Israeli military said in a broadcast that a headquarters in southern Beirut may have been empty when struck; it described the strikes on southern Beirut as "deterrent."

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says it has established a four-tier intelligent-factory system to scale smart factory construction and push firms from digitization and networking to intelligence. The system comprises basic, advanced, excellence and leading tiers: about 35,000 basic-level, over 8,200 advanced-level and more than 500 excellence-level smart factories, with 15 firms named to a leading-level cultivation list; pilots include shared manufacturing for construction machinery, island-style automotive production and agile customization for home appliances. Since the rollout of the tiered cultivation initiative, average product defect rates have fallen 47% and average product R&D cycles have shortened 38%.

FT reports OpenAI is preparing the largest overhaul of ChatGPT since launch, planning to reposition it as a "super app" that integrates coding tools and AI agents and to add products executives say will generate more revenue.