Ant Group unit Lingbo Technology has launched a first funding round targeting 1.5 bln yuan and aims to complete a second round by the end of this year. If completed on schedule, the pace would outstrip typical fundraising timelines for embodied-AI startups. Over the past year Lingbo has publicly showcased an unusually complete stack—Vision, Depth, Mapping, Video, WorldModel, VA and VLA—covering the end-to-end cognitive chain for robot perception, understanding and action.

Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, said Lebanon's relations with Gulf states will be restored to their previous state.

China Index Academy preliminary data: July new-build commodity housing transaction area across 100 major cities fell 17% MoM and rose about 4% YoY. Tier‑1 cities were up 14% YoY; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen rose 2%, 17%, 2% and 64% YoY, respectively. Tier‑2 cities rose 9% YoY, with Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Ningbo each up over 20% YoY. Jan–Jul cumulative transaction area in the 100 cities was about 130 mln sqm, down 10% YoY. July is a seasonal slow month and developer launch activity weakened: China Index preliminary data show area approved for sale in 50 major cities fell about 29% YoY in July, and Jan–Jul cumulative newly listed residential area in those 50 cities fell 20% YoY.