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According to the Iranian news agency IRNA: At 00:10 local time, a missile launched by the US military hit a location on Qashm Island.U.S. State Department officials: The U.S. expects U.S. companies to play a significant role in advancing the reconstruction of the Iraq-Syria oil pipeline.On July 15th, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey delivered a speech at the City of Londons annual dinner, warning against calls for a complete deregulation. A year earlier, Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves, at the same event, likened cumbersome regulations to a yoke around the necks of businesses. Bailey stated that well-designed regulations are crucial to supporting economic growth. "Simply advocating for less regulation is a simplistic and unhelpful approach," he added, noting that UK economic activity is currently in a rather weak environment. Following Baileys speech, Reeves will also deliver a speech at the same event, potentially her last major address as Chancellor. Andy Burnham, expected to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister next week, will replace Reeves. Bailey stated that the Bank of Englands current regulations are not without flaws. "Simply advocating for more or less is not a reasonable position in itself." In his speech, Bailey also reiterated his call for a more cooperative approach from the United States in addressing the risks of new artificial intelligence models. He stated, "We need stronger coordination in testing cutting-edge models before their widespread adoption. This needs to be done at the international level."On July 15th, in response to Apples trade secret lawsuit, OpenAI stated that the company "has found no evidence to support the allegations" and emphasized its respect for fair competition and support for the free movement of talent, currently focusing on independent research and development of innovative technologies. Apple recently filed a lawsuit alleging that OpenAI used former Apple employees to obtain company trade secrets in order to create AI hardware products, and accused the OpenAI hardware team of inducing job applicants to bring in internal Apple documents and assisting in circumventing the companys security reviews. A former iPhone engineer who left Apple this year to join OpenAI is also accused of illegally obtaining internal documents such as engineering presentations. Apple claims that the OpenAI hardware team is "built on an unstable foundation" and is even "rotten to the core."U.S. State Department official: The United States supports Iraq and Syria in strengthening connectivity and building future-oriented trade and prosperity corridors.
