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From the BBC World Service: Hong Kong International Airport is halting flights on Tuesday as the Asian financial hub braces for one of the strongest super typhoons it's seen in years. Then, would you move back to your hometown for a 25% tax cut? Cyprus is hoping this proposal will tempt some of its diaspora to return. And later, Singaporean shipping company X-Press Feeders refused to pay damages for causing the worst environmental disaster in Sri Lankan history.
Plus: A judge rules that Orsted can restart construction of a massive wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. And, the Trump administration hints at a financial rescue for Argentina. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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A.M. Edition for Sept. 23. Tylenol-maker Kenvue is bracing for a wave of lawsuits, after President Trump issued a scientifically dubious warning that acetaminophen causes autism. WSJ health reporter Brianna Abbott says Trump’s statement defies guidance offered by some of the scientific advisers that surround him. Plus, the Supreme Court says it will reconsider whether the president can fire top officials. And, how the new Pope is looking to turn around a manpower crisis in the Catholic church. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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Coffers running low and an increasingly absent principal member: the United Nations has never looked so precarious. We discuss its future amid uncertain geopolitics. The generative-AI explosion has mostly been driven by so-called large language models—but small ones look ever more attractive. And we meet the determined students who, against the odds, still want to drive London’s famed black cabs.
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Theo Bergqvist is an entrepreneur who enjoys working a lot. He started his first venture in 1999 in the gaming industry, building Paradox, which is now listed on the Nasdaq. Of all his ventures, the common core to them all was technology. Outside of tech, he lives a life dedicated to Japanese martial arts. He practices 5-6 times a week, and have made several trips to Japan with his Sensei, focusing on the art 10 hours a day.
At one point during his career, Theo was working for Ericson around their transformation. He noticed how difficult it was for enterprises to adopt AI tooling and automation. He decided to raise some funds and get started trying to create something to help... and started the build and pivot game.
This is the creation story of Turbotic.
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There’s a race going on among tech firms — big and small — to join in the construction of what President Trump has dubbed the Golden Dome, a missile defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. Tens of billions of dollars in military contracts are at stake. In fact, the total cost might be in the trillions and the project could stretch a decade.
The technology and scale needed to make this all happen is, so far, largely unproven. And a whole host of tech firms are trying to show that they can help with the very complex undertaking. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Sheera Frenkel, reporter at the New York Times, about some of the tech that would make this whole system work.
Today, we’re talking about bubbles. Not the kind you play with. The kind that happen in the economy! Bridget and Ryan take a trip down memory lane to answer Jocelin’s question about what caused the 2008 housing bubble. With help from Bridget’s unforgettable treehouse bubble tale, we’ll learn what can happen when prices rise too high, too fast and the bubble finally pops! Plus, why it’s so tricky to spot a bubble before it bursts.
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During a televised news conference on Monday night, President Trump repeatedly gave out unproven medical advice that linked autism to Tylenol and childhood vaccines.
Azeen Ghorayshi, a science reporter for The New York Times, explains what Mr. Trump said and what decades of scientific research actually tells us.
Guest: Azeen Ghorayshi, a science reporter for The New York Times.
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Defying medical experts, the Trump administration makes sweeping claims about potential causes and cures for autism. Sources describe the deal in place to transfer TikTok ownership. And President Trump heads to New York to speak to the United Nations.
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