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Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon Chips and AI Audio Chip at Summit

The chipmaker launched two flagship processors for Android phones and a new audio chip, emphasizing agentic AI capabilities.

7 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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How the odds moved · Qualcomm / QCOM
0%50%100%8%22 Sept, 12:00 UTCnowThe Verge: Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream · 24 Sept, 23:42 UTCBloomberg Technology: Qualcomm CFO on Snapdragon and Two New Mobile Platforms · 22 Sept, 21:56 UTCTechCrunch: Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI · 22 Sept, 20:00 UTCEngadget: Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite is a new AI chip for audio wearables · 24 Sept, 11:23 UTCInc.: New Phones Keep Getting More Expensive. The Chips Powering Them Are Becoming More Extreme, Too · 23 Sept, 19:28 UTCQuartz: Qualcomm launched Android chips built for AI as memory costs shrink the smartphone market · 23 Sept, 11:40 UTCQuartz: Qualcomm hat Android-Chips für KI entwickelt, da sinkende Speicherkosten den Smartphone-Markt verkleinern. · 23 Sept, 11:40 UTCCNET: Qualcomm Wants You to Let AI Agents Spend Your Money · 23 Sept, 10:14 UTCCNET: Qualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones — and They’re Coming Soon · 22 Sept, 20:00 UTC

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The story so far

7 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 22 Sept 2026. TechCrunch published first, on 22 September at 20:00 UTC. The most recent article, from The Verge, appeared on 24 September at 23:42 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: TechCrunch (major outlet), Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), CNET, Quartz, Inc., Engadget.

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  • Qualcomm / QCOM — the market puts it at 8%, with $285 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if Donald Trump explicitly mentions Qualcomm or QCOM in any form before October 1, 2026, at 12:00 am ET. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the linked news story for a qualifying statement, but only direct quotes from Trump count toward resolution.

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  1. Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream The Verge ·
  2. Qualcomm CFO on Snapdragon and Two New Mobile Platforms Bloomberg Technology ·
  3. Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI TechCrunch ·
  4. Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite is a new AI chip for audio wearables Engadget
  5. New Phones Keep Getting More Expensive. The Chips Powering Them Are Becoming More Extreme, Too Inc.
  6. Qualcomm launched Android chips built for AI as memory costs shrink the smartphone market Quartz
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  1. Qualcomm hat Android-Chips für KI entwickelt, da sinkende Speicherkosten den Smartphone-Markt verkleinern. Quartz
  2. Qualcomm Wants You to Let AI Agents Spend Your Money CNET
  3. Qualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones — and They’re Coming Soon CNET

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