Reeve’s Growth ‘Fight’, DeepSeek Suspicions & Apple-SpaceX Secret Co-Lab

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On today's podcast:

(1) Rachel Reeves will pledge to go “further and faster” to boost the UK economy by unblocking new infrastructure projects, as she seeks to lure investors and win back business support after a rocky start to her tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

(2) Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, according to people familiar with the matter.

(3) Apple has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company’s in-house satellite-communication service.The companies have been testing iPhones with the Starlink.

(4) President Trump's surprise announcement to halt trillions of dollars in federal spending sparked panic in Washington and among local officials across the country.

(5) Bernard Arnault said a wind of optimism is blowing through the US after Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, in contrast to his native France, where the government is seeking to raise corporate taxes and unemployment is increasing.

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