ChainCatcher news, according to foreign media reports, there were rumors in April this year that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is jointly designing AI hardware aimed at individuals and is currently seeking external investment. Ive himself confirmed this on September 21.The report mentioned that by the end of this year, the new company could raise $1 billion in funding. The project currently has only 10 employees, including two key figures who developed the iPhone alongside Ive. As for what the product itself is, there were rumors last year that it was inspired by touchscreen technology and the original iPhone, but this information has not yet been confirmed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, game developer Epic Games posted accusing Apple of twice rejecting the notarization submission for the Epic Games Store. A few hours later, Epic stated that the content submitted for the Epic Games Store had been accepted.The Epic Games Store virtual store allows consumers to purchase various games, including "Fortnite." "Apple has twice rejected our notarization application for the Epic Games Store, claiming that the design and placement of Epic's 'Install' button are too similar to Apple's 'Get' button, and that our 'In-App Purchase' label is too similar to the App Store's 'In-App Purchase' label," the tweet originally posted by Epic Games said. The game developer accused this move of violating EU regulations. Apple responded that the recent dispute involves Epic's Epic Sweden AB Marketplace app in the Swedish market, which has already been approved.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the European Commission has preliminarily ruled that the rules of the American company Apple Inc. regarding its online app store violate the EU's Digital Markets Act. The Commission believes that Apple's rules hinder app developers from freely directing consumers to obtain offers and content through other channels. On the same day, the Commission also launched a new non-compliance investigation against Apple. According to the Digital Markets Act, if violations occur, the Commission can impose fines on Apple, with the maximum fine amounting to 10% of the company's global total revenue.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Information, Apple is deprioritizing its new generation Apple Vision Pro headset, priced at $3,500, as it pushes forward with a long-term plan to launch a lower-priced version of the current device.The Information cites a component supplier's report stating that as of April, 460,000 units of the Vision Pro had been produced, but orders as of August indicate that even with an expanded global supply, only an additional 100,000 units can be produced.The report states that, in fact, Apple "has not prioritized a successor to the high-end Vision Pro over the past year," while accelerating efforts to "reduce the component costs of the first-generation model."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on Wednesday, Nvidia (NVDA.O) stock price rose by 5.2%, closing at a record $1224.40, with a market capitalization exceeding $3 trillion, surpassing Apple (with a market cap of $3.00 trillion). In just one day on Wednesday, it increased by over $140 billion, and in the past 9 trading days, there were 4 trading days where the market cap rose by more than $100 billion.Nvidia has become the first computer chip company in history to reach a market cap of $3 trillion. The last time Nvidia's market cap exceeded Apple's was in 2002, five years before the first iPhone was released. At that time, both companies had market caps of less than $10 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ars Technica, a newly discovered vulnerability in Apple's M series chips may lead to wallet key leakage. This vulnerability is a side channel that allows end-to-end key extraction when Apple chips run encrypted wallets, but this flaw cannot be directly patched as it originates from the microarchitecture design of the chip itself. Instead, it can only be mitigated by establishing defenses in third-party encryption software, which significantly reduces the performance of the M series, especially in the earlier M1 and M2 generation products. The vulnerability is exploited when the target encryption operation runs on the same CPU cluster as a malicious application with normal user system privileges.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, recently, sources revealed that Apple is in talks to integrate Google's Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone. The two companies are actively negotiating to allow Apple to license Google's generative AI model Gemini to power some new features of this year's iPhone software.Sources also stated that Apple has been in discussions with OpenAI and is considering using its models.

ChainCatcher news, according to the release notes of Apple's latest operating system update, the blockchain security and code auditing agency CertiK has been officially recognized by Apple for its contribution to enhancing the security of Apple's systems.It is reported that this security contribution involves two security vulnerabilities in the Apple iOS kernel. According to Apple's official security update page, the vulnerability allows "an application... to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges." In the latest released version, Apple has addressed these vulnerabilities by improving memory handling.

