The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a level-4 flood and typhoon emergency response for Zhejiang and Fujian at 17:00 on Aug 6. Meteorological forecasts show Typhoon No.13 Baihaitun is expected to make landfall between the Yangtze River estuary and northern Fujian on the morning of Aug 9–10 at typhoon or strong-typhoon intensity, bringing heavy wind and rain to East China.

Kpler data showed ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb fell sharply on Wednesday. Two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from eight the prior day and well below pre-February levels of about 130–140 ships per day. Kpler recorded one vessel — a Bahamas‑flagged dry bulk — through Bab al-Mandeb on Wednesday, versus 20 the day before; the week before the July 20 Red Sea blockade averaged about 41 daily transits. Iran-aligned Houthi forces implemented the July 20 Red Sea blockade, saying it was in response to a Saudi blockade of Yemen; Saudi Arabia denied the claim.

OpenAI asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple’s trade-secret theft lawsuit, saying the allegations lack merit. In court papers OpenAI’s lawyers said Apple mischaracterizes employee conduct, that a senior OpenAI hardware executive followed industry-standard recruiting practices when interviewing Apple staff, and that the employee Apple accuses of stealing secrets was assisting a former Apple colleague.