have a tentative deal with the united auto workers union. general motors was the last to settle. jeep maker stellantis reached an agreement on saturday. ford announced its deal last week with this positive reaction from one ford employee, walter robinson. it's definitely going to be life changing for the people. a career and notjust a job. gm said it was pleased with the outcome, with ceo mary barra, adding that the deal would allow it to continue to invest in our future and provide good jobs in the united states. the agreements which still need to be ratified by rank and file union members include a 25% wage increase over four and a half years, as well as other benefits for the uaw. this is a big win. historically, the union has negotiated new contracts with one car—maker at a time. by taking on all three at once, uaw president sean fain successfully pitted them against each other. for the past several weeks. analysts and pundits were crying that our union was going too far. that we were demanding too much. we didn't listen to them, and we never let up. the result is one of the most stunning contract victories since the sitdown strikes in the 1930s. president biden, who recently visited the picket line, applauded the deal. today's historic agreement is yet another piece of good economic news, showing something i've always believed worker power. worker power is critical to building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up. the new contracts push up costs for the car makers while they're trying to invest more in electric vehicle technology. ford estimated the new contract could add up to $900 in labor costs to each new vehicle. the worry is that the big three unionized american car—makers might struggle to remain competitive after the strike. staying with the us, presidentjoe biden has signed a far—reaching executive order on artificial intelligence, requiring companies to report to the federal government about any risks their technology can pose. it also seeks to clamp down on deep fakes and the use of ai—generated audio and videos. the move comes as washington tries to lead the world in al regulation — even as the uk is right now hosting its own ai regulation summit, as we've been reporting on newsday. but because the us order is still in its infancy, it lacks a firm bite, according to maribel lopez, the founder of technology research firm lopez research. what were trying to do right now is balance the content of innovation and regression. we have seen some wins in this executive order. we have seen security going to use ai executive order. we have seen security going to use al to secure cyber. we are looking at all technology vendors to look at ways to provide us to understand what is going on with models. we see some benefits of privacy. immigration law is another potential when, immigration law is another potentialwhen, in immigration law is another potential when, in terms of bringing more talent in. what we really have a lack of at this moment, is the ability to put any teeth behind what happens if a technology vendor doesn't comply with an executive order. we are at the point where it's almost six months before most of these different labour and department groups have to tell us what their strategies are. so, groups have to tell us what theirstrategies are. so, i think we are at the very beginning of something that is probably not really going to be in effect for a few years�* time. in effect for a few years' time. , ., ., time. does that mean there won't be — time. does that mean there won't be much _ time. does that mean there won't be much impact - time. does that mean there won't be much impact on i won't be much impact on companies? we werejust won't be much impact on companies? we were justjoking companies? we were just joking last companies? we were justjoking last year that all were talking about is meta— verse and this year it is all ai, there are some companies which are benefiting from this boom in al, so would there be impact on ai, so would there be impact on those companies? we ai, so would there be impact on those companies?— those companies? we are startin: those companies? we are starting to _ those companies? we are starting to see _ those companies? we are starting to see some - those companies? we are i starting to see some impact, the one you mentioned will be impacted by potential sanctions on what chips he can sell and to what countries. we are expecting the government having such strong purchasing power, it will leaning in on some of the crowded computing providers to try and provide more faster. we have not seen this innate regulatory environment. we expect to see some of that in the back of the envelope when organisations are dealing with the government. one thing i think that would be important for this moving forward is having the whole united states as part of legislation, but also the individual states which are coming out with their own private, security and ai regulated policies. we have seen great momentum in areas such as new york, california, pennsylvania, in terms of ai legislation, so we are optimistic about that. it might provide a foundation for larger government bodies. facebook and instagram users in europe will have the option to use the platforms without having to see ads from one march next year. but, they'll have to pay a monthly fee. this comes after ireland's data protection authority hit the parent company meta with a hefty fine injaunary for breaching europe's privacy law, a challenge meta had unsuccessfully challenged. it found that users had to accept having their data used for targeted ads in order to use the platforms. the space race in asia is firing up, with a singapore—based investment firm pumping $27.5 million in skyroot. that's an indian space tech startup that has created history by launching the country's first privately—developed rocket in november last year. the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has the latest from