Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Back to the Future
Predicting the future; hoverboards; the limits of technology.
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Migration & Technology
ID2020; refugees, migrants and self-sovereign identity, border fences and Mexico's Cemex.
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China's GDP Figures: Who Believes Them?
China's economic growth; Chinese investment in Los Angeles property; business and ego.
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The Business of Aid
Cash versus goods in aid; non-profits and business; migrants, refugees and donors
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Africa: Investment Risks and Rewards
The risks and rewards of investing in Africa with examples from Ivory Coast and Nigeria
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Silicon Valley's Rivals
With technology growing globally, we look at the pretenders to Silicon Valley's throne
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Ada Lovelace Day
Why are there still so few female engineers and technology executives?
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FinTech's Regulatory Reality
Why financial tech firms face regulation, Jamaicans come home, and Amazon's home truths
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Future in Review: Giving Computers 'Brains'
Brain-inspired computer chips, self-assembling tables.
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Future in Review: Hyperloop and Talking to Cars
The Hyperloop, voice recognition in cars, and protecting cash machines with plant DNA
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Elements: Beryllium
This toxic metal can do serious damage to your lungs, so is it safe to use?
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Zambia's Struggling Copper Economy
Why is Zambia's economy still so dependent on the fortunes of the copper market?
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New Global Corporate Tax Rules
OECD new global tax rules, UK Brexit, dinner parties and gender
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Can Online Streaming Services Sustain the Music we Love?
Will streaming services really support the music stars of the future?
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Making Fuel From Landfill Waste
SUEZ and Cemex on using fuel made from landfill waste to curb climate change
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Elements: Magnesium
The metal that overcame a fiery reputation to regain its role in making planes and cars
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Africa Rising or Falling?
What does the global commodities rout mean for Africa's economic prospects?
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Car Emissions: Cheating over CO2?
Are car CO2 emissions a scandal in waiting? Bosnia's bad economy and Microsoft's jargon
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China and United States: Cyber Friends or Enemies?
Cybersecurity talks as President Obama hosts China's Xi Jinping
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UN Sustainable Development Goal: Education For All
The UN's education SDG; Africa's private schools; Nigerian statistics; Syrian schooling
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VW's Reputational Fallout
VW cheating - who knew what?
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Sustainable Development Goals
Statistics of development; childbirth in Zimbabwe; improving health
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Greece: Shipbuilders, Special Interests and Sour Milk
The shelf-life of Greek milk, Dutch tulips, and too many beautiful people at work.
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The US Holds On
US Fed holds rates, India's falling rupee, Australia after the Chinese boom
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Jobs for Robots
Robots building air planes, robot ethics, clothes shopping with a robot
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Elements: Titanium Catalysts
The metal behind plastics, paints, and buildings that clean both themselves and the air
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Robots in Seattle
Microsoft's office robots, Expedia's big data, Seattle's busy ports
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Refugees in Sweden
Sweden's refugees, Migration's economic impact, Kellaway on the pain of expenses
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Corporate Social Responsibility: The Cost of Behaving Badly
Lord Browne: Firms that don't invest in social responsibility risk losing their value.
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Is the Gig or Sharing Economy Bad for Workers?
Are online services like Uber creating entrepreneurs or destroying job security?