Wall Street Journal reports AMD (AMD.O) has signed a major chip and investment agreement with ANTHROPIC; AMD will invest $5 billion in ANTHROPIC as part of the chip deal.

Beijing Municipal Transport Commission said via SMS that vehicle purchase curbs introduced in 2011 remain necessary to limit passenger-car growth for congestion control and air-quality management. Regulators have repeatedly refined control rules and the quota-allocation mechanism; current quotas are issued by lottery and a points-ranking system, with ordinary lotteries subject to multi-stage randomisation. The commission said it will balance residents’ travel needs with road and environmental capacity when further optimising policy, and will continue to improve public and green transport to reduce reliance on private cars. Exploring differentiated urban versus suburban vehicle-purchase quotas should not be simply interpreted as introducing suburban‑exclusive licence plates; public interest in the topic reflects real travel demand.

Iran's Nour News reported Tehran activated air-defense systems to counter hostile targets.