Good morning. It’s Wednesday, Jul 16. Today we are covering:

* OpenAI Rival Anthropic Courts Finance Industry With New AI Tools

* Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI's 'thoughts'

* Google says 'Big Sleep' AI tool found bug hackers planned to use

* Japan destroys internet speed record with new fiber optic technology

* Microsoft's use of China-based engineers could be leaving Pentagon tech exposed to hackers

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