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Oct 2023
8m 48s

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza

Financial Times
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Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Monday, General Motors has reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union, and the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now valued at $19bn, the company told employees. Plus, the FT’s Stefania Palma explains how Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai’s testimony before the US Department of Justice went on Monday. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

The tactics behind Israel’s ground offensive

US autoworker strike nears end as GM reaches tentative deal with UAW

Sundar Pichai acknowledges Google search default deals were ‘very valuable’

Elon Musk’s X says it is worth $19bn one year after acquisition


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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