Want to looking all to city lights. We are thrilled to have Samuel Woolley with us here tonight celebrating a very, very important new book called the reality game how the next wave of technology will break the truth. It is from our friends at Public Affairs book. He is a a writer and researcher specializing in the study of ai, emergent technology, politics, persuasion and social media. Hes an assistant professor in the school of journalism and Program Director for competition all Propaganda Research of the center for media engagement of university of texas at austin. Dr. Woolley founded and directed the Digital Intelligence lab at the institute for the future which is a 50yearold think tank based in the heart of silicon valley. He also cofounded and directed the Research Team at computational propaganda project at Oxford Internet institute at the university of oxford. He has written on political manipulation of technology or a variety of publications. These include wired, the atlantic
Coronavirus death toll has now hit 11 in america. The latest in california. The president and Vice President meeting with the ceos of airlines and diagnostic labs at the white house today, as the search for a vaccine goes on. One of the stars of netflixs docuseries pandemic is here. Jacob glanville, founder and ceo of distributed bio will break things down in a fox business exclusive. Less than an hour to the closing bell. Im Ashley Webster in for liz claman. Lets start the claman countdown. Ashley we begin with breaking news. United Airlines Says it is cutting domestic and International Flights by up to 20 in april, all in response to the slump in travel demand caused by the spreading coronavirus. The carrier also parking some wide body jets, also offering staff an unpaid leave of absence. United, the first u. S. Carrier to actually cut domestic flying. Check in on the stock, down a third of a percent. 58 a share. Billionaire Mike Bloomberg set to make a statement after suspending his
Quarter growth data thursday and after 2 consecutive negative growth quarters it is expected that germany is technically in a recession the Biggest Issue for the country is industrial output which actually fell more than expected in september dropping 0. 6 percent on the month pointing to ongoing weakness manufacturers which are reliant on exports have also suffered from a slowing World Economy and uncertainty linked to trade and to braggs it and while there have been hopes for a turnaround that hope is fading fast as germanys industry is contract ing due to shifting Consumer Trends shrinking investment spend and souring sentiment despite the slight uptick in september Industrial Orders the reality is structural flaws in the industrial sector will hold back in the recovery the reality is this germany is currently struggling with a rapidly aging population which constricts the skilled workers market keeping productivity growth weak a strong rebound will be unlikely a skilled workers fra
The first public televised hearings in President Trumps impeachment inquiry have got underway in washington, after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. Donald trump is accused of withholding military aid to ukraine an american ally, under threat from russia to pressure ukraines new president into helping him politically in next years us president ial election. The impeachment inquiry has the potential to remove mr trump from office. He denies any wrongdoing. Our north america editor jon sopel has been watching. History in the house. This is like the super bowl for politics, the day the impeachment hearings go public. And coast to coast, all the Us Tv Networks are gearing up for the unfolding drama that could be the decisive moment of the trump presidency. And early this morning, in the white house residence, the light is on and the tweets are angry. In the committee room, its a scrum, an hour before the hearing gets under way. First up was this man, george kent. He is a Senior State
On social media and do they add up to anything . A new study in the lancet shows teenagers are failing to meet physical activity recommendations, putting their future health at risk. And well be speaking to the vivienne, the newly crowned winner of ru pauls drag race uk, live in the studio. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The man accused of killing british backpacker Grace Millane has been found guilty of murder. Grace millane was killed in auckland last december. The defendant, who cant be identified under new zealand law, had pleaded not guilty. In an emotional statement outside the court, graces father, david millane, welcomed the verdict but expressed his sorrow that his daughter had been taken in such a brutal fashion. The verdict of murder today. Will be welcomed by every member of the millane family and friends of grace. It will not reduce the pain and suffering that weve had to endure over the past year. I cant see it. Grace was taken away from us in the most