Kuwait's oil minister stressed the importance of coordination and consultation among oil-producing countries to address shifts in the energy market, Kuwait News Agency reported.

Russian media say firms have developed a drone-identification system called Red Button that can compel civilian drones to land in emergencies. Jointly built by a GLONASS company and Element, the module can be embedded in civilian drones and uses Russia’s GLONASS positioning to track and identify aircraft even without cellular service. Regulators can send encrypted commands to force a landing; developers say the command link is encrypted to prevent unauthorized tampering. The system completed an initial test and is planned for rollout to unmanned vehicles, notably autonomous trucks.

On July 2 the Bay Area Industry Accelerator launched and an AI+ OPC supply-demand ecosystem matchmaking event was held at Zhuhai Huafa International Industrial Park. Over 130 industry experts and representatives from government, investors and AI firms attended as the accelerator was formally announced. The program targets AI, integrated circuits, biopharma and new materials via four modules—qualification cultivation, technology matching, scenario commercialization and Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao linkage—and will run year-round activities including high-tech enterprise incubation, sector-specific matchings, scenario releases and a Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao entrepreneurship tour to provide full-cycle support. In an order-capability showcase five smart-health firms including Huazhishu Group and Xiaosuan Intelligence, and seven OPC AI firms including Shuying Zhike and Qiji Technology, presented mature products and order-taking capabilities across AI vision, digital humans and intelligent systems, highlighting diversified activity in the Bay Area AI sector.