we begin in france, where unions have called for a new strike day today, the 10th such mobilisation since protests started in mid january against a controversial law, which includes raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote.the ministry of energy transition has warned that kerosene supply to the capital and its airports was becoming critical. joining me now is christopher dembik, head of macro analysis at saxo bank. the 10th strike in a matter of weeks. what impact having on the economy? 50 weeks. what impact having on the economy? the economy? so far, the economy the economy? so far, the economy has the economy? so far, the economy has been - the economy? so far, the economy has been muchl the economy? so far, the - economy has been much more resilient. with the yellow vest movement, a lot of strikes and a lot of dis
people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament. the leader of the country s largest trade union the cfdt has urged the government to put pension reforms on hold. laurent berger urged president macron to accept some form of mediation, for up to six weeks. transport, schools, shipping and bin collection, are some of the sectors affected by the strikes today. i m joined now by emmanuelle auriol, who s an economist at the toulouse school of economics. thank you forjoining us. this is a tent strike. what impact is that having on the economy? in tent strike. what impact is that having on the economy? in general, we care about having on the economy? in general, we care about her having on the economy? in general, we care about her strikes having on the economy? in general, we care about her strikes in - having on the economy? in general, we care about her strikes in france, | we care about her strikes in france, so
we begin with more on twitter and the latest security concerns. as you ve been hearing, the company s former head of security alleges the social media giant has hidden negligent security practices, misled federal regulators about its safety, and failed to properly estimate the number of bots on its platform. twitter has denied the allegations saying they contain many inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but the revelations could have huge consequences for twitter, including possible fines and the potential unravelling of elon musk s bid to buy the company. joseph menn, from the washington post, was one of the reporters who broke the story. he explained what motivated peiter zatco to file this whistleblower complaint. peiter zatco is an unusual person, one of the most famous actors in america and has pioneered and co ordinated disclosure where security researchers find flaws in programmes and work with the vendors to establish fixes for the problems before going public. he led cy
have you received the rebate, or are you still waiting on it? let me know on twitter @annitabbc and us ethe #bbcyourquestions. a hosepipe ban has come into force for 10 million thames water customers in london and several other areas of southern england. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman, who shot and killed a nine year old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt korbel was shot as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. police and councillors in the city are urging anyone with information to come forward and have made a direct appeal to criminals to help officers. tomos morgan reports. nine year old olivia pratt korbel, described as a little ray of sunshine, shot and killed her home by a masked shot a
Earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre stage. Both Beat Expectations on earnings and revenue, thanks in no small part to investments in artificial intelligence, One Stand Out spot for alphabet was google cloud revenue whichjumped 28 in 01. A lot of Generative Ai Tools that rely on the cloud to reach customers. Alphabet announced some good news for investors, its first ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and an additional 70 billion buy back. That sent shares into double digits after the bill. For microsofts part, its Intelligent Cloud Division delivered greater revenue than expected thanks to Microsoft Partnership but with openai, the creator of chat gbd. Chatg pt. And together, they should go some way through restoring confidence in the tech sector which was shaken wednesday after metas stock fell after its own Earnings Report and the market was rattled by slowing us gdp and stubborn inflation. Intel also announced its results but it was its outlook for the Second Q