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The UK government will consider loosening travel restrictions for travellers from the EU and the US, Intel will change the way it names its most advanced technology and Japanese athletes are raking in the golds at the Tokyo Olympics. Plus, Ian Smith, the FT’s insurance correspondent, explains how pressure from the US Department of Justice caused the $30bn merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson to collapse. UK to consider relaxing travel restrictions from EU and UShttps://www.ft.com/content/8f7b59c7-89b5-4ca5-a0a4-7f1355fab3e0?Intel to drop names based on transistor size for advanced chip tech with west coast editor Richard Watershttps://www.ft.com/content/1afe75ed-7867-447d-abb8-6eea3598b029Aon’s $30bn acquisition of Willis Towers Watson collapses, with insurance correspondent Ian Smith https://www.ft.com/content/a6471af0-764d-49e7-87a0-dd2a2c110fd9Tokyo Olympics Alternative medals table, with Asia business editor Leo Lewishttps://ig.ft.com/tokyo-olympics-alternative-medal-table/The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.