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Oct 13 (Reuters) – Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon’s decision to label the ​AI company as a national security supply chain ‌risk over a dispute about safety guardrails on its technology. • A federal appeals court in September upheld the designation in a 2-1 decision, agreeing with the Pentagon that the firm’s ‌safety ​restrictions could compromise military operations.

By Scott Murdoch and Roshan Thomas SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Matt Comyn said on Wednesday Australia must ensure more of the economic benefits created by AI remain in the country while regulation should work to build trust ​in the new technology. Comyn said CBA, Australia’s largest lender, is rolling out AI technologies ‌across its banking portfolio, especially in business banking.

By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil Stewart DUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters. Tehran has tried to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28.

By Miranda Murray HAMBURG, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas.

HOUSTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand the processing capacity of a refinery in Texas owned by Delek US Holdings, Vice ​President JD Vance said on Tuesday. The Delek announcement is the ‌latest in a series of White House moves aimed at taming fuel prices ahead of November’s midterm elections, in which affordability has become a defining issue for voters.

By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Hollywood star Pedro Pascal said learning to play the cello convincingly for Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” was the most challenging task of his career, joking ​he would rather relive one of his most brutal on-screen ‌battles than learn how to play the instrument again.

By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s promise to pay its highest-ever yields in a record $11 billion junk-bond offering highlights the pressure on CEO Masayoshi Son to secure returns on his all-in bet on AI amid concerns about possible overheating in the market. The SoftBank debt issuance last month added to a sharp surge in corporate borrowing this year, including major bond sales from Amazon.com, Alphabet and ​Tencent.

By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Swiss skincare conglomerate Galderma has agreed to buy medical-grade skincare company ZO Skin Health ​for around $1.5 billion, according to two ‌people familiar with the matter. A deal could be announced in the coming days, the people said. ZO and Galderma, which were contacted outside regular business hours, ‌did ​not immediately respond to ⁠requests for comment.

TRIPOLI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Torrential downpours flooded the Libyan capital of Tripoli on ​Tuesday, killing two people, ‌according to a statement by authorities and a local TV channel. • Jumhouria Bank said an employee died ‌due ​to an ⁠electrical shock. The ⁠Tripoli Red Crescent said in a statement it recovered the man’s body during the flooding. • ​Rescue teams recovered the body of another man ⁠from his car, ⁠which was submerged in ​the floodwaters, according to a ​local TV station.

By Will Dunham Oct 13 (Reuters) – The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that prowled what is now the Isle of Wight off England’s southern coast about 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of an enigmatic group of meat-eating dinosaurs known for running down prey and ripping them apart with massive hand claws.