Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said senior military leaders visited Tehran to advance mediation efforts and revive plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The Wall Street Journal reports Google plans in early September to move about a 90-person AI responsibility team from DeepMind into its Global Affairs division, which handles lobbying and public policy. The shift is part of further integrating DeepMind into Google; HR and policy units will also transfer. The AI responsibility team tests models for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks and studies user‑AI interactions and chatbot psychological effects. Some employees say moving the team could increase distance from the Gemini development group and weaken independent research and detection of frontier model risks. Google says the team will retain DeepMind access, compute and personnel resources, and that other teams responsible for model behavior, privacy and security will remain at DeepMind. The move occurs amid ongoing turnover in DeepMind management and staff.

UKMTO said a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified aerial object, causing a fire that has since been extinguished.