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Musk vs Altman: Tech Bros Battle
A California jury tossed out Elon Musk's high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman. But who actually wins and what does this public...
Trump vs The US Federal Reserve
How will President Trump get on with Kevin Warsh, who is starting out as the Chair of the Federal Reserve, America's Central Bank? Trump famously clas...
Video Game Console Wars
In the 1990s, the video game industry was locked in competition between gaming giants Sega and Nintendo, battling for dominance in living rooms around...
How do we live with data centres?
Data centres are becoming and ever bigger part of our daily lives and our landscapes – great big warehouses, packed with computers, that power pretty...
The US-China economic relationship
As US President Donald Trump travels to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, we look at the tensions and the relationship between the world's...
How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa
How has the development and aid sector in Africa adapted in the 15 months since the Trump administration started closing USAID? Have predictions of mo...
How lucrative licences are shaping the toy industry
We look at the multi-billion-dollar toy industry. We ask why backing the right movie, YouTube show, or social media trend can affect your bottom line....
Is Chile becoming Argentina's shopping centre?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Argentines cross the Andes looking for bargains. With a favourable exchange rate, it can be considerably cheaper...
The baker’s daughter bringing mochi to the mainstream
We meet the creator of a dessert business whose story starts in her parents’ bakery.
Vivien Wong tells us how she faced a family loss and event...
Hired or hidden? AI’s new power in the job market
Artificial Intelligence has upended the market for entry-level jobs, but could AI be blocking graduates from getting a foot on the jobs ladder altoget...
Why is filling your tank costing so much?
Getting a barrel of crude oil out of the ground in Saudi Arabia costs around $25. The market price right now is around $95. So where does that $70 go...
Does cutting game time boost the bottom line?
The world of sport is being reshaped for the algorithm, with new formats emerging for quick, shareable moments online.
From influencers managin...
Why gas still rules power prices
The price of natural gas has shot up around the world after the war began in Iran, but how is the gas price linked to electricity in some countries mo...
Diamonds: lab-grown vs mined
Diamonds in places like Sierra Leone have long had a tarnished association with war and corruption – blood diamonds, as they’re known. There’s now als...
Diamonds' uncertain future
We’re in Sierra Leone where the gems have helped to fuel war and, many would say, decades of corruption. The closure of the country’s biggest diamond...
The founder tackling Africa’s data scarcity problem
We meet Kate Kallot, the founder and CEO of Amini AI, a startup working to make farming and environmental data easier to obtain across Africa and othe...
Inside gaming’s cheat problem
We explore the costly and growing problem of cheating in video games. It’s an issue that frustrates many players, but what about the impact it’s havin...
Getting goods to the ends of the Earth
In one of the most remote and unforgiving regions on the planet, the final stretch of any delivery becomes a test of endurance, ingenuity, and sheer d...
How wrestling became big business
Professional wrestling has grown into a global entertainment industry worth billions of dollars, driven by sponsorships, new broadcasting deals, and a...
Reinventing Kodak
Kodak was written off as a casualty of the digital age. Now, it's betting on film again.
We hear from the chief executive, Jim Continenza, on re...
Iran’s economy: Counting the cost of war
Iran’s economy is under strain from war, long-standing sanctions and a nationwide internet shutdown.
We hear from people inside the country, an...
The tech boss who 'x-rays' businesses
We meet Alexander Rinke, the co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis, a billion-dollar company that started life as a university project between three friend...
Food prices after Hormuz: What changes now?
Conflict in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through the global food system. Even with signs of a ceasefire, the impact may not be over.
Disr...
Anthropic: the $300bn AI firm at war with the White House
Anthropic’s rise from startup to one of the world’s leading players in artificial intelligence has been staggering, but so in recent weeks has been it...
Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?
Highly exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices and intensifying climate change, island nations around the world are starting to ask: could they make a...
The self-taught coder building a drone empire
We hear from a founder who taught himself how to code as a child, set up several businesses, and now with his drone delivery firm Manna Air Delivery -...
Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?
We look at the fallout from the recent court case which found Meta and Google liable for harming the mental health of one their young users and delibe...
Afterlife: The business of celebrity legacies
We explore the growing industry built around the legacies of celebrities after their deaths. We hear from estate managers, the agents representing the...
The whistleblower who exposed a massive tax scam
We hear from a man who was once a high-earning, high flyer in the finance industry. But, after he blew the whistle on a major financial scandal, he fo...
After Liberation Day: Who’s footing the tariffs bill?
For nearly 12 months, a raft of import duties - tariffs - have made it much more expensive to ship consumer goods into the United States. They have sh...
Oil crisis lessons from Iran to Kuwait
As the world faces another energy crisis, what can past shocks teach us?
We look back at earlier oil crises to understand how conflict has disr...
Germany turns to India for skilled workers
Germany is in the throes of a demographic crisis, in which there are not enough young people entering the labour market to replace those who are retir...
Starting a jet company against the odds
We meet the founder of one of India’s largest private aviation companies who overcame several life challenges before starting the business.
Aft...
Kidnapping for ransom
We look at the rising threat of kidnap for ransom. In West Africa, it's a growing criminal industry.
But how should any of us respond if or when...
The worldwide weight-loss revolution
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are reshaping the treatment of obesity around the world. But even when these me...
How modular homes are rebuilding Portugal’s ruins
Today, we’re looking at a wooden house revolution that's happening in Europe. Concrete’s carbon footprint is turning architects and construction compa...
Are passengers ready for digital borders?
The use of electronic travel authorisations or ETAs is growing worldwide. Dozens of countries have brought them in, or are bringing them in this year,...
How ethical is “ethical” investing?
We’re in Toronto in Canada, North America's second-biggest financial centre after New York, where so-called ethical investing has become big business,...
Spain's economic case for more migration
The Spanish government has announced plans to legalise the status of half a million undocumented migrants. Many arrive with student or tourist visas b...
Why you buy what you buy
We lift the curtain on how everyone from toothpaste brands to the United Nations is using science to influence your choices in ways you’re probably no...