let s bring you more detail on the story we just mentioned. the us government has issued emergency legislation after the largest fuel pipeline in the country was hit by a cyber attack. by a cyberattack. the colonial pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day, which is 45% of the east coast s supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. it was completely knocked offline by a cybercriminal gang on friday and is still working to restore service. experts say fuel prices are likely to rise by as much as 3% on monday, but warn the impact will be far worse if it goes on for much longer. the hackers took 100 gigabyte of data hostage. they are now demanding a ransom. if it is not paid, they are threatening to leak the data on the internet. and just to mention the price of oil has ticked up in the asian trading session. joining me now is russ mould, who s an investment director at aj bell. this is a worry, cybercrime hitting strategic parts of an economy? it hitting strategic parts of a
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. making people laugh is a precious gift. we treasure the comics, the comedians, the professionally funny men and women who add and inject laughter into cultures all over the world, but who defines what is funny? how does funny change over time? and what impact has the internet had on the business of jokes? well, my guest is british writer and stand up comedian david baddiel. has comedy become a casualty in the culture wars? david baddiel, welcome. hello. how are you? i m well, and in fact, i m very well cos i ve just seen your latest stand up show, and it prompts a very simple question. are you in an abusive relationship with your smartphone? probably, yes, i think so. well, i m certainly in an addicted relationship with my smartphone and my laptop and whatever else i access social media with. i am undeniably addicted to social media. but we might all be we might, as a culture, be addicted to social media. a
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. making people laugh is a precious gift. we treasure the comics, the comedians, the professionally funny men and women who add and inject laughter into cultures all over the world, but who defines what is funny? how does funny change over time? and what impact has the internet had on the business ofjokes? well, my guest is british writer and stand up comedian david baddiel. has comedy become a casualty in the culture wars? david baddiel, welcome. hello. how are you? i m well, and in fact, i m very well cause i ve just seen your latest stand up show, and it prompts a very simple question are you in an abusive relationship with your smartphone? laughs probably, yes, i think so. well, i m certainly in an addicted relationship with my smartphone and my laptop and whatever else i access social media with. i am undeniably addicted to social media. but we might all be we might, as a culture, be addicted to socia
now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. making people laugh is a precious gift. we treasure the comics, the comedians, the professionally funny men and women who add and inject laughter into cultures all over the world, but who defines what is funny? how does funny change over time? and what impact has the internet had on the business ofjokes? well, my guest is british writer and stand up comedian david baddiel. has comedy become a casualty in the culture wars? david baddiel, welcome. hello. how are you? i m well, and in fact, i m very well cause i ve just seen your latest stand up show, and it prompts a very simple question. are you in an abusive relationship with your smartphone? probably, yes, i think so. well, i m certainly in an addicted relationship with my smartphone and my laptop and whatever else i access social media with. i am undeniably addicted to social media. but we might all be we might, as a culture, be addic
and what impact has the internet had on the business of jokes? well, my guest is british writer and stand up comedian david baddiel. has comedy become a casualty in the culture wars? david baddiel, welcome. hello. how are you? i m well, and in fact, i m very well cos i ve just seen your latest stand up show, and it prompts a very simple question. are you in an abusive relationship with your smartphone? probably, yes, i think so. well, i m certainly in an addicted relationship with my smartphone and my laptop and whatever else i access social media with. i am undeniably addicted to social media. but we might all be we might, as a culture, be addicted to social media. and if you want to be in the conversation now, it s very hard to actually exclude yourself from that by not being on social media. so, part of it is whatever else addiction is some kind of weird dopamine hit that you get from it, a narcissistic urge to have an audience and all the things that i know are kind o