Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Tuesday it expects Q2 operating profit to fall 77% to 113 billion won, citing continued weak electric-vehicle demand dragging battery sales. The company’s figure misses the market forecast of 249 billion won. Revenue is projected to rise 24.8% YoY to 7.6 trillion won, LGES told regulators. Guidance incorporates tax credits under the US Inflation Reduction Act for the company’s US battery output; excluding those credits LGES would have record

Beijing has launched the "Beijing Key Laboratory for Quantum-Resistant Cryptography", approved by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee. The lab is hosted by Xingtang Communication Technology Co., Ltd. and jointly established by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), Nankai University and China Automotive Research Institute Software Testing (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. CAICT said it will use the lab to advance standards development, testing and industry ecosystem work for post-quantum cryptography, drive core technology R&D, build industry standard systems and accelerate deployment in key scenarios to support national cybersecurity and Digital China initiatives.

阿根廷经济部长：阿根廷计划不包括动用美国互换额度。