FT News Briefing

Nvidia will return more than $80bn to shareholders, and Donald Trump attracted ire this week with the creation of a $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund”. Plus, OpenAI is getting ready to go public, and Africa’s Ebola outbreak has health officials worried about pandemic preparedness.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Nvidia to return more than $80bn to shareholders as it reaps rewards of AI boom
China banned Nvidia’s gaming chip during Jensen Huang’s visit
How will Trump deploy his $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund’?
OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September
DR Congo races to halt spread of Ebola
Lethal Ebola virus outbreak triggers urgent international quest for vaccine

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Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Katya Kumkova, Saffeya Ahmed, Fiona Symon. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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EU governments are discussing whether former leaders could represent the bloc in potential negotiations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and rising fuel prices have triggered deadly protests across Africa. Plus, we look back at US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell’s legacy as head of the central bank.

Mentioned in this podcast:
EU mulls Angela Merkel or Mario Draghi as possible Vladimir Putin whisperer
Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens
Powell, Trump and the battle for the Federal Reserve
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Correction: This show has been modified from its original version. We said the Trump administration opened a lawsuit against Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell. The administration threatened a lawsuit.

Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Katya Kumkova, Saffeya Ahmed, and Fiona Symon. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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A California court threw out Elon Musk’s case against Sam Altman and OpenAI, the global bond sell-off rages on, and a $420bn power behemoth was born after NextEra Energy struck a deal with its rival Dominion Energy. Plus, the FT’s Raya Jalabi travels to Christian villages in southern Lebanon where residents fear they’re under an indefinite occupation by Israeli forces.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI dismissed after just two hours of jury deliberations
Global bonds tumble on fears of inflation shock from Iran war
Bonds extend sell-off on inflation fears
NextEra strikes megadeal with Dominion to create $420bn US utility
Israel seizes 1,000 sq km under Benjamin Netanyahu’s war strategy
The Christian villages under Israeli occupation in Lebanon

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Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Katya Kumkova and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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The cost for companies to circumvent shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is reaching record levels, and the world is bracing for an energy cliff edge this summer as the US-Iran war continues. But the war hasn’t deterred investment firms from betting on the Middle East, and we have an update on the UK’s political turmoil.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Sweeping the strait: the companies gearing up to clear the Gulf of mines
Gulf freight rates jump as shipping companies turn to trucks to move cargo
What life is like on the stranded ships of the Gulf
Iran energy crisis enters new phase as peak summer season looms
Investment firms look beyond Iran war to expand in Middle East
Labour reopens Brexit debate
Is being prime minister now an impossible job?
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Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Victoria Craig, and produced by Katya Kumkova and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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Democrats are looking for a bit of a rebrand after losing the White House and both houses of Congress in 2024. They have an opportunity this November to test out some new types of candidates. In a critical swing district in Pennsylvania, the party establishment has coalesced around a progressive, blue-collar candidate named Bob Brooks. The other frontrunner in the race, Ryan Crosswell, represents a very different vision for winning over swing voters. He’s a former Republican and former federal prosecutor who’s more centrist.

Host Sonja Hutson travels to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to interview the candidates and ask party activists where they fall in the electability debate.

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Mentioned in this podcast:
Dousing the DC ‘dumpster fire’: Democrats battle over party’s future

The Bethlehem Project is hosted and produced by Sonja Hutson and edited by Marc Filippino. The show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Lauren Fedor contributed reporting. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.

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