the head of the united nations has begged governments which have suspended funding to the un agency for palestinian refugees to guarantee the continuity of its operations. antonio guterres said he was horrified by israeli allegations that some unrwa staff were involved in last october s attacks by hamas. the uk s business secretary kemi badenoch has said she removed the post office chairman because the governance of the post office just wasn t working . the post office has been struggling with the fallout from the horizon it scandal and a failure to hit commercial targets. now on bbc news, click. this week, alasdair sheds light on the tech behind these dazzling sd displays. something s hand s just come out at me. yeah. it s like a possessed hulk. lara s been checking out the latest health gadgets, including those fending off the calories and those fighting off hair loss. you ve got great hair! are you going to tell me you were bald before? and paul heads to the racetrack to
lit up the horizon, literally. it s that thing over there. yeah, it s called the sphere, and it is a monster. inside, it s an entertainment venue. outside, it s the world s largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and it s become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, we ll find out what it s like to live in a city that s dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keane s been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around us, including advertisements that have been carefully crafted to grab our attention. but in a busy world. ..do we always notice? if everyone is looking at their phone, what we are trying to do here is to convince people to stop looking at their phones and recall what they have in front of them. bcn visuals are based in barcelona, creating sd displays all around the globe, and now they have a new canva
granted, we won t know the answer to that question until november the fifth, but on monday, iowa was the first state in which voters could choose who they thought should be the republican candidate. and their decision was pretty clear. like the cat that got the cream, or maybe the king regaining his crown. donald trump was practically inhaling the adoration. knowing he d won support beyond his usual base, including women, college graduates and younger voters. but with a long time to go before we know who will be occupying the white house next. andy buck watched some of the extensive coverage this week and wondered. and peter towers added. well, there will certainly be more coverage to come next tuesday, as that s when the second primary contest for the republican nomination takes place in the state of new hampshire. and next week, we ll be speaking to the north america editor for bbc news sarah smith. so if you ve got any questions or comments you d like to put to her, please
a furrow in technology at the top of their fields. and there s no escaping it. artificial intelligence is everywhere. the past year has been a turning point for al, especially generative ai. that s the tech that creates human like text or imagery based on user prompts. chatgpt was launched in november 2022 and is now widely used. but in march of last year, elon musk was one of many leading figures who warned that it could pose a profound risk to society and humanity. however, it s now common in consumer products, including in the tesla self driving cars sold by mr musk, and it s increasingly used by businesses to in their own operations. so here we ll explore the impact of a.i. on some of the world s biggest businesses. and i ll be checking out what catches my eye on the convention floor. is it a bird? is it a plane? no, it s xpeng aerot flying car. and to find out more about it, i m joined by brian gu, president of xpeng. thanks so much forjoining us. who is this for? well,