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.
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The odds
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 8% |
| 26 Sept, 23:00 UTC | 8% |
| 26 Sept, 20:28 UTC | 5% |
| 26 Sept, 19:07 UTC | 9% |
| 26 Sept, 06:08 UTC | 25% |
| 26 Sept, 05:08 UTC | 26% |
| 26 Sept, 04:52 UTC | 2% |
| 26 Sept, 00:41 UTC | 27% |
| 25 Sept, 23:29 UTC | 29% |
| 25 Sept, 22:16 UTC | 26% |
| 25 Sept, 16:37 UTC | 30% |
| 25 Sept, 14:16 UTC | 27% |
| 25 Sept, 12:57 UTC | 29% |
| 25 Sept, 12:18 UTC | 13% |
| 25 Sept, 11:48 UTC | 7% |
| 25 Sept, 07:49 UTC | 13% |
| 25 Sept, 04:49 UTC | 2% |
| 24 Sept, 17:42 UTC | 36% |
| 24 Sept, 16:47 UTC | 45% |
| 24 Sept, 14:28 UTC | 42% |
| 24 Sept, 06:50 UTC | 43% |
| 24 Sept, 03:00 UTC | 44% |
| 24 Sept, 00:41 UTC | 48% |
| 23 Sept, 12:14 UTC | 54% |
| 22 Sept, 12:00 UTC | 67% |
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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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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Qualcomm / QCOM at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- TechCrunchQualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI67%
- CNETQualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones — and They’re Coming Soon67%
- Bloomberg TechnologyQualcomm CFO on Snapdragon and Two New Mobile Platforms67%
- CNETQualcomm Wants You to Let AI Agents Spend Your Money67%
- QuartzQualcomm launched Android chips built for AI as memory costs shrink the smartphone market67%
- QuartzQualcomm hat Android-Chips für KI entwickelt, da sinkende Speicherkosten den Smartphone-Markt verkleinern.67%
- Inc.New Phones Keep Getting More Expensive. The Chips Powering Them Are Becoming More Extreme, Too54%▼13 points since the previous source
- EngadgetQualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite is a new AI chip for audio wearables43%▼11 points since the previous source
- The VergeQualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream36%▼7 points since the previous source
- Current odds8%
Sources
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- Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream The Verge ·
- Qualcomm CFO on Snapdragon and Two New Mobile Platforms Bloomberg Technology ·
- Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI TechCrunch ·
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite is a new AI chip for audio wearables Engadget
- New Phones Keep Getting More Expensive. The Chips Powering Them Are Becoming More Extreme, Too Inc.
- Qualcomm launched Android chips built for AI as memory costs shrink the smartphone market Quartz
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