Disney and OpenAI team up

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon is sentenced to 15 years in prison on two counts of fraud, and the Walt Disney Company will allow OpenAI to use its characters in its flagship products. Plus, football fans are outraged over ticket prices for next year’s World Cup. And, you’ll meet the hardliner who wants to make Chile great again.Mentioned in this podcast:Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prisonDisney to invest $1bn in OpenAIFootball fans condemn ‘betrayal’ over ‘extortionate’ World Cup ticket pricesThe hardliner who wants to make Chile great againFriedrich Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done ‘above Europe’s head’Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Victoria Craig, and produced by Fiona Symon and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.