Deal

• 銀行側は、元Telegraph所有者のエイダン・バークレーとハワード・バークレーに対する高等裁判所への訴訟を取り下げたと発表した。 • Telegraphの元所有者たちは、1億4,000万ポンドを超える期限超過債務を巡りHSBCと和解し、破産を免れた。 • 火曜日の高等裁判所での審理において、欧州最大の銀行であるHSBCは、エイダンおよびハワード・バークレーに対する手続きを取り下げたと述べた。バークレー家は2023年、Lloyds Bankに対する11億6,000万ポンドの未払い債務により、Daily TelegraphおよびSunday Telegraphの支配権を喪失していた。

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Tech company is latest Silicon Valley firm to sign agreement with US military despite widespread employee oppositionGoogle has reportedly signed a deal with the US Pentagon to use its artificial intelligence models for classified work. The tech company joins a growing list of Silicon Valley firms inking agreements with US military.The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose”, the report from the Information added, putting it alongside OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, which also have deals to supply AI models for classified use. Similar agreements, both at Google and other AI firms, have sparked significant disagreements with the Pentagon and major employee pushback. Continue reading...

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• Google and the U.S. Department of Defense have finalized an agreement allowing the Pentagon to use Google's AI models for classified military and defense purposes, amending an existing contract between the two entities. • The deal grants the DOD access to Google's artificial intelligence capabilities for what the company describes as "any lawful government purpose," expanding the scope of prior defense collaborations. • The partnership marks a significant expansion of Big Tech's involvement in U.S. defense operations, continuing a trend of major tech companies providing AI infrastructure to government agencies.