First Move with Julia Chatterley

Two Chinese companies, Baidu and SenseTime, officially jumped on the generative AI bandwagon today, launching their answers to the ChatGPT craze. It's important news as the world's second-largest economy charts its high-tech future. CNN's Michelle Toh joins the show to discuss. Also on today's show: The latest on Hurricane Idalia, the deadly fire in South Africa, and the unwanted kiss controversy...

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From Apple Watches to Fitbits, people have become used to wearable tech to track things like steps and sleep. In the health-tracker market the race to add new features and analytics is fierce. One of those competitors is Finland's Aura, which sells a ring that monitors your heart rate, sleep patterns, body temperature and more. The company says sensors on the ring provide more accurate measurement...

The US and China today announced a new working group on commercial issues, the latest effort between the two nations to help improve business ties. The news comes on the first day of talks between US Commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese officials in Beijing. Washington has taken major action recently to cut imports of key technologies to China, but the Biden administration remains hopeful...

As usual, all economic eyes and ears will be on Fed chair Jerome Powell when he speaks at a global central bank meeting later today in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While Powell's remarks aren't expected to be as gloomy as last year's, no one's expecting a "mission accomplished" moment either. Joining the show to discuss is Ken Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Maurits C. Boas Chair of International Eco...

While it's yet to be confirmed, Russian aviation officials say Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the plane that crashed near Moscow yesterday, killing all 10 onboard. This comes after General Sergei Surovikin was dismissed as head of Russia's aerospace forces. He hasn't been seen in public since Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion, fueling unconfirmed rumors of his detention. Jo...

The five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are meeting in Johannesburg. Established in 2009, the block was created to help advance the interests of nations not traditionally aligned with the west. But agreeing on common policies has been a challenge to say the least, especially in light of Russia's war in Ukraine. Joining Julia to discuss is Hash Pant, vice president o...

What started as a company saw noodles in Ukraine has now turned into one of the newest players in the electric car market. VinFast Auto was founded in 2017 by Vietnam's largest private conglomerate. Its first models were combustion engine cars, but last year switched to producing only EVs. VinFast shares had a red-hot debut on the Nasdaq and recently broke ground on a factory in North Carolina tha...

China's economic troubles continue, prompting the country's central bank today to cut interest rates for the second time in three months. However, the bank unexpectedly kept the five-year rate unchanged. Markets were expecting Beijing to offer more support for the property sector which makes up around 25% of the economy. Joining Julia to discuss is Michael Pettis, professor of finance at Peking Un...

Miniature golf with giant ambitions - the Swingers golf club chain hopes for a hole-in-one as it expands from London to the US and beyond, raising $52 million to fund a third franchise expansion. The question is, can it win over the high-rollers in Las Vegas? Swingers’ co-founder and co-CEO Matt Grech-Smith joins to discuss his company’s ambitious plans for the future. To learn more about how CNN...

There have been plenty of headlines over the years heralding the demise of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency of choice, with an increasing number of countries looking at alternatives. Not to mention, of course, the rise of crypto and decentralized coins that don't rely on governments at all. In 2001, USD assets represented nearly 73% of global bank reserves. Now that figure has fallen...

An op-ed published today in Foreign Affairs titled "The AI Power Paradox" warns, among other things, that some AI tech giants will become more powerful than nation-states one day, and that the patchwork approach to regulations will neither be sufficient nor swift and flexible enough. Joining Julia to discuss are the op-ed's authors, Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of Eurasia Group & Gzero M...

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Serious challenges to global food supplies remain, driven in part by the war in Ukraine and the impact of climate change and extreme weather. In the United States in particular, you can add to that a devastating disease that's done serious damage to orange crops. Production is set to fall to its lowest in decades, which would surely put upward pressure on prices. The problem is so severe that some...

Recently a group of teenage hackers managed to breach some of the world’s biggest tech firms last year by exploiting systemic security weaknesses in US telecom carriers and the business supply chain, in what is a cautionary tale for America’s critical infrastructure. Also, researchers from the cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a cyber plot targeting foreign embassies in Belarus. The company s...

While Disney's latest earnings report shows overall revenue up 4% from a year ago, its Disney+ streaming service continues to drag on the bottom line, as subscribers fell over 7% from the previous quarter. Despite the dwindling viewership, Disney+ is raising the price of its ad-free streaming tier. Joining the show to discuss is Tim Nollen, Senior Media Tech Analyst at Macquarie.  To learn more ab...

Visa, a longtime supporter of women's football, is an official partner for the Women's World Cup. FIFA says the whole event is its first-ever cashless tournament. Throughout the competition, Visa's offering a digital prepaid card that can be used in and outside the stadium. Fans can also retain a limited number of match-day NFTs. Joining the show to discuss is Visa Chief Marketing Officer Frank Co...

Food prices around the world have been driven higher due to multiple factors, including the extreme weather, the aftermath of the pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. The UN says more than 120 million people have been pushed into hunger since 2019. The humanitarian aid corporation Mercy Corps operates in over 40 countries distributing cash, food, water and other essentials. Joining the show to discus...

Zoom, the company famed for its virtual meeting technology, is asking its employees to come back to the office. Zoom's popularity exploded during the pandemic, when the need for online meetings surged, and working from home became a reality for many. But Zoom tells CNN that employees that live nearby need to be back in the office for a certain number of days. CNN's Matt Egan joins the show to disc...

Apple, the world's most valuable company, saw its revenues slip again in the last quarter - the third consecutive year-over-year quarterly revenue drop. Meantime, Amazon saw its sales boom thanks to strong demand on a wide range of products. Joining the show to put the two tech giants' latest results in perspective is TECHanalysis Research President and chief analyst Bob O'Donnell.  To learn more...

Fitch's decision yesterday to lower the US' credit rating for a pristine AAA to AA+ is still reverberating through global financial markets and has helped spark a heated - some say healthy - debate over the level of the country's federal borrowing. America's debt ratio as a proportion of its economy is over two and a half times the average of nations that currently have a AAA rating. Senator Joe M...

Ford posted better-than-expected results in the second quarter and raised its 2023 profit guidance as well. But there was a bit of a reality check for investors regarding its electric car ambitions. Although sales in the period jumped to nearly $2 billion, Ford said its annual losses in that division this year could hit $4.5 billion - way higher than expected. They also pushed back their productio...

Aptera Motors, a California startup, is developing a solar electric car. For people who drive 65 kilometers (40 miles) a day or less, the company says it won't cost a cent. It also promises a fully charged battery can let you travel up to 1600 kilometers (100 miles). And Aptera claims its vehicle is three times more efficient than a Tesla Model S. Joining Julia to discuss is Aptera CEO Chris Antho...

More than 3.8 billion passengers flew around the world last year, and those planes generated 2% of the world's carbon emissions powered by fossil fuels. The industry is clearly looking at ways to address this with things like electric and hydrogen power jets. But what if we could simply use cleaner fuel? Well, Lanzajet is producing just that. It's called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fuel c...

As temperature records continue to be shattered the UN secretary general is urging world leaders to act to prevent worse. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is one of the world's most recognized scientific bodies on global warming. Earlier this year it released a report highlighting the devastating impact of climate change, as well as detailing the cost-effective actions to reduce...