NVIDIA (NVDA.O) pledges $250 mln over five years to support UK government agency security and defence research, providing $50 mln a year in compute resources.

Iranian navy said on the 13th its monitoring team detected a "noncompliant" tanker that was damaged and caught fire earlier while transiting the Strait of Hormuz after switching off tracking systems and attempting to enter a "no‑go" area east of the strait. The navy said operational units deployed east of the Strait of Hormuz, in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman enable continuous real‑time monitoring of all "hostile" activity and vessel movements, and it urged vessels to comply with international rules, keep electronic systems on and coordinate with Iran's armed forces for safe passage.

At the open on Oct 14, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 10.23 points (-0.27%) to 3,790.63. The Shenzhen Composite Index dropped 45.06 points (-0.36%) to 12,308.64. The CSI 300 Index opened down 16.35 points (-0.38%) at 4,259.33. The ChiNext Index slipped 15.34 points (-0.52%) to 2,943.01. The SSE STAR 50 Index declined 7.72 points (-0.54%) to 1,419.46.