FT News Briefing Web founder Tim Berners-Lee auctions off original source code
Jun 16, 2021
Tokyo Olympics face an $800 million bailout if spectators are excluded, while a significant EU-US truce ends a long-standing aircraft subsidy war. Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, discusses auctioning the original source code as an NFT, marking a landmark moment in digital art. He emphasizes the importance of this auction in promoting data ownership and the need for internet accessibility as a fundamental human right.
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Olympic Bailout
- If spectators are banned from the Tokyo Olympics, the city needs a bailout.
- Organizers already spent billions of yen from ticket sales, expecting full stadiums.
Airbus-Boeing Truce
- The US and EU resolved their long-standing Airbus-Boeing trade dispute.
- The dispute lasted over 15 years, involving tariffs beyond aviation.
Source Code Auction
- Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web's founder, is auctioning the original source code.
- It will be sold as an NFT, including a 30-minute video of the code.