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At its June 24 Investor Day, Qualcomm detailed a multi-generation data center chip line built for agentic AI inference, anchored by the Dragonfly C1000 CPU and AI300 accelerator, and named Meta as a server-CPU customer.

Reports say Qualcomm is examining a full acquisition of Tenstorrent, the RISC-V AI accelerator startup led by Jim Keller, at a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion.

Qualcomm agreed to acquire Modular in an all-stock deal worth about $3.9 billion, expected to close in the second half of 2026.

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon C Platform for entry-tier Windows laptops starting at $300, with Acer, HP, and Lenovo as launch partners and devices expected later this year.

Snap is preparing a 2026 consumer launch of its standalone Specs AR glasses, having formed a dedicated subsidiary and signed a multi-year Qualcomm Snapdragon agreement.

The 3GPP standards body must decide by June 2026 how long Release 21 work will take, a decision that will set the pace for the first commercial 6G networks expected around 2030.

Google's March 2026 Android security update addresses 129 vulnerabilities including an actively exploited Qualcomm graphics flaw affecting 235 chipsets and a critical remote code execution bug in Android 16.

Qualcomm's FastConnect 8800 doubles Wi-Fi speeds to 11.6 Gbps while a 40-company coalition including Ericsson, Google, and Microsoft formally targets 6G commercialization starting 2029.