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EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, Tesla’s bitcoin investment, SoftBank Vision Fund makes big gains
FromFT News Briefing
EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, Tesla’s bitcoin investment, SoftBank Vision Fund makes big gains
FromFT News Briefing
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8 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2021
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EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia, Tesla’s $1.5bn investment in bitcoin sends the cryptocurrency to record highs, and oil hits $60 a barrel for the first time in a year. Plus, the FT’s Tokyo correspondent, Kana Inagaki, explains what drove SoftBank’s Vision Fund to have its best quarter in four years. EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for newshttps://www.ft.com/content/4c40c890-afd3-40a3-9582-78a66c37a8afTesla sends bitcoin to record high with $1.5bn investmenthttps://www.ft.com/content/5e83f15e-ea2c-4d2f-8ae8-bf72fc5effd0Oil hits $60 for first time in a year as supply cuts outweigh lockdownshttps://www.ft.com/content/3032d80d-89b0-4020-922e-f4fa15435b5dSoftBank’s Vision Fund posts best quarter since launch in 2017https://www.ft.com/content/c2f107a7-734d-450a-bf46-eb68a65ceaf4 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Feb 9, 2021
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