We got our listener Martin for this week's Takeover Radio and this Monday, he chose to play Young Guns by Wham!.

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05 November 2018: Behind the headlines On the Agenda and we're joined in studio by Sylvia Moriana, Innovation and Transformation Lead for Médecins Sans Frontières/MSF - Doctors without Borders.

Can artificial intelligence improve humanitarian responses? Refugees and other affected populations could help guide humanitarian aid through chatbots. Here’s how.

Iraq is home to the fourth* largest population of internally displaced persons in the world. At the height of the Iraq conflict, more than 3.4 million people were forced to flee their homes.

In that context, the Iraq Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Information Centre was set up, to offer much-needed information, and create an opportunity for affected populations to flag up issues and point out service gaps, so that those of us working in the humanitarian community can ensure a more coordinated response.

Pepper has become the first robot to appear at a UK parliamentary meeting, talking to MPs about the future of artificial intelligence in education.

The robot is currently based at Middlesex University, working with students and appearing at events.

Big data offers promises to better support and facilitate the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Robert Kirkpatrick, the director of United Nations Global Pulse, believes big data is what governments will need to achieve the SDGs.

We got our listener Martin for this week's Takeover Radio and this Sunday, he chose to play Mr. Blue Sky by Elo.

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04 November 2018: What is the law when it comes to wearing your Seat Belt here in the UAE? How important is it to wear seat belts? On the phone we have Thomas Edelman, Managing Director at Road Safety UAE.

04 November 2018: Talking headlines On the Agenda with Rue Kothari, Fair Director of Downtown Design.

Good design is good for business, new study finds that investing in design makes a fundamental difference in the performance of a company, a new study by consulting firm McKinsey has found.

The study looked at the design capabilities of 300 publicly listed companies across various industries over the last five years, and it's the first to quantify the business value of design, McKinsey says.

A design workshop at a co-working space in Maadi, Cairo, brought 15 participants of different backgrounds and professions at one table, helping each other with varied projects.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new catch phrase at most government departments in the UAE and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) seems to be driving the movement.

The RTA now aims to make AI its primary focus, looking to have one in four public transport journeys driverless by 2030, besides employing AI in pedestrian crossings, driver training, monitoring of drivers as well as communication.

Coal Drops Yard as a whole, which is formed out of the two long Victorian sheds through which south Yorkshire coal was once transferred, at a rate of 8m tonnes a year, to horse-drawn carts and thence taken to heat the homes and businesses of London. Which facility, dealt fatal blows by competition from other sources of power, fell into decay. One part was gutted by fire. Another was colonised by Bagley’s nightclub, which until it closed in 2007 held raves 2,500-strong. They formed part of a wider zone of dereliction branded by its prostitution and drug-dealing, even as respectable light industrial businesses continued to ply their trade.

01 November 2018: On Making Tracks, we highlight the illustrious life and career of Matt Slater, owner of the agency, Seven Media.

Matt has been here 12 years and set up two newspapers then launched an award-winning media company from scratch to 65 staff.

01 November 2018: Crossing over to Olly Barratt from FSN in the UK to catch up on all the big international stories.

01 November 2018: CEO of Professional Sports Group, Jamie Cunningham talking about DXB SwimFest happening on Saturday November 3rd.

The Daman DXB SwimFest presented by Jumeirah Beach Hotel & Wild Wadi Waterpark, is a mass-participation swimming event for the entire community.

Organised by Professional Sports Group and sanctioned by the UAE Swimming Federation & Dubai Sports Council, the event aims to attract amateur swimmers from all over the UAE in a bid to increase fitness across the community and raise awareness of safety in the water.

The event offers a choice of disciplines for individuals, families and teams from the age of 8+.

01 November 2018: The Pink Ladies Games - a half day feel-good programme where everybody is a winner. We offer an unforgettable experience for active women who care. The aim is to unite ladies of all cultures and all ages, inspire them and raise funds for Pink Caravan.

Tom speaks to Jane Sloan from Promo Seven.

31 October 2018: A recent YouGov Survey has found that you all enjoy a halloween party, with men splashing the cash, and spending up to AED 299 for the event, whereas women spend less than AED 49.

What do you do when the doorbell rings, to a gaggle of children, suffused with a strange, intense energy? Are you a party pooping, halloween grinch or reveler of all things scary and spooky? Do your children go out trick or treating by themselves, and if so, how old are they?