That will never work. Mr. Randolph, where did the idea of netflix come from . Guest ideas come from the strangest places, in that will never work i talk about this crazy idea we had and all places carpooling. My cofounder Reed Hastings and i were commuting back and forth to work brainstorming ideas and one of these crazy ideas we had in that ride was maybe we could do video rental by mail using dvds. Rather than rushing home or writing a Business Plan and doing a powerpoint slide show, we decided we would try and take the first step to validate that i did, if turn the car around, drove down to santa cruz will be both live. I went to used music store and bought a little music cd. I think it was patsy cline. We went next door and bought a little gift envelope like you put a greeting card in. We put the cd in mailed it to his house and the next day when he picked me up he had an unbroken cd and envelope that it got into his house 24 hours for the price of the firstclass stamp. If the wasn
Many of us use this messaging service, its whatsapp. Messaging Service Whatsapp is suing an israeli surveillance firm, nso group, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of about 1,400 people. Whatsapp which is owned by Facebook Says nso group helped in the targeting of diplomats, dissidents, journalists and officials on four continents. Whatsapp said the attacks involved malware that exploited its video calling system and allowed nsos clients to spy on users. Nso has strongly denied the allegations. Emily taylor is the boss of oxford information labs and a cybersecurity expert. Speaking to the bbc when the story first emerged, she explained how the hacking tool dubbed pegasus worked. It will make a voice call, which doesnt even need to be answered by the recipient, and then once you are inside the up, its possible to install software or spy on the user inside the app. Citizen lab, the Cybersecurity Research laboratory that worked with whatsapp to investigate the
Also in the programme. Whatsapp worries the messaging app sues an israeli cyber Surveillance Company over claims it helped governments hack into peoples phones, and. Neflix know how the founder of the us streaming giant says the skills needed to start up a firm, may not be the right ones to grow the business. And well be getting the inside track on finding your perfect match. There are tonnes of dating apps out there we hook up with the boss of one firm who says successful matchmaking is all about keeping it amongst close friends. Today we want to hear your stories about role models in the work place. Are you a role model. Have you been mentored by one . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. Our new business show. In the last decade, many organisations have made big strides in supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. But many lgbt people still choose not to disclose their sexuality at work, with many more Senior Executives feel
Concerns over software and tech stocks lower weve been up, down, all around for the markets today. As we stand, though, with 59 minutes, were higher on the dow, lower on the s p. Joining us for the full hour, from capital usa, keith, good afternoon to you. Thank you, wilf. Earnings been Strong Enough so far or have they been resoundingly strong this week . Theyve been strong so far. I think the markets have been less than vigorous, shall we say, the last couple of months i think well enter a period less vigorous than it was before thats going to be a key component for how we evaluate the economy and market Going Forward. Lets check in on the markets. S p 500 down by about 0. 1 and the dow higher by four points so far. Retail sales, and eamon javers has the latest on trade lets start with wilf on the banks. Bank of america reported this morning. They continue to feed from yesterday, the impact of low rates, while negative, has been less bad than feared that interest margin was down only
The democrats say the phone call to wear a high fashion travel companies, could be tantamount to promoting putting thousands ofjobs at risk. Take on a straight jacket stages also on the programme foreign interference a protest at Milan Fashion Week. In the 2020 election. Thats all coming up and a gucci model who was made to wear a high fashion take on a straightjacket stages a protest here on outside source. At Milan Fashion Week. Thats all coming up here on outside source. Delegates at the Labour Party Conference in brighton havejust voted to back their leader, the warnings on climate Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit Change are stark. It means the party Wont Campaign Global Temperatures are up, to remain in the eu in the next sea levels are rising and scientists general election. Say the signs and impacts of global the decision comes after a fierce debate over labours brexit policy. Warming are speeding up. Our Political Editor the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has gathered world Lau