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1. Anthropic Block Marks US Reversal, Warning to Silicon Valley

   The extraordinary move by the US to bar foreign access to Anthropic PBC’s best AI models underscores the Trump administration’s newfound willingness to exert control over a pivotal industry. It also reminds Silicon Valley that it’s working with an imperfectly …

2. Baldoni, Lively Fight Ends With Actress Awarded Legal Fees But No Damages

   Blake Lively can recover some legal costs from fellow actor and director Justin Baldoni but not punitive damages and other relief she sought after settling her legal claims over their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a judge ruled Friday. …

3. Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for Mines Could Take Weeks

   Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks following a deal to reopen the waterway, shipping and maritime security sources say. The operation by conventional minesweepers and state-of-the-art underwater …

4. US and Iran Say They’ve Agreed Deal to Reopen Hormuz This Week

   The US and Iran said they reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending a war that’s killed thousands of people across the Middle East. The development caused equities and bonds to …

5. UK Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Russian Shadow-Fleet Raid

   British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel early on Sunday, the first UK-led operation of its kind targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Royal Marine Commandos and officers from the National Crime Agency boarded the Smyrtos in …