even though he s going to be in russia, he s not going to talk to putin while he s there, and they ve announced it weeks in advance. the fact that russia s about to host this giant legitimately international, global event. which is the winter olympics next year. and their new anti-gay law has become a focus not just in the united states, but a broader worry and concern, and increasingly protest around the world. steven fry today writing to david cameron in the u.k., civilized nations should not give russia the honor of hosting the olympics, arguing that an absolute ban on the russian winter olympics of 2014 is simply essential, stage them elsewhere at all costs.
this is a step in my mind a step forward for the whole question of gay and lesbian rights. this is now a human rights issue. and i think over the coming months, we re going to see more and more countries following the path that steven fry wants britain to fall. charles king, thank you very much for your time tonight. it s helpful to have you here, appreciate it. lots more ahead tonight. including an amazing real life globetrotting spy drama that does not involve a funny wig. [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] [ male announcer ] we don t just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it s nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned. mercedes-benz for the next new owner. hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer
even though he s going to be in russia, he s not going to talk to putin while he s there, and they ve announced it weeks in advance. the fact that russia s about to host this giant legitimately international, global event. which is the winter olympics next year. and their new anti-gay law has become a focus not just in the united states, but a broader worry and concern, and increasingly protest around the world. steven fry today writing to david cameron in the u.k., civilized nations should not give russia the honor of hosting the olympics, arguing that an absolute ban on the russian winter olympics of 2014 is simply essential, stage them elsewhere at all costs. putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilized world. so what happens next here? joining us now is charles cane, a professor at georgetown university. author of odessa, genius and death in a city of dreams.
yeah. not this one, but yeah. you had been playing around with a few programs. tell me about the moment you thought of sumly. it basically aggregates news stories down to 400 words, in a way kids can understand it. when did you have the idea? it was when two years ago, when i was 15. i was reviewing for history exams in the u.k., i was using google and there s all this information. i thought, if you could get a summary of the content it would help you decide what you want to read. you can take any long form content and automatically summarize it into paragraphs. it s amazing. at the age of 15, a hong kong billionaire invested $300,000 into that. he was followed by ashton kutcher, yoko ono, steven fry and so on.
summary of the content it would help you decide what you want to read. you can take any long form content and automatically summarize it into paragraphs. it s amazing. at the age of 15, a hong kong billionaire invested $300,000 into that. he was followed by ashton kutcher, yoko ono, steven fry and so on. all investing in a kid. what was it about you, do you think, that they liked? i think it came down to the idea it s like the big play of the idea. a lot of younger as you said, the younger generation, consuming content on the mobile phone. this technology has the power to change the way people consume content. they back the idea. yes, because i m young, i think it helped it. what do you think yahoo will do with your idea? are you hopeful it s going to be bigger? i m enthusiastic by the