<p>The International Energy Agency has added its voice to those calling for the end of fossil fuels. The dramatic intervention from the body which helps keep global oil supplies moving is music to the ears of many scientists and environmentalists. Shareholder activists too are pushing from within companies for an energy transition so we ask what the future l ... Show More
Apr 16
L.O.L. Surprise creator Isaac Larian
Isaac Larian left Iran as a 17 year-old with $750 and went on to build a successful career in the US toy industry. Today, at 72, he’s the founder and chief executive of MGA Entertainment, one of the largest privately owned toy companies in the United States. Over the years, he’s ... Show More
17m 28s
Apr 7
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 its row with the US Government.Today, we look at that journey to becoming a 380 billion dollar company, ask why Claude has become on ... Show More
17m 28s
Oct 2021
Why there is an energy crisis and when it will end
What do a coal shortage in China, a cold winter in Europe and oil's rally to a three-year high have in common?
Herman Wang, managing editor at S&P Global Platts, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to answer that, and what to expect going forward.
They ... Show More
18m 20s
Jan 2022
Will staff shortages bring about the rise of the robots?
<p>Staff shortages are one of the most consequential by-products of the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron. Health care, aviation, education and dining are among the industries scrambling for employees to provide essential services.</p>
<p>As the pandemic enters its third year, ... Show More
22 m
Nov 2023
Will oil, gas and coal peak by 2030?
<p>The International Energy Agency last week published its World Energy Outlook, which is its big annual review of everything that is going on in the world of energy.</p><p>One of the headlines that has been attracting a lot of attention is the forecast that, on current trends, d ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2019
Guyana: Getting Rich Quick
Guyana, a country of just 750,000 people wedged between Venezuela and Suriname on the north-east coast of South America, has never had an oil industry. But a series of recent discoveries in its waters has revealed billions of barrels of oil beneath the ocean, potentially one of t ... Show More
28m 30s