Microsoft (MSFT.O) said it will cut 6,400 jobs, roughly 2.8% of its workforce; about half of the reductions are tied to a restructuring of its Xbox gaming division. The company will sell five studios, including Compulsion and Double Fine.

Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the CPCA, said passenger-car promotions and model downgrading have normalized since 2025 and market order has improved. The restoration of the NEV purchase tax means manufacturers' guide prices now affect consumers' tax liabilities. As dealers and makers reshape pricing, 22 models cut prices in May 2026 and 7 in June — materially fewer than the large-scale cuts in Mar–Jun last year; June's tally was 7 models fewer YoY. Of June's cuts, 4 were internal-combustion models (down 2 YoY) and 1 was a PHEV (down 1 YoY). Cui said pressure on gasoline cars and narrow-definition PHEVs remains high, so price adjustments are understandable.

On the 6th local time, Gaza government media office said at a Deir al-Balah press conference that Mohammed Farah has formally tendered his resignation and the Gaza wartime emergency management body has been formally dissolved. The office said preparations to fully transfer Gaza’s administrative and civil management authority to a Palestinian technocratic committee have been completed.