Here, they provided a historical overview and look at potential challenges that lie ahead. Cnn anchor kate bold one Kate Boulduan monitors the discussion. Afternoon. Impressive turnout for in august day. Congratulations to all of you. I always say the Wilson Center has the brightest audiences, and you are bright enough to know at ts will be a fabulous this is going to be a fabulous conversation on disinf. Harman, president and ceo of the Wilson Center and i am delighted to be here. That august, which Means Congress and the president are on vacation. But todays topic is not on vacation and will not be, at least through the 2020 election. So that will some center is not putting off a conversation. That being said, disinformation is hardly any problem. In the midst of the cold war, the u. S. And the soviet union both try to influence narratives on other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Center tragic history and Public Policy program look at translated
Not thethe process trigger. It says the protests are not the trigger. Tom more mixed messages on trade china says on trade. Trump says he wants to hold a phone call with president xi jinping soon. Signs of some positivity, at least when it comes to the earnings. Alibaba beating the street. David something to take advantage of. The data has been bad. Singapore and we have hong kong, worstcase scenario growth is at zero. Why yields are where they are and why the boj might need to step in. Yvonne a lot of movement in the last couple of hours when it comes to the bond market. You mentioned hong kong, final numbers come out today after the government slashed their forecast. They are announcing a whole wave of measures to boost the economy. We will see if they do enough to prevent hong kong from entering into a recession. Weare still looking weak could be on set for a fourth straight week of decline. U. S. Futures were positive. We have seen the reese deepening of that yield curve the steepe
I am jane harman, president and ceo of the Wilson Center and i am delighted to be here. It is august, which means that congress and the president are on vacation. But todays topic is not on vacation and will not be, at least through the 2020 election. So the Wilson Center is not putting off of the conversation. That being said, disinformation is hardly any problem. A new problem. In the midst of the cold war, the u. S. And the soviet union both tried to influence narratives on other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Centers history and Public Policy program look at translated russian documents related to operation denver. A campaign in the 1980s not to spread the lie that h. I. V. Was created as a result of the pentagons biological weapons research. So, disinformation was not invented in 2016 and is sadly unlikely to be buried in 2020, but today, we delve into the context. And we have the right moderator and speakers to do that. Our first panel, whi
The chairs authorized to come to claire recess without any time we welcome everyone to the second of our series of investigating competition and digital markets, this one on innovation and entrepreneurship. I recognize myself for an opening statement. 30 years ago was released into the Public Domain to create a Global Communications Network Within a few Years Services were built onto the software to give people tools to communicate, share through a decentralized platform designed to be open and nondiscriminatory. The pioneer testified in 2006 on behalf of google that the overarching principle of the open internet was that no central gatekeeper should exert control over the internet. This open and competitive environment means that entrepreneurs for new ideas need not worry about getting permission for inventions to reach endusers. Over following decades the growth of our competitive internet revolutionized our lives, our work, businesses, and entire world. Millions of good paying jobs
Impact the broader crypto market. From trump, to owe walmart, to zuckerberg. No one is safe from doctored videos that are so good that you cant tell they are fake. One company says it can. First to our stop story. Big Tech Companies were back in washington monday, but not to discuss crypto currency or antitrust, trumps top advisor and treasury secretary called a meeting to talk about the impact of the trade war with china. One stood out. The administrations fight against that and whether the ban should stan. Representatives from microsoft, intel, qualcomm and more. To discuss in d. C. , we have jenny. What is the latest we know about this meeting . Who was there and what was discussed . What we know is that the meeting was called basically to hear a view from the business perspective of this whole debate. Do hear a lot about the fight from the hawks in the administration and on the hill who are in favor of a total decoupling of supply chains. This is the companies opportunity to make t