Following over 300 other western companies, McDonald’s has temporarily closed its restaurants in Russia while Vladimir Putin continues his war in Ukraine. CNBC’s Steve Liesman, a founding business editor of The Moscow Times and a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Russia, recalls the first Russian McDonald’s and what it symbolized for a nation on ... Show More
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Calls for an AI Slowdown 9/14/26
Leaders in AI have joined a refrain to slow the pace of innovation as fears of AI’s risk to humanity mount. Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Satya Nadella, and Elon Musk have all commented on the concerns, while President Trump insists that competing with China is paramo ... Show More
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Sep 10
AI Alarms, Canada’s Opposition, The GOP Convention 9/10/26
Former Google Design Ethicist Tristan Harris is now co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, and he explains the alarm from AI researchers, executives, and investors on rogue and “uncontrollable” AI. Harris comments on AI regulation, leadership, the new opini ... Show More
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Mar 2022
🥨 “The Calorie Curtain” — Fast Food quits Russia. VW’s electric Hippie Van. Crypto-Curious for Digital-Dollar.
McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola are dropping a Calorie Curtain by leaving Russia — Where there’s a Big Mac, there typically isn’t a Big Battle. Volkswagen just unveiled their electric Hippie Van, but the real surprise is who it’s tailgating. And The government’s executive or ... Show More
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Mar 2022
Business Weekly: 05/03/2022
On Business Weekly this week, as the fighting in parts of Ukraine intensified, a suite of sanctions has been levied on Russia, cutting off the country from the inter-bank messaging system Swift and restricting access to the foreign reserves Russia holds in the West’s central bank ... Show More
50m 43s
Mar 2022
As Russia’s war escalates, a look inside Ukraine and Russia
Clarissa Ward, CNN's Chief International Correspondent, gives Fareed the latest reports from Kyiv. Then, Gennadiy Druzenko, a Ukrainian constitutional scholar turned wartime volunteer, tells Fareed what Ukrainians need on the frontlines. Plus, New York Times Moscow Bureau Chief A ... Show More
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