Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO said development of AI agents has not accelerated in the past four months as expected.

European weather services have issued a red wildfire alert as record heat and below‑normal rainfall sharply increase fire risk and more extreme conditions loom. In France, over 800 firefighters are tackling a blaze that began on Wednesday, which has burned roughly 12 sq km across Hérault, Aude and Bouches‑du‑Rhône. Last year France recorded its worst wildfires in 70 years, with more than 170 sq km scorched and vineyards and farms destroyed.

The China A-share Sci-Tech Innovation 50 index has fallen about 7% over the past 50 days; constituents Zhongke Feice and Huahai Qingke are down more than 15%, Lanqi Technology is down over 13%, and Zhongwei Company is down over 10%.