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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Intro

2min

Resolution of the Longstanding EU-US Aircraft Subsidy Dispute

2min

Auctioning the Internet's Source Code: A Digital Milestone

4min

The Web's Evolution and Internet Accessibility

4min

The Tokyo Olympic Games will need a public bailout of about $800m if spectators are banned, and the end of the interminable EU and US struggle over aircraft subsidies marks a major truce in what seemed an intractable trade conflict. Plus, the FT’s global technology correspondent, Tim Bradshaw, spoke to world wide web founder Tim Berners-Lee about his decision to auction off the original source code as digital art.

Tokyo Olympics will need bailout if games go ahead without spectators

https://www.ft.com/3cd58c64-039e-4147-a744-af676de1691d?

Airbus/Boeing deal explained: what is in it and what happens next

https://www.ft.com/content/1e04dfe1-9651-4b9e-90d9-fdbd82b45253

Web inventor Berners-Lee to auction original code as NFT

https://www.ft.com/content/a77ad1bf-fae0-478b-aa05-a07790314ebc?

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