KYODO says Japan plans to buy back 210,000 tonnes of emergency rice to prevent a price collapse.

Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says Apple (AAPL.O)’s incoming CEO Ternus, due to take office on Sept. 1, has driven an ambitious product slate that includes a first foldable iPhone and a smart display that recognizes speakers and personalizes content. Gurman says the key market test will be a broad September rollout of a new Siri AI intended to compete with ChatGPT; given the high operating costs of such systems, Apple ultimately hopes to charge for the service or monetize via third‑party app integrations, but must overcome Siri’s long‑standing reputation for unreliability and limited usefulness. Early reviews of Siri AI are broadly positive.

現貨黃金失守4430美元/盎司，日內跌幅0.56%。