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July 12, 2023 Microsoft's deal to buy Activision boosted by US judge
A US court has given Microsoft the green light to buy the videogame maker Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $69bn. Microsoft said after the US win, it would focus on resolving concerns around competition in the UK. The tech giant's merger with the Call of Duty owner would be the biggest deal of its kind in gaming industry history.
Bank of America has been ordered to pay out $150m (£116m) in penalties after it was found to have opened credit cards without customers' permission.
(Picture: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by Activision. Source: Getty Images)
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July 11, 2023 Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week
Threads, the social media app aimed at rivalling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days. The platform, launched by Instagram-owner Meta, has beaten a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app.
China’s consumer inflation rate was flat in June while factory-gate prices fell further, causing alarms about deflation risks and adding to speculation about potential economic stimulus.
Could countries be soon mining the seabed? A meeting of The International Seabed Authority started on Monday to try and hammer out a global code for exactly that.
(The Meta logo with an Instagram Threads logo in the background. Source: Getty Images)
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July 08, 2023 Huge fine for tech giant Ant Group
Tech giant Ant Group is one of several companies facing massive fines imposed by the Chinese government. Ant offers loans, credit, investments and insurance to hundreds of millions of customers and small businesses, and is part of the empire of founder Jack Ma.
Plus: the end of an era, as Ford stops production of its iconic Fiesta model.
Roger Hearing is joined by Toronto based tech journalist Takara Small, and Colin Peacock, host of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand.
Picture: Logos of Alipay and Ant Group (credit CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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July 07, 2023 Twitter threatens its new rival Threads
On today's show, Roger Hearing looks into Twitter boss Elon Musk's claims that Facebook owner Meta has copied Twitter's trade secrets to build its rival app Threads, claims Meta denies.
Also tonight, guests Frank Tsai, Editor of Shanghai Review and Sarah Kunst, managing director of Cleo Capital discuss a move to force Uber Eats to pay its delivery workers the minimum wage in New York and Taylor Swift's billion dollar tour.
(Picture: Threads and Twitter logos are displayed on a mobile phone. Photo by Berke Bayur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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July 06, 2023 Yellen's China visit begins
The US Treasury Secretary touches down in Beijing ahead of a closely-watched trip to ease tensions and restoring ties between the nations.
Meetings are expected to focus on the need for economic cooperation with a view to stabilising the global economy.
Will Bain discusses this and more business news from around the world with Jessica Khine, from investment consultants Astris Advisory in Penang, Malaysia, and Oliver Stuenkel, associate professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
(Picture: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen boards a flight bound for Beijing, China from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. July 5, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Andrea Shalal)
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July 05, 2023 Can South America and the EU agree a trade deal?
Negotiations between the sides have been going on for 2 decades, with members of the Mercosur trade bloc meeting once again.
We'll hear the latest from the talks in Argentina and why deforestation and beef wars remain hurdles ahead.
Will Bain discusses this and more with senior freelance reporter Karen Percy in Melbourne, Australia and Sergio Guzman, Director of Colombia Risk Analysis, a political risk consulting firm based in Bogotá.
(Picture: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez attend a summit of leaders of the Mercosur group, in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina July 4, 2023. Credit: Maria Eugenia Cerutti/Argentine Presidency/Handout)
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July 04, 2023 EU lawmakers look to protect work-from-home rights
Over 30 EU lawmakers have signed a document that aims to ensure access to co-working spaces, prohibit tracking workers’ computers at home and protect them from having to send or respond to emails outside of working hours.
The non-binding document was developed by the Future Workforce Alliance, a forum of politicians, business leaders and focused on policy changes in response to the digital transformation of work environments.
Plus, how a drought in Mexico has resulted in a scarcity of chilli peppers to make hot sauce and why Singapore has been named the world’s most expensive city for a life of luxury.
Will Bain discusses all this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore and Andy Uhler, an energy and environment journalist based in Texas.
(Picture: Hybrid workplace. Picture Credit: Getty Images).
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July 01, 2023 Could Hollywood actors go on strike?
Hollywood actors may join screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than sixty years, with huge consequences for film and television production.
Both sides have indicated a willingness to talk for several days past the deadline, which happened before resolutions were reached in the same negotiations in 2014 and 2017.
(Picture: Hollywood writers and their supporters walk the picket line outside Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, June 30, 2023. Picture credit: Getty Images).
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June 30, 2023 US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
US President Joe Biden said he "strongly" disagreed with the court's decision, and the US would need "a new path forward that is consistent with the law".
Plus, we'll be asking what a $1.4 billion deal on lithium mining means for Bolivia and we have a business insight into how AI is going to change the world.
Roger Hearing discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: media entrepreneur Stella Bangura in Sierra Leone and market analyst Ralph Silva in Toronto.
(Picture: Pro Affirmative Action supporters and counter protestors outside the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. Credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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June 29, 2023 Canadian wildfires prompt air quality alerts in the US
As northern US cities struggle with smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, the south of the country tries to cope with intense heatwaves. We hear how a concrete contractor in Texas continues to operate while dealing with high temperatures.
Also in the programme, the US administration is contemplating new export controls on chips for artificial intelligence that could make it harder for American companies to sell advanced chips to China. We find out more.
And would you mind if your local sports team is transferred to another city? That is what fans of baseball team Oakland Athletics are going through. We hear why and what some US policymakers are proposing to stop this.
Will Bain discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Asia Government and Economics correspondent at Bloomberg in Hong Kong, and Alexander Kaufman, energy and climate reporter for Huff Post in New York.
(Photo: Hazy sky from the smoke of the raging Canadian wildfires, hanging over the US mid-west and parts of the East Coast, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Credit: Reuters)
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