FT News Briefing

Johnson says prepare for no-deal Brexit, Airbnb IPO, EU’s threat to Big Tech

Boris Johnson has warned Britain to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, and Airbnb shares more than doubled on their first day of trading on Thursday. Plus, the FT’s Brussels correspondent, Javier Espinoza, explains why the EU is giving Big Tech companies an ultimatum when it comes to policing the internet.  Correction: A previous version of this episode referred to Netscape as Microsoft's browser when it was in fact a rival. Internet Explorer is Microsoft's browser. Boris Johnson warns Britain to prepare for no-deal Brexit<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c112b53b-9dc7-462d-b50a-523ce1d42b23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c112b53b-9dc7-462d-b50a-523ce1d42b23</a>Airbnb soars on debut in latest IPO bounce<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a1c5cc26-b224-470a-84fe-8a6575fd33dc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/a1c5cc26-b224-470a-84fe-8a6575fd33dc</a>EU to tell Big Tech to police internet or face large fines<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/72371610-4820-44c0-a955-4a19e430d343" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/72371610-4820-44c0-a955-4a19e430d343</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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