With the us continues to bite. And. Machines with a sense of touch. Well be visiting a university developing an electronic skin which is 1,000 times faster than the human nervous system. And well be talking to one firm working with thousands of Tech Companies to try and boost diversity. Last week we brought you the story of the 120,000 bananas sold as art. Its now been eaten. What is the most expensive thing youve eaten . Let us know, just use the bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. The art world is literally going bananas and we will get to that story later. We often hear it said that governments around the world should take more of a lead on tackling waste. The french Authorities Say they are doing just that, and are hailing their new anti waste law as a world first. Its still being debated in the French Parliament but are the proposals Ground Breaking . The french government says its promoting a circular economy, by banning the destruction of unsold non food items. This cove
China owned tiktok apologies to a us teenager for blocking her controversial videos as the us steps up its surveillance of hong kong. And the price of village life. Well find out how one couple is making a business of selling entire Spanish Villages, and who is buying them. Every day, thousands of people take on the responsiblity of caring for a loved one whos elderly, ill or disabled, but how do you cope with giving up a career and everything that goes with it, so well speak to one group trying to help the helpers. As we hear from the woman who is selling remote villages in north west spain to encourage investment, if you owned a village in rural galicia what would you do with it . Let us know just use bbcworklife. Send us your top tips and ideas. We start with the world of digital or cryptocurrencies. Since bitcoin arrived a decade ago, the market has exploded there are now more than 1,500 different Digital Currencies in use. Supporters say they are the future of finance, but they ar
As china and america edge towards a deal. Also on the programme this is the man who is billions of dollars poorer after weworks dramatic fall from grace. Well assess how Masayoshi Son got it so wrong. Talking of offices is your workplace up to the job . Well get the inside track on the changing face of the workplace with a boss of a global architectural firm. So today we want to know are you happy with where you work . What are the benefits of your own space or an open plan environment . Let us know your thoughts. Just use the hashtag bbcworklife. A warm welcome to your friday edition of worklife. Today were focusing on the changing face of entertainment. And the force is with walt disney, the house of mouse, which has been expanding its empire and is about to enter the world of streaming. Money coming into disney or revenue was over 19 billion dollars up by more than a third on this time last year. It was boosted by its takeover of 21st century fox which now finally gives it all the r
Factories in china to shut down, well discuss the impact on Global Industrial supply chains. And india has released its latest budget. But despite a big injection of state funding for its Agriculture Sector, well find out why the stimulus fell short of expectations for many. And making a great impression with employers well be getting the inside track on how to stand out from the crowd in a competitivejob market. And its the 3rd of february National Sickie day in the uk. Apparently. So we want to know would you ever pull a sickie and if so, for what reason . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. A warm welcome to the programme. A lot of you getting in touch with tweets on that national six day story, some taking issue with the very notion of it and we will come to that later in the programme. We start in china where stocks and commodities have dropped sharply as trading resumed after a longer than usual Lunar New Year break. The slump comes despit