U.S. pre-market news at a glance: Google to release Gemini 4, Oracle seeks liability exemption for data centers, Micron hit with ITC investigation.

BlockBeats news, September 24, key pre-market news for US stocks as follows:

1. According to BIT (bit.com) market data, the three major US stock index futures all declined. Dow Jones Index futures fell 0.32%, S&P 500 Index futures fell 0.59%, and Nasdaq 100 Index futures fell 1.07%.

2. Oracle invoked the "force majeure" clause to seek exemption for its New Mexico data center project, attempting not to exit as the main tenant, but hoping to delay related payment obligations when the data center is delayed.

3. The US 30-year Treasury yield rose to 5.435%, a new high since 2004; the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.14%, the highest level since 2007.

4. Federal Reserve "third-in-command" and New York Fed President Williams stated that inflation needs to be brought back to the target level in a timely manner, and another rate hike before the end of this year is reasonable.

5. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) officially initiated a Section 337 investigation into dynamic random access memory (DRAM) equipment and its downstream products and components (III), with Micron Technology and others listed as named defendants.

6. Qualcomm announced the renewal of its global patent licensing agreement with Apple, effective from April 1, 2027.

7. The head of Google's DeepMind division stated that Google is about to release its latest flagship model Gemini 4. Gemini 4 is in the early stages of "post-training" development and is expected to be released "well before" the end of this year.

8. A user discovered the undisclosed design of the third-generation Optimus humanoid robot by unlocking the Tesla Android application package. The images show that the third-generation Optimus robot appears to be designed for factory assembly lines rather than laboratories.

9. Corning announced that it will expand the production capacity of Polarco glass polarizers to meet the growing demand for AI data centers and computing applications.

10. Meta released the handheld AI device Muse Charm, equipped with an approximately 2-inch OLED touchscreen and 5G modem, running a new operating system designed specifically for the Muse AI assistant, expected to be launched before December.