Israel pushes deeper into Gaza

Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Monday, General Motors has reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union, and the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now valued at $19bn, the company told employees. Plus, the FT’s Stefania Palma explains how Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai’s testimony before the US Department of Justice went on Monday.

Mentioned in this podcast:

The tactics behind Israel’s ground offensive

US autoworker strike nears end as GM reaches tentative deal with UAW

Sundar Pichai acknowledges Google search default deals were ‘very valuable’

Elon Musk’s X says it is worth $19bn one year after acquisition

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