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You may not have heard of ZF Group but you certainly have heard of its clients, which include Mercedes and BMW in Europe, GM and Ford in North America, and Bird and Lotus in China. ZF calls itself the world's largest provider of mobility technology and says there are virtually no cars now that don't contain at least some of its parts. Joining Julia…

One of the most incredible business stories we've covered on First Move was the GameStop saga of 2021. It was a David vs. Goliath story where a bunch of smaller investors, many of them over the internet, took on some of the biggest hedge funds in the world. Now that saga has been turned into the movie Dumb Money featuring an ensemble cast that incl…

Shipping giant Maersk recently unveiled the world's first green methanol-powered container vessel. It's a key part of the company's drive to become fully net zero climate neutral by 2040. Maersk is also making waves with its investments into AI-driven fulfillment centers for ecommerce. Joining Julia to discuss is Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc. To learn …

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans are coming together for a private meeting on the future of artificial intelligence, which will be moderated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Mike Rounds. One person who's particularly interested in this is Martin Kon, the president of Cohere, a firm that builds and cust…

Former CIA officer Sue Mi Terry discusses Kim Jung Un's recent diplomatic visit to Russia, saying that it will be beneficial to both countries' governments. Flooding has killed more than 2000 people in Libya, and an estimated 10000 people are missing. Ben Wedeman reports that hospitals in Derna are out of service, and the true extent of the unprece…

What do the following have in common: a wind turbine, an MRI machine, a stereo speaker, and a washing machine? They all rely on magnets to work. But there's a problem. The rare earths that make up magnets will come under increasing demand as the world's population grows, and the United States is heavily dependent on China for production. Plus, trad…

TIME just revealed its list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence. It includes well-known names in the space, plus scientists, government officials, musicians, and even a Japanese author who produced the first completely AI-generated comic. Joining the show to discuss the list is TIME Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs. To learn mor…

Representatives from many of the world's largest oil consumers and producers will be attending the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend. G20 members Saudi Arabia and Russia announced this week that they will keep voluntary production cuts in place through the end of the year. That news helped push oil prices substantially higher. Tighter supplies a…

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You may have heard about 3D-printed rockets, prosthetics or even toys, but what about a 3D-printed building? Well, that's exactly what Team4UA is doing right now, building a primary school in Lviv, Ukraine. The project is part of its initiative to help build essential infrastructure. Joining Julia to discuss is Team4UA founder Jean-Christophe Bonis…

Using artificial intelligence in education has been quite controversial in certain quarters. Some schools see it as a teaching aid while others are banning it completely. One firm that wants teachers to embrace AI as an ally is CYPHER Learning. The company uses AI to create personalized learning experiences for schools, individuals and staff in the…

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 i…

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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 sen…

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 Ch…

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 Econom…

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 rebellio…

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. Joini…

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 recent…

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…

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 …

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…

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, th…

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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 pres…

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 tar…

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 …

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 t…

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, wate…

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 numb…

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 Presiden…

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 natio…

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 th…

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. …

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 …

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 …

What if you could generate a short-form movie with just a few words of text?That's exactly what Runway AI, a browser-driven video production site, aims to accomplish. You begin by using a sentence to describe what you want to see. Then you can add a few more parameters, click "generate," and it appears like magic. The inference is pretty clear as t…

350 million. That's the number of electric vehicles the world needs on the road by 2030 to help reach net CO2 emissions by the middle of the century. Achieving that goal is going to require a dramatic rise in output of a few key materials. And that's where KoBold Metals comes in. The mining startup says it's already using the power of AI, geoscienc…

Protestors in Israel are taking stock after the government's controversial judicial overhaul moved forward on Monday. Doctors have begun a 24-hour strike, and thousands of military reservists are saying they will refuse to volunteer for duty. Also joining the fight: a host of Israeli tech firms, which took out all-black full-page ads in major newsp…

Spain is facing political uncertainty today as no single party was able to win enough votes to form a government after yesterday's election. The prime minister's central left party won 122 seats, while the main opposition party is on course to win 136. Neither is close to the 176 seats needed to govern alone, which means weeks of painful political …

With an estimated audience of over $1 billion, the women's World Cup soccer tournament is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. But there's still a major controversy: the gender pay gap. A new CNN analysis finds players at this tournament will make on average just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men. One of the company's calling for …

We're only halfway through the year and we've already had extreme floods in places like India, wildfires in Canada, Switzerland, and Greece, and tornadoes in the United States. They've not only put lives at risk but have also meant homeowners having to deal with damage to their homes. And that is where insurance plays a vital role. According to the…

Hollywood's come to a halt as actors and writers strike over a multitude of issues. Before the strike the union enlisted Tom Cruise to lobby on behalf of members. That's according to the Hollywood Reporter, which says the Mission: Impossible star joined a negotiating session to discuss concerns about the use of AI to replace actors. Voicemod is a c…

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The recovery in China, the world's second largest economy, is losing pace. GDP expanded 6.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, which is well below expectations. Other disappointments in China include record high youth unemployment, slowing retail sales, and faltering business confidence -- all raising expectations of further government support. J…

The US has given two firms the green light to start producing lab-grown chicken products: GOOD Meat and Upside Foods. The latter's chicken is already on one restaurant menu in San Francisco. Joining the show to discuss is Upside Foods CEO Dr. Uma Valeti. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy…

The world relies on concrete for construction and road building, with the journal Nature estimating over 33 billion tons of concrete are used every single year. According to one estimate in 2016, concrete was responsible for 7% of all greenhouse gas emissions, mainly in the production of cement, which is the glue that holds concrete together. This …

Today's show brings you extensive coverage of day two of the crucial NATO summit in Vilnius. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with several leaders today, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, as his push for membership in the alliance continues. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said i…

Amazon addicts are furiously scouring their screens as the annual one-day Prime shopping event gets underway. Last year, 200 million Prime members worldwide bought over 300 million items. How does Amazon's workforce handle all those orders? Robots! In 2022, one billion packages making up an eighth of all orders worldwide were sorted by a robot. Log…

Ahead of the critical NATO summit in Lithuania, Ukraine's foreign minister said NATO has agreed to let the country bypass a detailed formal process in an application to join the alliance. But in an exclusive interview with CNN over the weekend, President Biden said that Russia's war must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine. Joining …