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Jun 2024
10m 55s

Can Apple catch up in the AI race?

Financial Times
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Apple on Monday said it has partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, and private equity groups are snapping up US accounting firms. Plus, President Emmanuel Macron stunned France on Sunday when he called snap parliamentary elections. The FT’s Leila Abboud unpacks what happens next for the country. 


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Apple partners with OpenAI as it rolls out new artificial intelligence system

Private equity groups poised to own one in three top US accounting firms

Emmanuel Macron gambles on snap French election after Marine Le Pen victory in EU vote

Why Emmanuel Macron went all in against Marine Le Pen


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. 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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