北約軍事總部發言人：確認北約盟國戰機因一架進入拉脫維亞空域的無人機而緊急起飛。

Hang Seng Index extended weakness, opening about 200 points down, briefly cutting losses to under 100 before resuming decline; at the midday close the index fell 0.93% to 25,160.25. Hang Seng Tech Index lost 1.79% to 4,706.73. Market turnover was HKD 135.7 bln. Sector flows: gold and nonferrous metals outperformed, optical communications and memory-chip names popped then faded, while internet and innovative-drug stocks weakened. Notable movers: China Gold International (02099.HK) +12.93%, GigaDevice Semiconductor (03986.HK) +2.30%, SMIC (00981.HK) +1.92% after results, JD.com (09618.HK) -10.08% post-results, CK Hutchison (00001.HK) -5.12% post-results, Akeso (09926.HK) -6.08%.

SpaceX has completed a $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, effective Aug. 14, filings show, roughly two months after the companies announced a deal. The purchase, one of the largest tech transactions on record, is intended to accelerate development of advanced AI tools to automate tasks including software coding. The move is described as a key step in Musk’s effort to catch up with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI. SpaceX’s AI arm has been renamed SpaceXAI; it had limited commercial applications and recently underwent layoffs and restructuring. Cursor launched its AI coding assistant in 2023 to help developers write and debug code and was among the fastest-growing startups during the surge in demand for chat-driven programming tools.