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How will Nvidia reinvent your laptop?
Big tech firms race to cash in on the AI boom. Anthropic, the firm behind chatbot Claude went public in the US, filing paperwork for a stock market li...
Nvidia “re-invents the computer” with new chip
Tech giant Nvidia says it will launch a new “superchip” for personal computers, marking a major new venture for the world’s most valuable company. Plu...
Has Blue Origin blown its reputation?
With an uncrewed Blue Origin rocket exploding during a hot fire test at Cape Canaveral, Florida, we speak to former NASA engineer Sinead O’Sullivan ab...
Why is Patagonia suing a drag queen?
Outdoor apparel company, Patagonia, has sued a drag queen named Pattie Gonia for allegedly causing "irreparable" damage to its brand.
Mangoes ha...
Russia's economy stumbles as war with Ukraine intensifies
The Russian rouble has surged to its strongest level in more than three years on the back of widening trade imbalances and high interest rates.
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'Draft' US- Iran deal lowers oil price
DJ J Worra says she's been fooled by AI but believes the human touch will always supercede it. It comes after Spotify launch a new tool allowing fans...
A slice of the AI pie
Workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea have voted for a massive pay deal. It will mean some workers – particularly those in the AI chip departm...
BP sack boss over 'bullying' behaviour
Oil giant BP has removed its chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect over concerns including "bullying" and "overbearing" behaviour by him
Pope Leo says AI must be “disarmed”
Pope Leo has warned that artificial intelligence poses potentially existential risks to humanity and should not be used to concentrate power in the ha...
Oura ring sets eyes on Wall Street
The Finnish company behind the brand Oura, the maker of the health and wellness tracking ring has now filed to become a public company in the U.S. The...
Hike, Cut or Hold? What will the new Fed head do on interest rates
The new chair of the world's most powerful central bank is being sworn in at the White House today.
Kevin Warsh becomes the 17th Chair of the F...
AI, billions and the race to go public
Artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX are preparing for potential stock market listings in 2026, as investor intere...
Inside Space X's IPO plan
Elon Musk's space X is going public, in what could be the biggest initial public offering in history. Leanna Byrne speaks to Dr Stephanie Hare about t...
Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team?
Ryan Breslow let go of 30% of his workforce, plus his entire HR department. He defended this by saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.'
Trump leaves, Putin enters
Hot on the heels of the US President, the Russian leader is the latest to meet with President Xi in Beijing, signing over 20 agreements on trade and t...
Why did a former Google CEO get booed?
The former Google CEO got heckled at a graduation ceremony at the University of Arizona. The editor-in-chief of their student paper The Daily Wildcat...
Kenya's government cuts fuel prices after deadly protests
Deadly protests in Kenya have forced the government to cut diesel prices after a sharp jump in fuel costs, driven by supply pressures from the Middle...
Musk and Altman are 'toddlers'
Tech journalist Kara Swisher describes Elon Musk and Sam Altman as 'toddlers' as their trial concludes. In a unanimous verdict, the jury agreed that E...
Major rail strike brings New York to a halt
Long Island Rail Road workers walk out, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambling for alternatives and raising concerns about the wider ec...
Trump heads home after high-stakes China talks
As the US president leaves Beijing for Washington, it's clear both parties are eager to improve their economic relationship. We reflect on the last tw...
Trump and Xi talks come to a close
Ahead of President Trump's and President Xi's China summit, there were hopes of deals agreed on both trade and tariffs. But has anything actually been...
Will Donald Trump's visit to China benefit the global economy?
The US president and his Chinese counterpart struck a positive tone at a banquet dinner in Beijing today. But what was actually achieved in a day of m...
The start of the deal: Trump and Xi meet
Presidents Trump and Xi meet in Beijing: What's at stake for both in terms of trade and tariffs?
And Honda reports its first annual loss in 70 y...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss tariffs, trade, and AI
US President Donald Trump is in China to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping. They're expected to discuss their current tense trade relationship, the...
Trump flies to China for talks with Xi
Tariffs, tech competition, the Iran war and Taiwan top the agenda for the two superpowers. Trump, last visited in 2017. He returns to a stronger, more...
US price worries: customers tighten purse strings
Are higher prices in the US starting to show up in household bills as inflation moves closer to 4%? We’ll be looking at where that pressure is coming...
Oil deadlock deepens
Oil prices are rising as tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt supply, with petrol in parts of the US now topping six dollars a gallon. Davi...
Narendra Modi urges Indians to WFH
The PM says austerity measures will cut India's fuel use and save foreign exchange. India imports 90% of its oil. Its fuel bill has spiked since the U...
Tensions rise in the Persian Gulf
With the US and Iran trading fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the ceasefire wobbling and oil prices continuing to rise, Sam Fenwick discusses the latest...
What's life like for seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?
The ceasefire between Iran and the US is looking increasingly fragile after another day of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. As tensions rise, so are c...
Hostility fears escalate in the Persian Gulf
Are ships moving in the Persian Gulf and could it lead to the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran? Andrew Peach finds out more on the la...
US senators grill new Fed chair
Andrew Peach is joined by George Conboy as we look at Kevin Warsh’s grilling before the US Senate's banking committee and examine the prospects for th...
Trump’s shipping blockade, the Philippines’ tax breaks, and Hungary’s political shakeup
As President Trump blocks ships travelling to and from Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, how will this affect Iranian oil exports?
The Philippi...
US blockade begins on Strait of Hormuz
The US has begun its blockade of the key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement. President Donald Tru...
Is the Strait of Hormuz opening up again?
After weeks of disruption in the Middle East, ships are starting to move again through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global trade and fuel s...
BYD profits fall 19%: What’s driving the decline?
BYD has reported a 19% fall in annual profit, its first decline in four years, despite rising sales as price pressure in China weighs on margins. We l...
Meta shares slide after landmark ruling on social media addiction
Meta shares slide after landmark ruling on social media addiction. Shares of Alphabet, Google's parent company, were also down but not as sharp as Met...
Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. We h...
From state of emergency to rationing: fuel shortages cause chaos across the globe
The Philippines government has declared a state of emergency. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said fuel supply in the country is in ‘imminent danger' a...
Oil, outages and energy shifts: the global ripples from the Middle East
As the war in the Middle East continues, other regions adjust. The price of oil dropped after President Trump said discussions with Iran had taken pla...