China official manufacturing PMI 50.3 in June vs 50.1 expected and 50.0 in May, remaining above the 50.0 expansion threshold.

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opens consultation on new requirements for Apple and Google's mobile platforms.

XPeng robotics head Mi Liangchuan has recently left the company. CEO He Xiaopeng is personally assuming leadership of the XPeng Robotics Center and its product division. Mi spent about 15 years at NVIDIA with extensive autonomous-driving experience; he joined XPeng in 2021 as senior director of autonomous driving, was promoted to head of enterprise processes in April 2023 and to head of robotics in September 2023. External observers had identified Mi, Chen Jie, Ge Yixiao and Liu Xianming as the four core leaders of XPeng’s robotics team.