EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 10 MIN
OpenAI’s circular deals
from FT News Briefing
EU governments have agreed to limit the travel of Russian diplomats, analysts are worried about a flurry of circular AI deals, and France lost another prime minister after less than a month in office. Plus, why the weaker dollar is helping big US exporters, while domestic-focused companies lose out.Mentioned in this podcast:EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mountOpenAI targets 10% AMD stake via multibillion-dollar chip dealFrance in fresh political and market turmoil after prime minister resignsMultinationals race ahead as dollar slump divides US stock marketToday’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alexander Higgins, 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.
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EU governments have agreed to limit the travel of Russian diplomats, analysts are worried about a flurry of circular AI deals, and France lost another prime minister after less than a month in office. Plus, why the weaker dollar is helping big US exporters, while domestic-focused companies lose out.Mentioned in this podcast:EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mountOpenAI targets 10% AMD stake via multibillion-dollar chip dealFrance in fresh political and market turmoil after prime minister resignsMultinationals race ahead as dollar slump divides US stock marketToday’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alexander Higgins, 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.
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