China A-share automaker stocks opened lower; Ankai Bus hit the daily limit down, with Zotye Auto, Haima Automobile, Zhongtong Bus, King Long and SERES also falling.

Salesforce (CRM.N) launched AIForce, an AI interface layer.

PBOC Research Bureau director Wang Xin said global water consumption by compute centers has risen rapidly. In China compute-center water use still represents a small share of total national water use, but structural strains are emerging. Recommended measures include strengthening water metering, monitoring, data verification and disclosure; promoting water‑saving technologies and improving resource‑efficiency evaluation for green data centers; using water pricing to better allocate resources; and deploying green finance to support coordinated development of AI and water resources.