Rivian (RIVN.O) and Redwood Materials expand cooperation to cover the full battery lifecycle.

Japan's top foreign-exchange official MIMURA said ASEAN producers of critical minerals are well-positioned in digitalized supply chains and urged Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia to boost long-term investment in those sectors.

Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest data centres in Balakovo, Saratov region on the Volga, a facility operated by Sberbank. Sberbank executives said the attack did not interrupt the bank’s operations. The centre, located near the Balakovo nuclear power plant and the Saratov hydro station, was reported by RIA in 2024 to cover about 55,000 sqm and to be slated to host one of Russia’s largest supercomputers by 2027. Yandex-owned data centres were hit three times last week; Ukraine says such strikes are retaliatory. Yandex and Sberbank have not disclosed whether supercomputer equipment was damaged.