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Goldman Restricts Anthropic AI Use in Hong Kong Amid Compliance Concerns $AMZN $MSFT $GOOG $GOOGL Goldman Sachs has blocked its Hong Kong bankers from using Anthropic’s Claude models, sources said, reflecting rising US-China tensions around AI. Access was removed from internal platforms after the bank adopted a strict interpretation of its contract with Anthropic following consultations. The restriction does not apply to other AI providers such as OpenAI. Anthropic said its models were never officially supported in Hong Kong, while Goldman declined to comment.

In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen by Russia. Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload. This is not – and cannot be – legitimate business. The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying. Russia is systematically seizing grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizing its export through individuals linked to the occupiers. Such schemes violate the laws of the State of Israel itself. Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents. However, we see that yet another such vessel has not been stopped. I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform all partners of our state about the situation. Based on information from our intelligence services, Ukraine is preparing a relevant sanctions package that will cover both those directly transporting this grain and the individuals and legal entities attempting to profit from this criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners to ensure that the relevant individuals are included in European sanctions regimes. Ukraine counts on partnership and mutual respect with every state. We are genuinely working to enhance security, particularly in the Middle East region. We expect that the Israeli authorities will respect Ukraine and refrain from actions that undermine our bilateral relations.

Israel's alignment with Russia is baffling. Russia has been supplying weapons to Israel's enemies since the 1960s. Every major nation-state war has been against Russian tanks, planes, and artillery. Utterly senseless.