This week, microsoft boss Satya Nadella uncovering state led internet manipulation. And abominable animation. Look at him. Hes a yeti. Some call it fake news, some call it disinformation, online manipulation, or even information warfare. The tech giants call it coordinated inauthentic activity. False news articles on facebook, bots amplifying questionable opinions on twitter. What we now know is that nation states have and are weaponising these techniques to their own ends; russia to interfere with elections, china to spread disinformation. But there is one place which hasnt been associated with deliberate disinformation recently. And thats wikipedia. Its the largest collection of Human Knowledge ever created, arguably the First Digital wonder of the world, the font of all internet knowledge. It has nearly six million pages, with a staggering 18 billion page views every month, and it was created in the best spirit of the internet. Transparent, nonprofit making, and open for everyone to
Borisjohnson urges the eu to show that its willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal. Police in hong kong charge protestors with batons and use tear gas once again a day after the government bring in emergency legislation banning the use of face masks. Roman catholic bishops are gathering at the vatican this morning, as the pope opens a three week synod focusing on the Amazon Region of latin america. More british success at the world athletics championships in doha as both the men and womens 100 metre relay teams win silver medals. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week, microsoft boss Satya Nadella uncovering state led internet manipulation. Satya nadella uncovering state led and abominable animation. Satya nadella uncovering state led look at him. Hes a yeti. Some call it fake news, some call it disinformation, online manipulation, or even information warfare. The tech giants call it coordinated inauthentic activity. False news articles on facebook, bots amplifying q
The social network is moderated. And this is how your european markets are performing at the start of their trading day. Quite a mixed picture as we await that update from the fed. We will be diving into these numbers and more later in the programme. And well be getting the inside track on a business thats really been enjoying the sweet smell of success. The boss of fragrance firm floral street joins us. Experts say high tempo tunes cause motorists to drive faster and more erratically. Even dangerously. So today we want to know what you listen to on the drive to work and does it affect how you drive. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Thank you very much forjoining us today. The worlds most powerful central bank, the Us Federal Reserve, is set to unveil its latest decision on Interest Rates later today. Many Analysts Expect the fed which cut rates injuly to cut rates again today by 0. 25 . It comes as President Trump has been heaping pressu
Borisjohnson has reassured conservative mps that he will commit to a brexit negotation at the next election, but will leave with no deal if no compromise can be found. And the internet goes into meltdown as super sleuth Coleen Rooney outs fellow wag rebekah vardy, who she accuses of leaking stories to the tabloid press. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. It is the norm these days, that Major International announcements come on twitter. Today was no different, the turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced to the world that his country was going to war in Northern Syria to neutralise the kurdish threat. Our mission, he said, is to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border and to bring peace to the area. The kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces or sdf had been braced for it for months, but they had been on heightened alert since the weekend when President Trump decided to withdraw us troops. In the United
We are live in the capital. Millions are expected to join demonstrations around the world on friday demanding action on Climate Change ahead of next weeks un summit. Theyre expected to spread from the asia pacific, through europe and africa, to the americas. But the growing pressure to curb the emissions that are warming the world has not stopped President Trump overturning more environmental regulations. He is trying to stop california setting stricter targets for vehicles, and taken a big step towards opening up alaska for drilling. Aleem maqbool reports from another climate battleground in colorado. The North Fork Valley in colorado is an area of stunning diversity of landscape. Lush, green valleys beside striking, stark desert terrain, plateau mountains, and dense pine forests. But it also sits on one of the largest shale gas reserves in the us, leaving these pockets of untouched splendour severely under threat perhaps now more than ever. Well, this gas well has been in operation n