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May 31, 2023 What risks does AI pose?
A new open letter warning that the risks of artificial intelligence are as serious as pandemics and nuclear war, has been released by tech leaders.
The chief executives of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Google DeepMind are among those to have supported the statement.
Ed butler discusses this and the rest of the business news from around the world with President Of AGC Global, Simon Littlewood in Singapore and from Delhi, Madhavan Narayanan, freelance writer and former senior editor at Hindustan Times.
(Picture: AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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May 30, 2023 How to tackle plastic pollution?
As International talks to tackle the usage of plastics begin in Paris, we ask what does the world need to do to get a grip of consumption?
Do meetings get in the way of work? A new study has found that people are in 3 times more meetings and calls a week in February 2020.
Rahul Tandon discusses this and other business stories from around the world with Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland and Rachel Pupazzoni, national business reporter and presenter with ABC News.
(Picture: Plastic waste seen at the ALBA Group recycling plant in Berlin, Germany. Credit: EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN)
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May 27, 2023 Biden and McCarthy ‘closer to deal’ on debt ceiling
President Biden has said that he should know by the end of Friday whether there is a deal with Republicans to raise the government debt ceiling, so it can continue to pay its bills. Mr Biden said things were looking good and he thought negotiators were very close to a deal. The two sides have a little more breathing room after the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, extended the debt ceiling deadline by four days, to 5 June.
(Picture: U.S. President Joe Biden. Source: Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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May 26, 2023 Nvidia earnings make chip maker AI superpower
Nvidia, a US firm which specializes in chips powering artificial intelligence, surged as much as 27% on Thursday, putting the company on course for record performance with a market cap above $900 billion.
But where is the future of AI while there are raising concerns about regulation and safety?
And have you ever heard of ‘greedflation’? Find out why price rises might be bringing out some unsavoury tendencies in retail.
(Picture: The logo of NVIDIA is seen displayed on a mobile phone screen with AI (artificial intelligence) written in the background. Source: Getty Images)
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May 25, 2023 Will Ron DeSantis get support from US businesses?
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has filed the necessary paperwork to run for the US presidency, saying he's Donald Trump without the drama. Mr DeSantis is expected to be one of the strongest challengers to the current leader in the polling: Donald Trump, despite being some way behind him. Kasia Madera is joined by Kimberly Adams, a correspondent for Marketplace in the US and Alicia Garcia Herrero, an economist in Singapore.
(Picture: SIOUX CENTER, IA - MAY 13: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the annual Feenstra Family Picnic at the Dean Family Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).
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May 24, 2023 Apple signs a multi-billion-dollar deal with US chipmaker Broadcom
Apple have announced a multi-billion-dollar deal with technology and manufacturing company Broadcom to produce 5G components to be used in its products.
Kasia Madera is joined by economist Gaby Castro-Fontoura in Uruguay and report Andy Uhler in the US.
(Picture: CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Apple CEO Tim Cook wears a new Apple Watch Ultra during an Apple special event on September 07, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Picture Credit: Getty Images).
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May 23, 2023 US debt ceiling: The wait for a deal continues
US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have been in talks over raising the U.S. federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling.
Kasia Madera is joined by Jessica Khine, Corporate Advisor for the investment firm Astris Advisory in Malaysia and Walter Todd, president and chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in the US.
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May 20, 2023 China is the focus on the second day of G7 summit
It's day two of the G7 summit, and the leaders of the group of major developed economies are in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. So far the focus of their talks has been Russia and Ukraine - today there is another major issue on the table – China.
The Indian government says it will start withdrawing its highest value currency note from circulation saying it is not widely in use. People have been asked exchange their two-thousand rupee notes (worth around twenty five dollars) for smaller denominations by the end of September. An official from the central bank said the withdrawal would not cause any disruption to normal life or the economy.
NASA has awarded the contract to build its astronaut Moon lander to a consortium led by Blue Origin - the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
(Picture: G7 leaders (left to right) Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Council President Charles Michel and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni arrive for the family photo at the Itsukushima Shrine during the G7 Summit on May 19, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. Source: Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images).
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May 19, 2023 G7 announce the latest sanctions against Russia
G7 summit started with new sanctions against Russia and discussion about Ukraine. The assembled world leaders, including the US president, Joe Biden, will hold talks on Indo-Pacific security in light of China’s threat to Taiwan, as well as nuclear disarmament, a key subject for Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister.
(Picture: Hiroshima Hosts G7 Summit. Picture Credit: Getty Images)
51 min
May 18, 2023 Montana becomes the first US state to ban TikTok
The ban will take effect in 2024 although doubts about how it will be enforced remain. We explore the legal aspects of the new legislation and the impact it could have on businesses that rely on the app to reach their clients.
Political instability is affecting the economy in Pakistan, where the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, says that police have surrounded his home in the city of Lahore and that he expects to be rearrested soon. We hear from a business based in Karachi, the country's commercial capital.
Also in the programme, we look into the challenges of transitioning to greener economic models to fight climate change.
Rahul Tandon discusses these and other business news with two guests throughout the programme: Sergio Guzman, director at Colombia Risk Analysis in Bogotá, and Moneeza Butt, partner at KPMG in Pakistan.
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(Photo: TikTok logo on a mobile screen. Credit: EPA)
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