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EU reveals emergency package to tackle soaring energy costs

The European Commission's emergency measures do not include a price cap.

The European Commission's emergency measures do not include a price cap, as member states are divided over the idea. But the Commission does want to draft a proposal for a temporary 'maximum dynamic price' on certain trades. We get more on how this might work from Dr Thierry Bros, energy expert and professor at Sciences Po in Paris.
Facebook owner Meta has been ordered to sell its gif-creation platform Giphy, following a ruling by the UK competition authority. Ryan Broderick, freelance web culture writer, gives us the details.
And as streaming service Netflix publishes its latest set of results and subscriber numbers, we speak to TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan for analysis.

Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined throughout the programme by writer and journalist Karen Percy in Melbourne, and by Andy Uhler, reporter for American Public Media's Marketplace from Austin, Texas.

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