Top stories for the morning: Trump took a break on Iran, Musk demands Altman be removed from OpenAI

US President Donald Trump agreed to delay strikes on Iran for two weeks on the condition that the Strait of Hormuz be opened, causing prices to fall. Anthropic announced a partnership with major IT companies to defend against AI cyberattacks and unveiled a model that identifies thousands of vulnerabilities. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 8.

Donald Trump said he has agreed to suspend strikes on Iran's infrastructure for two weeks on the condition that the Strait of Hormuz be opened immediately, CNBC reports. The decision came after talks with Pakistan's leadership. Iran confirmed that it will ensure safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz for this period. Against this background, oil has fallen in price - June futures for Brent crude fell by more than 16% and intraday low traded at $91.7 per barrel, and May futures for U.S. WTI also fell by more than 16% and the minimum cost about $91.

The parties presented the pause as their victory, with the US claiming progress in discussing a peace agreement and Iran accepting its terms. Direct talks between the US and Iran will be held in Pakistan. Tehran's demands include the withdrawal of US troops from the region, lifting of sanctions and compensation for damages.

Anthropic has announced a partnership with Amazon, Apple and Microsoft to defend against AI-driven cyberattacks, writes Yahoo FInance. As part of Project Glasswing, the company unveiled the Claude Mythos Preview model, available to a limited number of organizations. According to Anthropic, it has already identified thousands of critical vulnerabilities, including bugs in operating systems and browsers that are decades old.

The model will be used to protect key infrastructure and open-source projects, with the company committing $100 million in loans and $4 million in donations. Anthropic is also discussing the model's potential with the US government, despite a legal dispute with the Pentagon over the terms of AI use.

TikTok plans to invest €1 billion to build a second data center in Finland - in the city of Lahti - as part of a move to move European users' data storage to Europe, Reuters reports. The project will be part of a €12 billion "digital sovereignty" initiative for more than 200 million users. The new center will have an initial capacity of 50 MW with the possibility of expansion to 128 MW.

The decision comes amid increasing pressure from European countries over data protection and the influence of social networks on children. At the same time, Finland has previously expressed concerns about the security and transparency of TikTok projects. The company's first data center in the country should be operational by the end of the year, the second - by 2027.

Elon Musk demanded through the court to remove Sam Altman and Greg Brockman (respectively - the head and president of OpenAI) from leadership roles in the AI-company. OpenAI Musk accused of deception and violation of the original non-profit mission, writes CNBC. The lawsuit says Musk was misled into raising $38 million by promising to maintain nonprofit status. It also demands that OpenAI be returned to a fully nonprofit model.

OpenAI denies the accusations, calling the lawsuit an attempt to exert pressure from a competitor. The trial will begin at the end of April. In parallel, the parties accuse each other of anti-competitive behavior, and Musk demands compensation of up to $134 billion and the return of "illegal profits," including Microsoft funds, in favor of the OpenAI Foundation.

The head of Alphabet Sundar Pichai said that the growth of the artificial intelligence market opens new opportunities for large investments, CNBC reports. According to him, the company's investment in SpaceX, made in 2015 ($900 million at a SpaceX valuation of $12 billion at the time), could be worth about $100 billion after the merger of SpaceX with xAI and preparation for the IPO of the company with a valuation of up to $1.75 trillion.

Alphabet has been actively increasing its investments in AI: the company has invested more than $3 billion in Anthropic, whose valuation has grown to $380 billion, and is also backing other projects including Waymo and Stripe. Pichai noted that the corporation is now more likely to invest large sums directly, seeking to maximize returns on capital amid the AI boom.

- Japan's broad Topix index was up 3.3 percent on April 8, while the Nikkei 225 was up 5.3 percent.

- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 3.2 percent, while mainland China's CSI 300 Index gained 2.9 percent.

- In South Korea, the Kospi index was up 7.3%, while the Kosdaq was up 4.5%.

- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 2.6 percent.

- Futures on S&P 500 jumped by 2.5%, futures on Nasdaq Composite - by 3.1%. Exchange contracts on Dow Jones Industrial Average - by 2.3%.

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