Lloyds Banking Group will put thousands of its staff at risk of dismissal, and Indonesians are angered over the widening inequality in their country. Plus, MEPs in the European parliament are unhappy with the EU-US trade deal, and the FT’s John Foley explains what artificial intelligence has to do with the outcome of Google’s antitrust case.

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Thousands of Lloyds staff face axe in performance overhaul

European parliamentarians attack EU-US trade deal and demand changes

Google shares jump after judge refrains from ordering break-up

Indonesian rage over MPs ‘opulent lifestyle’ reflects deep economic discontent

Google dodges a bullet

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Victoria Craig, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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AI helps Google dodge a bullet

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