The US Health Secretary has stopped about $500m worth of funding for the development of vaccines against viruses that cause illnesses like flu and Covid-19. Robert F. Kennedy - a vaccine sceptic - claims they pose many risks. Newshour hears from Dr. Paul Offit who disagrees.
Also in the programme: we hear from a Hiroshima survivor; and the gorilla sisterhood.
(Picture: A nurse prepares a booster dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination centre in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2022. Credit: Reuters)
Artificial Intelligence is advancing, but people often fear it for the wrong reasons. AI is not a threat in itself, but rather becomes a threat when the state uses it as one more tool to limit individual liberty and to engage in oppressive behavior.
Fall Out Boy is a band from Chicago that formed in 2001. Their first album, Take This To Your Grave, was a hit, especially in the punk rock world. When they put out their second album, though, in 2005, that was on a whole other scale. That album is called From Under the Cork Tree,and it went double platinum, and they were nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. For this episode, I talked to the band’s singer, Patrick Stump, about how they made their breakout hit from that album, the song “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.”
In June 2022 the United States Supreme Court passed what became known as ‘the Dobbs decision’. In doing so they overturned the long standing constitutional right for women to access abortion in the US.
Since then a number of states have banned abortion completely with many others having highly prohibitive rules. You’d expect the numbers of abortions to go down. They haven’t.
How is it possible that more people are accessing abortions in a post Dobbs society and why is it not true that states which have total bans have zero abortions per year?
Presenter: Lizzy McNeill
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production Co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge
Studio Manager: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon, Bridget Harney.
Amjad Masad is the CEO of Replit. Masad joins Big Technology podcast for a frank discussion about vibe coding, or building software via prompt. We discuss all the use cases, whether anyone can do it or whether it's just a tool for already-technical builders, whether vibe coding replaces saas, and what the role of the engineer becomes in the future. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss whether the AI coding business is sustainable given the costs of delivering the technology.
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We’re living through boom-times for Artificial Intelligence, with more and more of us using AI assistants like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Grok and Copilot to do basic research and writing tasks.
But what is the environmental impact of these technologies?
Many listeners have got in touch with More or Less to ask us to investigate various claims about the energy and water use of AI.
One claim in particular has caught your attention - the idea that the equivalent of a small bottle of drinking water is consumed by computer processors every time you ask an AI a question, or get it to write a simple email.
So, where does that claim come from, and is it true?
Reporter: Paul Connolly
Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Donald McDonald
Editor: Richard Vadon
Matt Wraith, CTO of Bitnomial, breaks down Bitcoin futures markets, fork futures trading, and quantum computing risks. Deep dive into physical delivery, market mechanics, and how chain splits create unique trading opportunities.
Matt Wraith, CTO of Bitnomial, joins us to talk about the intricate world of Bitcoin futures trading. From explaining physical delivery vs cash-settled futures to exploring the wild possibilities of fork futures markets, Matt breaks down complex market mechanics with real-world examples. We dive into how chain splits could be traded, the quantum computing threat to Bitcoin, and why having oil storage matters when futures go negative.
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Notes:
- Bitnomial founded 2014, launched futures 2020
- Oil futures went negative in March 2020
- Bitcoin Cash hashrate flipped BTC post-fork
- Quantum computer threat "5 years away for 30 years"
- Physical delivery requires actual BTC transfer
- Fork futures first appeared during SegWit debate
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:09 Founding Bitnomial
03:32 Regulatory changes
05:16 CTO role
06:09 Multiple hats
07:29 Futures
10:08 History of futures
12:38 Physical delivery
14:48 Storage costs
17:25 Clearing house
18:27 Cash settled
21:22 Bitcoin futures history
25:23 Forks & futures
37:02 Assets on Bitcoin
41:22 Restrictions on futures
45:04 Black Swan pricing
48:18 Quantum
52:52 Presidio Bitcoin Quantum Conference
55:36 Futures as governance
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Did you know floods are the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S.? Many homeowners and renters insurance policies don't cover flood damage, yet only about 4% of Americans have flood insurance. Join Laura as she explains what flood insurance is, who needs it, and how to protect your property from devastating flood-related losses.
An executive order could be on the way as early as today to push regulators to investigate whether banks discriminate against customers based on politics. The order would follow years of complaints by some conservatives, who claim banks turned them down over their political or religious views. We'll hear more. Plus, we'll learn how compounding pharmacies are competing with brand-name weight loss drugmakers. And, should investors be extra nervous in the month of August?
CBS News has learned Ghislaine Maxwell did not implicate President Trump in her jailhouse interview. Defunding vaccine research. Violent crime rates drop. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
