{"podcast":{"title":"FT News Briefing","slug":"ft-news-briefing-73509","podcast_index_feed_id":73509,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf","website_url":"http://ft.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/1771582499067-6d97f00e-76d7-4cba-88d5-a1a9d37b4494.jpeg","author":"Forhecz Topher","episode_count":2141,"summary":"A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509"},"episode":{"title":"What Big Tech wants out of Trump’s China visit","slug":"what-big-tech-wants-out-of-trump-s-china-visit","published_at":"2026-05-15T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509/what-big-tech-wants-out-of-trump-s-china-visit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ftnewsbriefing/episodes/what-big-tech-wants-out-of-trumps-china-visit","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ftnewsbriefing/e/6a0649baefd1f558b0508b2f/media.mp3","summary":"Opponents are lining up to potentially challenge UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will ‘open wider’ for American tech, and Saudi Arabia is considering a Middle Eastern non-aggression pact with Iran. Plus, what does one city in Pennsylvania tell us about the intersection of US politics and the economy?  Mentioned in this podcast: Starmer braces for leadership challenge by Burnham Xi Jinping tells Nvidia, Tesla and Apple CEOs that China will ‘open wider’ Saudi Arabia floats Middle Eastern non-aggression pact with Iran AI chipmaker Cerebras surges more than 100% in Wall Street debut The Bethlehem Project: US politics and economics through the lens of one city Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino , and produced by Katya Kumkova, Saffeya Ahmed, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Opponents are lining up to potentially challenge UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will ‘open wider’ for Ameri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":739,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ft-news-briefing-73509/episodes/what-big-tech-wants-out-of-trump-s-china-visit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ft-news-briefing-73509/what-big-tech-wants-out-of-trump-s-china-visit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}