FT News Briefing
Facebook bans content sharing in Australia, Texas battles cold, China’s digital currency
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Facebook has defied Australia’s push to make Big Tech pay for news by banning the sharing of content on its platform in the country, the oil and gas industry in Texas has buckled under the strain of a blast of Arctic weather, and three North Korean computer programmers have been charged over a cyber-hack spree. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge, explains how Beijing’s digital currency is doubling as a surveillance tool for the state.
News Corp agrees deal with Google on payments for its journalism
https://www.ft.com/content/cec5d055-c2d1-4d5f-a392-a6343beb0b01
Oil and gas industry in Texas buckles under strain of Arctic blast
https://www.ft.com/content/9b7cdaf2-f43b-49c3-b8b8-b4840f95ebbd
Virtual control: the agenda behind China’s new digital currency
https://www.ft.com/content/7511809e-827e-4526-81ad-ae83f405f623
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