8 min listen
Tuesday, August 20
FromFT News Briefing
ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Apple commits more than $6bn for original shows and movies ahead of the launch of its new video streaming service and UK prime minister Boris Johnson intensifies his efforts to jettison the Irish border backstop from the Brexit withdrawal agreement. Also, Facebook and Twitter move to curb Chinese state-backed disinformation campaigns that target pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters, the Trump administration gives Huawei a temporary reprieve, the US trade commission head says it would be difficult to break up Facebook and court papers reveal that Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before he died. Plus, the FT’s Richard Henderson explains why the group of top US executives comprising the Business Roundtable are ditching “shareholder primacy”. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Aug 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Wednesday, October 31: The US indicts 10 Chinese intelligence officers for espionage, the UK’s plans to let business leaders become diplomats and how Asia's new coal plants will knock global emissions targets off course. Plus, what we learnt from Facebook’s third-quarte... by FT News Briefing