ChainCatcher news, former App Store director Phillip Shoemaker stated in a recent interview, "Apple has had issues with cryptocurrency from the very beginning. They see it as a Ponzi scheme," and he believes there is a "hostile relationship" between Apple and cryptocurrency.Additionally, according to the App Store's official cryptocurrency review standards, there are five main aspects:Cryptocurrency Wallets: Applications can facilitate the storage of virtual currencies, provided they are offered by developers registered as organizations;Mining: Applications must not conduct cryptocurrency mining activities unless the processing is done outside the device (such as cloud-based mining);Trading: Applications can facilitate the trading or transfer of cryptocurrencies on approved trading platforms, but they can only do so in countries or regions where the application has the appropriate licenses and permissions to provide cryptocurrency trading platforms;ICO: Applications that facilitate initial token offerings, cryptocurrency futures trading, and other cryptocurrency securities or quasi-securities trading must come from compliant banks, brokerage firms, futures commission merchants ("FCM"), or other approved financial institutions, and must comply with all applicable laws;Cryptocurrency applications must not offer currency for completing tasks, such as downloading other applications, encouraging other users to download, posting on social networks, etc. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Deadline, Apple is about to reach a copyright deal with Michael Lewis, the author of the commercial bestseller "The Big Short," for his book "The Fall of the Crypto King Sam Bankman-Fried & FTX," which is expected to be adapted into a feature film. Deadline reports that this deal beat strong competition from companies like Netflix and Amazon, with the transaction amount in the seven-figure range. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the CEO and founder of the crypto startup Render Network, which provides rendering tools for NFT and metaverse projects, Jules Urbach, revealed that the company is collaborating with Apple to bring some of its products (such as the Octane application) to the iPad, allowing each iPad to become a node in the Tender Network, enabling users around the world to render designs that their single devices cannot handle.Previously, ChainCatcher reported in December last year that Render Network announced the completion of a $30 million funding round, led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Solana Foundation, Alameda Research, Sfermion, and angel investors Bill Lee and Vinny Lingham. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Musk stated in response to a post about Apple's "30% cut on social media ads" that "30% is indeed too high." (Jin10)

According to ChainCatcher news and a report by The Information, Apple charges up to 30% commission on all NFT transactions within iOS apps, but since Apple currently does not handle any cryptocurrency transactions, NFT purchases on the App Store must be made in USD. Sidney Zhang, co-founder and CTO of Magic Eden, stated that they have never attempted to offer buying and selling features on their app due to Apple's commission issues. (The Information)

链捕手消息，据 CoinDesk 报道，硅谷巨头苹果公司 (AAPL) 在其职业网站上发布了两份招聘信息，其中包括“对交互式平台和 Web3 表现出兴趣”的创意总监候选人。 据悉，这不是苹果第一次寻找精通加密货币的专家。去年春天，该公司希望聘请一位加密专家来领导其支付团队的合作工作。（CoinDesk）

链捕手消息，昨日苹果公司股票市值突破 3 万亿美元大关。彭博数据显示，苹果股票价格在2021年上涨超过了40%，而比特币在此期间涨幅为 38% 以上，前者表现优于后者。 此外，彭博社指出，苹果股票价格的波动性也小于比特币。比特币在去年 4 月到 7 月期间跌幅超过 50%，自 11 月峰值以来再次下跌 31%。相比之下，苹果公司股票最大的跌幅发生在年初，接近 19%。（彭博社）

链捕手消息，摩根士丹利表示，元宇宙公司Meta(原Facebook)和谷歌探索元宇宙领域可能比很多人都要早，但苹果公司掌握着成功的关键。Meta和谷歌一直在投资于VR和AR技术，这是通向“元宇宙”中虚拟世界的门户，但只有在苹果加入比赛时，AR或VR的大规模市场应用才能得以实现。 技术分析师Katy Huberty和Erik Woodring表示，苹果公司在进入新市场时采取更耐心做法的好处是，如果能以更明智的方式进行颠覆，成功的可能性就会增加。（来源链接）