Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine and helps protect hospitals and power plants from attacks. Also: Germany sets a first plan to move away from fossil fuels by 2045, with more renewables and coal exit targets.

Oggi: OpenAI aiuta l'Ucraina contro gli attacchi · Germania vuole uscire dai fossili.

Today’s Italian focus: L'obiettivo è il 2045, the goal is 2045 = the goal is 2045. Vocabulary: l'obiettivo (the goal), il piano (the plan), il cambiamento (the change).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A Silicon Valley firm opens a free AI academy for young builders, with no tests or homework. Also: Qantas plans tickets for a nonstop New York to Sydney flight that takes about 18 hours.

Oggi: Scuola di AI a San Francisco · Volo diretto New York-Sydney.

Today’s Italian focus: ha, has = has. Vocabulary: volo (flight), posti (seats), serbatoio (fuel tank).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: British drivers and small traders face higher diesel prices that could reach £2 a litre, making everyday travel and work more expensive. Also: World leaders in New York discuss the climate crisis, including Australia and Iceland's plans to cut fossil fuels and move to cleaner energy.

Oggi: Diesel costa di più in Gran Bretagna · I leader parlano del clima a New York.

Today’s Italian focus: andare a = to go to = to go to. Vocabulary: il pieno (a fill-up), il bilancio (budget), il carburante (fuel).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A Maryland family can barely afford childcare, so the grandmother retires, moves across the country, and helps raise the children. Also: Remco Evenepoel wins his fourth straight men's world time-trial title in Montreal, while Marlen Reusser keeps her women's crown.

Oggi: Nonna aiuta la famiglia · Evenepoel vince ancora.

Today’s Italian focus: L'asilo costa tantissimo, childcare costs a lot = childcare costs a lot. Vocabulary: l'asilo (daycare), il mutuo (mortgage), vincere (to win).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Google's Gemini tested security by entering three companies and guessing login details. Also: Researchers found ancient signs that people may have used betel nuts long ago.

Oggi: Gemini entra in tre aziende · Semi di betel nei denti antichi.

Today’s Italian focus: Molte persone dicono che aiutano, many people say they help = many people say they help. Vocabulary: i denti (teeth), la traccia (trace), il solco (groove).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Japan's central bank lifts rates to a 31-year high to fight rising prices, with more increases still possible. Also: Australia pushes a new plan to protect children online, as millions of accounts close and other countries watch.

Oggi: Giappone alza i tassi · Australia ferma danni online.

Today’s Italian focus: dare agli utenti, to give users = to give users. Vocabulary: scelta (decision), account (online profile), algoritmi (algorithms).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: In Kenya, pregnant women text a service about swelling, headaches, and safe foods, and urgent messages go to nurses. Also: Canada welcomes an EU idea for closer ties, as Mark Carney talks about defense, minerals, energy, and tariffs.

Oggi: Messaggi per le donne incinte · Canada e Europa più vicini.

Today’s Italian focus: riceve meno di cento domande al giorno, receives fewer than one hundred = receives fewer than one hundred questions a day. Vocabulary: il gonfiore (swelling), i dazi (tariffs), l'alleanza (alliance).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Max Verstappen races at Silverstone in a kart against 100 others, starting from behind and trying to pass them over 30 laps. Also: A Cuban man says he was deported to the Central African Republic and now lives in legal limbo far from his family.

Oggi: Verstappen corre in kart a Silverstone · Uomo cubano in limbo legale in Africa.

Today’s Italian focus: va in pista = goes onto the track. Vocabulary: la pista (track), la gara (race), il giro (lap).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A $1.1 billion gift will help create Oregon's first women's hospital and expand heart care. Also: OpenAI supports parts of a bill calling for independent audits of large AI models.

Oggi: Grande regalo per ospedale delle donne · OpenAI appoggia controlli indipendenti IA.

Today’s Italian focus: va, do = goes, gives. Vocabulary: l'ospedale (hospital), la cura (treatment), il regalo (gift).

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Learn Italian through today’s real news. Slow, clear Italian at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Phil Knight and his wife Penny will give $1.1 billion to an Oregon medical center. The money will help create Oregon's first hospital for women's health and support heart care. Also: OpenAI says it supports part of a new US bill that would require independent audits of large AI models. The proposal would use outside checks to test safety rules and lower.

Oggi: Donazione enorme per ospedale donne · OpenAI sostiene controlli indipendenti.

Today’s Italian focus: hanno già dato, they have already given = they have already given. Vocabulary: il dono (gift), la cura (care), l'ospedale (hospital).

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