Deal

• HSBC 측은 Telegraph의 전 소유주인 에이단 바클레이와 하워드 바클레이에 대해 고등법원에 제기한 소송을 취하했다고 밝혔습니다. • Telegraph의 전 소유주들은 1억 4,000만 파운드 이상의 연체 부채와 관련해 HSBC와 합의에 도달함으로써 파산을 면했습니다. • 화요일 고등법원 심리에서 유럽 최대 은행인 HSBC는 에이단 및 하워드 바클레이 형제에 대한 소송 취하를 발표했습니다. 이들 가족은 2023년 Lloyds Bank에 갚지 못한 11억 6,000만 파운드의 부채로 인해 Daily Telegraph와 Sunday Telegraph의 경영권을 상실한 바 있습니다.

• 워싱턴은 호르무즈 해협을 재개방하기 위해 장기적인 경제전 또는 위험한 군사 행동이라는 선택지에 직면해 있으며, 현재 이 해협은 이란에게 핵무기보다 더 가치 있는 수단이 되었을 수 있습니다. • 도널드 트럼프는 '미션 크리프(임무 확장)'의 위험성을 직접 경험하고 있습니다. • 미국-이스라엘의 이란 전쟁이 시작된 지 8주가 지났습니다. 이는 미국 군용기가 이란 지도부를 제거하고 군사력을 마비시키기 위해 이스라엘군과 합동 공격을 개시했을 때 대통령이 예상했던 기간의 두 배에 달합니다.

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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.