Wednesday, September 11

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Apple unveils the iPhone 11 and undercuts streaming rivals Netflix and Disney with a $4.99-a-month price tag for its TV+ service, and Uber cuts more than 400 engineering and product jobs in the second round of lay-offs since its May stock market listing. Plus, exercise start-up Peloton is eyeing a valuation of up to $8.2bn in its initial public offering and Margrethe Vestager holds on to a beefed-up competition role in the new European Commission. Also, the FT’s US managing editor, Peter Spiegel, unpacks the firing of US national security adviser John Bolton.

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0:00.0	The UK's energy partner.
0:06.0	Learn more at equinore.
0:10.0	Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.
0:12.0	Today is Wednesday, September 11th. Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.
0:12.6	Today is Wednesday, September 11th,
0:15.2	and this is your FT news briefing.
0:17.8	Apple unveils the iPhone 11,
0:20.8	while also taking a swing at its video streaming rivals with a cheaper than expected
0:25.2	price for its own forthcoming service.
0:28.1	And Uber unveils its second round of layoffs since going public in May. Plus U.S. President Donald Trump has fired his
0:35.7	National Security Advisor John Bolton. Our U.S. managing editor Peter Spiegel has more
0:41.2	on what this means for American foreign policy.
0:44.4	I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
0:51.6	You've seen it before.
0:53.0	Apples Tim Cook and fellow executives addressing an enormous crowd of technology reporters and bloggers
0:59.0	unveiling Apple's newest products to the world.
1:02.0	And yesterday was no different.
1:05.0	Apple held its annual fall hardware event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California.
1:10.0	But most of the excitement wasn't for the latest iPhone.
1:13.3	Next up, let's talk about Apple TV Plus.
1:17.2	DFTs Patrick McGee was there and is going to tell us more about Apple's push into video streaming.
1:25.0	The big news for the streaming was the price.
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