise, it will resolve to "No." If Apple releases multiple foldable iPhone models, the lowest announced starting price will be used. If Apple does not announce the price of the foldable iPhone by 11:59 PM ET on September 30, 2026, the market will resolve to "No."According to an official announcement from Apple, the fall 2026 new product launch event will be held at 1:00 AM Beijing time on September 10, themed "Surprise and shine." However, pricing for the device unexpectedly leaked from overseas carrier Vodafone's backend systems in Australia and Egypt. The Australian channel reveals that the iPhone Ultra will be available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options, starting at AUD 3,699. Industry observers estimate that the US starting price for the Ultra could land near $2,000.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay one step ahead and seize the opportunity.
Next week features a dense schedule of global macroeconomic data releases, with Friday’s US August CPI data taking center stage. China’s August foreign exchange reserves, trade balance, CPI, and M2 figures will be released in sequence, while the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision will coincide with Apple’s autumn product launch event.
Odaily News: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and State Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez issued a consumer alert on September 3 stating that a resident deposited $200,000 into an unregulated DeFi crypto trading platform following suspected deception, and the funds are currently unrecoverable.The alert lists seven offshore DeFi platforms—GMX, Gains Network, dYdX, Aevo, Drift Protocol, Vertex Protocol, and Hyperliquid—but does not specify that the resident used any of them.Connecticut officials noted that some platforms offer leverage of 50x, 100x, and up to 250x; the related perpetual contracts also involve risks associated with liquidation, funding rates, smart contracts, and oracles.The alert also covers perpetual contracts linked to Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX, stating that these correspond to synthetic prices rather than actual stocks. Officials remind residents to verify the registration status of crypto services, retain transaction and communication records, and promptly report suspected scams. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News – Coinbase Derivatives and Coinbase Financial Markets, subsidiaries of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, respectively submitted Form 1-N and Form BD-N to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 1, with plans to launch single-stock perpetual contracts in the United States.Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad stated that the relevant products still require approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the next step. The two filings pertain to registration as a security futures exchange and a limited-purpose security futures broker, respectively.Since March 20, Coinbase has offered non-U.S. users 10x perpetual contracts on stocks such as Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla, settled in USDC and supporting 24-hour round-the-clock trading. U.S. users were previously explicitly excluded from this product. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News, According to a disclosure by the SlowMist security team, they have detected an attack campaign disguised as a free VPS service, specifically targeting iPhone Safari browsers running iOS versions 18.4 to 18.6.2. The attackers exploited a chain of six vulnerabilities codenamed DarkSword to form a complete attack sequence, covering WebKit remote code execution, sandbox escape, and kernel read/write operations. This allows them to access app container files and keychain data without user awareness, and record keyboard inputs while wallets such as imToken, TokenPocket, or TronLink are in the foreground.The SlowMist team stated that all six aforementioned vulnerabilities have been patched by Apple, and the current attack constitutes reuse of an n-day vulnerability chain. Merely visiting a malicious page does not directly prove that mnemonic phrases or private keys have been stolen, and device forensics is still required for confirmation. iOS/iPadOS users are advised to upgrade their systems to version 18.7.3 or 26.3 and above as soon as possible.
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Morgan Stanley research report dated September 1, 2026 states that Apple will release its first foldable iPhone on September 9. Initial production volume is set at 7 to 8 million units for the second half of 2026, with the first product cycle potentially reaching 20 million units and contributing approximately $14 billion in revenue solely from the December quarter. The foldable model is expected to carry a starting price of $2,399 (512GB), with every 1% increase in foldable shipment share projected to raise the iPhone average selling price by roughly 1.5 percentage points. The Pro series will experience the steepest price increases: the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro will start at $1,299, an increase of $200 (18%) from the previous generation, while the 256GB Pro Max will start at $1,399, up 17%. It marks the first-time adoption of the 2nm A20 Pro chipset. Leveraging TSMC's 2nm process, which delivers a 10% to 15% performance gain at equivalent power consumption, it supports enhanced on-device AI capabilities and justifies the premium pricing.
According to Reuters, Apple faces a class-action lawsuit totaling £2 billion (approximately $2.7 billion) ahead of its new product launch. Plaintiffs representing app developers allege that Apple is abusing its dominant market position by imposing stricter restrictions on third-party developers through the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) rules, thereby creating a competitive advantage for its own advertising business. Apple launched the ATT functionality in 2021, allowing users to decide whether to authorize apps to track their activity across other companies' apps and websites. The plaintiffs argue that Apple imposes stricter requirements on third-party applications compared to its own services, leading to significant losses for businesses reliant on the Apple platform.