Epic Games vs Apple, Serbs worry about pollution from Chinese investment

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

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🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The trial between Epic Games and Apple is set to kick off today, and the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is back in federal court. Plus, the FT’s southeast Europe correspondent, Valerie Hopkins, explains the love-hate relationships that Serbians have with Chinese investment in their country.

‘Fortnite’ maker goes to war over ‘Apple tax’

https://www.ft.com/content/293780f7-d2f8-4f3f-aa52-752c74e2d34d

Why some tribes want to keep a controversial US pipeline open

https://www.ft.com/content/7950dc72-2cf9-4960-9d28-7109ab7d4b85

Serbs fret over environmental costs of Chinese investment

https://www.ft.com/content/b6b7bce4-f970-4eb6-ab26-0fadc552d148

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0:00.0	Good morning from the Financial Times.
0:01.6	Today is Monday, May 3rd.
0:03.3	And this is your FT News Briefing.
0:08.7	Apple's epic trial begins today.
0:10.9	The iPhone maker faces off in court
0:12.9	against the game developer behind the smash hit Fortnite.
0:16.3	And another court will hear whether the Dakota access pipeline
0:19.6	should be shut down again.
0:21.4	Plus, China has been investing heavily in Serbia.
0:25.0	But some locals worry about troubling side effects.
0:28.3	You can actually just see the red dust accumulating
0:31.5	on the leaves of plants.
0:33.4	The pollution around 120 days a year,
0:37.0	it's considered extremely hazardous.
0:39.5	I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
0:47.1	Today is the start of a huge legal battle in the tech world.
0:50.7	The video game developer behind the popular game Fortnite
0:53.6	is suing Apple.
0:55.0	The developer, Epic, accuses Apple of having a monopoly
0:58.4	over app distribution on its devices.
1:01.3	The companies began clashing last year.
1:03.5	Epic created a payment system that avoided Apple's commission.
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