Apple search, LVMH and Tiffany talk, social media testimony
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 28 October 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Apple is stepping up efforts to develop its own search technology, Boris Johnson’s plan to flout international law over Brexit is set to be blocked by the House of Lords, LVMH is in talks to renegotiate its $16.6bn takeover of US jeweller Tiffany. Plus, the FT’s Kiran Stacey will explain why US Senators are going after big social media groups ahead of the US presidential election.
Apple developing alternative to Google search
ft.com/content/fd311801-e863-41fe-82cf-3d98c4c47e26
Boris Johnson faces Brexit defeat at key moment
ft.com/content/807e1c15-7632-4a42-adc7-562ffc57e232?
Zuckerberg backs reform of legal protections for social media
https://www.ft.com/content/9e9b8a33-74af-4a42-9c6f-1e24958de46c?
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:01.8 | Today is Wednesday, October 28th, |
| 0:04.3 | and this is your FT news briefing. |
| 0:08.6 | Apple is stepping up at search technology game. |
| 0:11.4 | Boris Johnson's internal market bill could be in trouble and |
| 0:14.3 | LVMH and US jeweller Tiffany are closing in on salvaging a deal. Plus |
| 0:20.2 | members of the US Senate are going after big tech leaders today for what some Republicans |
| 0:24.8 | call bad behavior. But can these companies be held liable for the content on their platforms? |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:34.0 | Google is under fire from the Department of Justice. |
| 0:40.0 | The DOJ filed a lawsuit against the Google is under fire from the Department of Justice. |
| 0:43.0 | The DOJ filed a lawsuit against the company accusing it of strangling internet |
| 0:47.2 | search competition. |
| 0:48.2 | We talked a little bit about this last week. |
| 0:50.2 | But there may be a new search player on the block. |
| 0:53.0 | Apple. |
| 0:54.0 | Now if you look closely at the iPhone operating system iOS 14, |
| 0:58.0 | there's a barely noticeable change to how its search works. |
| 1:01.0 | Apple has started to show its own search results and link directly to websites |
| 1:05.3 | when users type in a question from its home screen. |
| 1:08.8 | This might seem small, but actually sources tell the FT it's an important advance in Apple's in-house development. |
| 1:15.0 | The development plays an important role in the DOJ Google Saga. |
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