delhi on india's space ambitions. this latest round of investment is yet another example of the growing interest and confidence in india's space sector. and sky root is getting ready to launch its second commercial rocket next year. the company said the fresh round of funds will help them innovate, hire talent and launch commercial satellites more frequently. skyroot, so far, has managed to raise over $90 million since its launch five years ago. skyroot was the first startup to sign itself up with india's space research organisation after the government opened up the space sector to private firms in 2020. so basically private firms can now build rockets and satellites and use government launchpads, so there is greater collaboration. this investment is just days after another indian startup, , raised over $26 million, an indicator once again of how the private space sector in india is all revved up and attracting a lot of interest, especially after india's successful landing on the moon in august this year. since india's space sector unlock, around 100 startups have signed up with india's space research organisation. the aim and intention is not just to push rockets into space, but also to propel india into a bigger orbit of the global space industry. now to a special report about pumpkins, the winter squash that has carved out a huge slice of the halloween market for itself! demand is usually high for pumpkins this time of the year. that saved kim innes's crumble bakery business during covid — but it also very nearly buried her. pumpkins save my business but almost squashed me. they started out with me in a farmers market, on the first day we sold about £6,000 —— £60. now we take on average about £13 of sales per day. business was very slow, one day i thought i would have to close the business down, i sold only two crumbles. i saw a small pumpkin and thought what if i put a crumble in the pumpkin and use that middle part to create the actual filling of the fruit. basically this pumpkin crumble went viral, almost overnight i went from serving a few crumbles a date to hundreds of combos. so, next yeari to hundreds of combos. so, next year i will order more pumpkins and i want to be a bit more prepared, and went to an actual pumpkin farmer, i was at the end of this 16 wheeler lorry, the corner of a pallet went over the ramp and it's one of pumpkins fell exactly where i was standing, so i did find it funny that pumpkin had saved my business but almost squashed me. i moved back in with my parents, i worked at the weekends so i didn't have much of a social life it does take sacrifice to grow something you really love. sacrifice to grow something you really love-— really love. the bank of japan is meeting — really love. the bank of japan is meeting this _ really love. the bank of japan is meeting this week - really love. the bank of japan is meeting this week and - really love. the bank of japan l is meeting this week and there have been reports that the prime minister i said the government will continue working with the doj to support the economy. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. preparing to embark on the journey of a lifetime, rod ellington from solihull lost his son barney to the disease 18 years ago when he was just three. 50 18 years ago when he was 'ust three. x' , 18 years ago when he was 'ust three. a , ., 18 years ago when he was 'ust three. , ., , 18 years ago when he was 'ust three. a , ., , ., three. so quickly from being an eneruetic three. so quickly from being an energetic three-year-old, - energetic three—year—old, within 12 hours he was dead. it's a terrible disease, it comes from nowhere, is terrible. that is why the screw here is sitting 3000 miles on it it across the atlantic ocean to raise money for the meningitis now charity and also the get a head charity trust. it's amazing what rod is doing and the — 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much us _ survive 40 days on this boat. is very much us against - survive 40 days on this boat. i is very much us against nature rod has— is very much us against nature rod has butch so much time into the meningitis now charity us i feel very— the meningitis now charity us i feel very honoured to be part of it — hey, i'm zoff with the catch up. tonight, a big day for swifties, a giant celebrity pumpkin, and new research on banned dogs. but first, the israeli army says it's increasing its air strikes on gaza to the most intense level so far and expanding its ground operations. big flashes and explosions can be seen in the night sky in the north of gaza. in response, the armed wing of hamas says it's fired rockets towards israel. it comes as the un agency assisting palestinian refugees in gaza warned that many more people will die in less. more aid is allowed in. some other stories now. the manhunt for a us army reservist suspected of murdering 18 people and injuring 13 others in a mass shooting in maine has reached its third day. police are searching near a river after his car was found near a boat launch site. robert card is said to be armed and dangerous. and the bbc has found that three and a half thousand dogs of a banned breed are living legally with the owners in parts of the uk. an exemption scheme allows it under strict restrictions. xl bodies are set to be added to the list of banned breeds after a number of recent attacks. and it's a big, big day for swifty fans as they rush to hear taylor's re—recorded version of 1989, which was the biggest selling album of her career. and this one has five unheard songs on it. and time now for ten seconds of. that's right. more taylor swift, this time in the form of a giant halloween pumpkin. ohio artistjeanette paris has created this absolute masterpiece in under ten hours, weighing just over 28 stone. can you imagine the heaviness of that? you're all caught up now. see you later. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm 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