This month on the social networks controversial cryptocurrency. We have details. And whistleblower speaks. One of the people from the Cambridge Analytica scandal joins me. On the riskslie ahead of the 2020 election. Highlevel trade talks picked up this week in washington after tapering off in july with no clear breakthroughs. Chinas vice premier was greeted by treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and trade representative Robert Lighthizer before talks resumed thursday. The stakes were extremely high as President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on 215 billion worth of chinese goods on october 15 if there was no progress. The Technology Sector paying close attention to those discussions as intellectual property is playing a prominent role in the negotiations. I spoke to someone from a firm who helps u. S. Firms protect intellectual property. Eric a fairly Large Company in china, 1600 people, just sub 100 million in revenue that files and protects intellectual property for clients t
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to microsofts president brad smith on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur. Remember the time when the internet was trumpeted as the tech tool that would deliver us a golden age of knowledge, freedom and democracy . Well, now were in a darker, more cynical place. The digital revolution has generated fears about lost privacy, mass surveillance and systemic misinformation. Have the corporate titans of tech failed us . Well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. How do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm . Brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, nice to be here. You have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. You have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards Information Technology and the internet in particular. I have referred to the sort of great positivity, the optimism, in the early years. Would you agree that these days,
The social networks controversial cryptocurrency. We have details. And whistleblower speaks. People at the cambridge and politico analytica scandal joins me. Trade talks picked up this week in washington after tapering off in july with no clear breakthroughs. Chinas vice premier was greeted by treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and trade representative Robert Lighthizer before talks resumed thursday. The stakes were extremely high as President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on 215 billion worth of chinese goods on october 15 if there was no progress. The Technology Sector paying close attention to those sessions as intellectual property is playing a prominent role in the negotiations. To someone from a firm who helps u. S. Firms protect intellectual property. A fairly Large Company in china, just saw 100 million in revenue that files and protects intellectual property for clients that have previously mostly been in china and is now expanding into the u. S. Thats what we are do
At the end of the month. The home secretary calls on facebook to rethink plans to encrypt messages across its platforms. Walking out former conservative leadership contender rory stewart resigns from the party and plans to stand for mayor of london coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. Encouraging progress for andy murray. He was quite chipper today, he says hes been playing his best tennis yet on the singles comeback trail. Thats despite a quarterfinal defeat in china today. And theres been a big win for south africa over italy at the Rugby World Cup. Thanks olly and helen has all the weather. Wet conditions set to continue. U nfortu nately, yes, unfortunately, yes, thats right, martin, as storm lorenzo is approaching quite rapidly, we look for the next significant rainmaker coming up. I will have the details just before the bottom of the hour. Hello, this is afternoon live, im martine croxall. A damning report has strongly criticised the metropolitan police for
Controversial cryptocurrency. We have details. And whistleblower speaks. Christopher wylie from the Cambridge Analytica scandal joins me. Highlevel trade talks picked up this week in washington after tapering off in july with no clear breakthroughs. Chinas vice premier was greeted by treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and trade representative Robert Lighthizer before talks resumed thursday. The stakes were extremely high as President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on 215 billion worth of chinese goods on october 15 if there was no progress. The Technology Sector paying close attention to those sessions as intellectual property is playing a prominent role in the negotiations. I spoke to someone from a firm who helps u. S. Firms protect intellectual property. Eric a fairly Large Company in china, just saw 100 million in revenue that files and protects intellectual property for clients that have previously mostly been in china and is now expanding into the u. S. Thats what we are