FT News Briefing

How Covid-19 finally caught up with Taiwan

The surge in pet ownership during the pandemic has helped propel the group behind pet insurer Bought By Many to a valuation of more than $2bn, and a director at the company behind the video game Final Fantasy says 5G could disrupt the reign of the console. Plus, the FT’s greater China correspondent, Kathrin Hille, tells us how Taiwan is dealing with the latest wave of Covid-19 and how it’s affecting chipmakers   Lockdown pet boom helps insurer to $2bn valuation<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/019cce7c-21e7-462c-b8ab-573a35218d7a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/019cce7c-21e7-462c-b8ab-573a35218d7a</a> ‘Final Fantasy’ producer says 5G will end games console’s long reign<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0fa963d8-1de8-4390-b3db-8e9908510605" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/0fa963d8-1de8-4390-b3db-8e9908510605</a> Taiwan imposes strict social curbs to stem its worst Covid outbreak<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/85604b0b-e7aa-4e26-a547-b3d27b262e6b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/85604b0b-e7aa-4e26-a547-b3d27b262e6b</a> Covid-stricken Brazil to host Copa America football tournament<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c3658bcf-695b-4e3e-9625-41b170e8248c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c3658bcf-695b-4e3e-9625-41b170e8248c</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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