Spot palladium fell 2.00% on the day, currently trading at $1357.64 per ounce.

Artificial Intelligence: 1. Meta launches AI chatbot subscription service in an attempt to offset related expenses. 2. Market news: ByteDance expects to invest up to $70 billion in capital expenditures in artificial intelligence by 2026. 3. According to the Wall Street Journal: Amazon reaches a $6 billion agreement with Snowflake to purchase Graviton intelligent computing chips. Integrated Circuits (Chips): 1. Reports indicate that TSMC will raise prices for 3nm chips by 15% in the second half of the year, and may raise them another 10% next year. 2. UMC: Selective price increases will be implemented in the second half of the year, with more comprehensive price negotiations in 2027. 3. Reports indicate that Qualcomm and ByteDance have reached an AI ASIC chip cooperation agreement, with purchases in the millions of units. 4. Reports indicate that SK Hynix rejected a funding offer from a US tech giant, maintaining its supply strategy independence. 5. Samsung's first semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, with an annual production capacity of 153.3 billion Gb DRAM memory chips, is expected to start production next year. 6. Samsung Electronics' South Korean labor union announced that it has voted to approve a temporary wage agreement, averting a strike that could have disrupted the global chip supply and impacted the South Korean economy. Other: 1. Tesla Vice President Lars Moravy stated that the possibility of the Model S/X returning in the future cannot be ruled out. 2. my country will accelerate research and development of comprehensive legislation to promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence and legislation on the low-altitude economy. 3. NASA released a three-phase roadmap for lunar base construction, further detailing the development goals and implementation path for building a long-term residential facility in the lunar south polar region.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon (AMZN.O) has reached a $6 billion agreement with Snowflake (SNOW.N) to purchase Graviton intelligent computing chips.