Japan's finance minister Satsuki Katayama declined to comment on the effectiveness of coordinated intervention.

Aug 3 — Rumors circulated that Zhiyuan Robotics’ chief scientist Luo Jianlan had recently left. The company responded that Luo has not left and has undergone an internal role adjustment. On the same day Zhiyuan posted a full partners list on its website showing team members from Huawei, Google, Tencent, DJI and Cambricon with experience across AI R&D, product engineering, global commercialization and government‑enterprise relations.

Nauru's president announced the country will change its English name from 'Nauru' to 'Naoero' and its international code from NRU to NRO. The Pacific island nation has about 12,000 people, the world's third-smallest by population.