Today

National front-runner: who can beat Le Pen?

Marine Le Pen, party leader of France’s populist-right National Rally, starts her fourth presidential bid with a commanding lead. The country’s political centre is broad, fragmented—and flagging. A buffer zone against so-called infiltrators in India’s West Bengal state is making ... Show More

19m 48s

Yesterday

The mob rule: criminality consumes South Africa

An illicit shadow economy, rampant extortion and the capture of the criminal justice system: mafia members and tactics are eating away at the state. Oura seems to have captured the market for smart rings; we ask whether it can keep its lead finger-tight. And our correspondent fin ... Show More

20m 48s

Sep 21

Centre punch: Germany’s state-election shocker

Two more state-election results reveal surging support for both the far-right AfD and the populist-left Die Linke parties. Chancellor Friedrich Merz himself described the outcome as a disaster; what will it mean for him? Our correspondent looks into why there is so much enthusias ... Show More

21m 6s

Sep 2024

Bulls’ AI: funding artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has gained ground so fast that OpenAI, the firm powering ChatGPT, is changing Silicon Valley’s investment model and how it innovates. Why the global nuclear order may be in peril (10:24). And an alternative type of electoral forecasting is gaining ground: ... Show More

25m 4s

Feb 2025

AI's Sputnik moment

Chinese startup DeepSeek has upended assumptions about what it will take to fund and fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence. Tech correspondents Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong discuss the fallout for Silicon Valley, investors and global politics. Sign up for the Reu ... Show More

15m 35s

Aug 2025

Next top model: GPT-5 and its AI rivals

A look at progress in generative AI shows that OpenAI’s latest, greatest model sits on a neat curve of growing utility over time. But what other firms are on that curve, and where is it taking humanity? After a long, wary time, Japanese savers are getting into investing—with gust ... Show More

21m 42s

Jan 2025

Bot against America: a Chinese AI jolts markets

Silicon Valley firms have poured billions of dollars into artificial intelligence. But a new cheap AI model from DeepSeek, a Chinese start-up, has sent shockwaves through the stockmarket. Our correspondent explains why investors are rattled. Canada’s remote indigenous communities ... Show More

24m 41s

Oct 2024

AI start-ups generate revenue at record pace

SoftBank will invest $500mn into OpenAI as part of a fundraising round that will give the start-up a $150bn valuation, and Chinese equities post their best day since the 2008 global financial crisis. Plus, new data suggests artificial intelligence start-ups are bringing in rev ... Show More

11m 13s

Sep 2023

ChatGPT Finds Its Voice While Amazon Invests Billions in AI Rival

Episode 155: Neal and Toby break down the biggest AI news at the top of the show, including; ChatGPT developing the ability to speak and analyze images, Amazon investing $4 billion into Anthropic and Spotify using OpenAI to release podcasts in alternate languages. Plus, how much ... Show More

27m 22s

Dec 2022

Did Artificial Intelligence Just Get Too Smart?

This episode contains strong language. In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence — ChatGPT — has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to the internet.Released by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based c ... Show More

33m 8s

Aug 2023

AI Picks and Shovels

Phil Siegel, Founder of AI nonprofit CAPTRS discusses the growing implementation of artificial intelligence. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg Global Economy Reporter Enda Curran talk about the latest Businessweek story on architect Sahm Rule. Biz Carson, Blo ... Show More

39m 18s

Feb 2023

A.I. is Here: Now What? | 2.12.23

Artificial intelligence, or AI, has burst into the mainstream, captivating people around the world, and setting off a global race to implement the revolutionary technology in every facet of society. We talk to a number of experts about the future of artificial intelligence and th ... Show More

18m 51s

Bulls’ AI: funding artificial intelligen...