DDN, a data hardware and software supplier, plans a new funding round by year-end, CEO Alex Bouzari said. The company partners with NVIDIA and counts Google and Salesforce among its customers.

BYD said its March launch of a second‑generation Blade battery and flash‑charging technology triggered a surge in orders that has outstripped current production; the company is expanding capacity and expects new capacity to come online next year, enabling simultaneous domestic and international supply and global roll‑out of the flash‑charge ecosystem. BYD introduced its first 4nm Xuanji A3 chip and said its assisted‑drive fleet exceeds 3.15m vehicles, generating over 200m km of driving data daily, positioning the company for Level‑3 autonomy pending regulatory approval; it is building driving training centres in Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to accelerate deployment once rules allow. Overseas sales target is 1.05m vehicles in 2025, and BYD said it is confident of meeting or exceeding its 2026 sales goal; export strategy targets Latin America leadership, European breakthroughs and multiple APAC growth points.

WTI and Brent crude climbed more than $1 intraday, rising roughly 2% on the day to trade at $90.78/bbl and $92.77/bbl, respectively.