I want to start off by sort of taking the temperature here. I want you to listen to what the former twitter ceo had to say. Frothy. Word association. Late stage private valuations are quite high. Its just too crazy right now. Its got all the sort of hall marks of that 20002001 where you are like this is getting it feels like that with just the prices youre seeing being paid for things that dont even feel like they are really working at scale yet. Those were interesting comments yesterday. Do you dproagree . Its a good place to start to not disagree with dick when it comes to perspective on Silicon Valley. However, i would say comparing it to 2000 and 2001, we are under two on the ten year. Multiples are an inverse of that. I look at it. Our Gross Software index is off 30 from the highs. Certainly, we can point to examples. Were going to talk about them today of late stage private valuations that are high. We have a tremendous amount of capital. But i would say as a general matter, i do
Strongest endorsement yet plus, the new man heading fifa, gianni infantino. A is hiation of hostilities in syria has come into effect. The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to back it and most of the warring sides have agreed to lay down arms or the two weeks. Now the u. N. Envoy on syria says that if the deal holds, talks to end the war will resume on march 7th. The main Syrian Opposition says that almost 100 rebel factions have agreed to respect the suspension of hogs tilts but that doesnt include one of the most powerful groups in the country, the Al Qaeda Linked el nusra front or i. S. I. L. Calling to intensify attacks on government forces. Hours before the deal came into force the fighting hadnt stopped. The syrian observatory for human rights says at least 40 were killed in air viek strikes in te damascus territory. Our diplomatic editor james bays reports. Ambassadorsed were addressed by the u. N. Special envoy for syria who said this was a crucial element. No d
Conservationists are trying to save a special treat from extinction. Im robyn here for sports. Coming up. Hello there, warm welcome to the newshour. Russia has announced that its beginning the withdrawal of the main part of its military force in syria. News came as talks begin in geneva to end the five year conflict. U. N. Special envoy Staffan De Mistura, says he would like president ial elections within 18 months. Who is at those talks . The Syrian Government has agreed to attend but the foreign minister says the post of syrian president isnt up for discussion. Only accept a transitional governing body and doesnt want president Bashar Alassad to be part of that. Russia on the other hand wants ethnic kurds included in those talks but they havent been invited. I. S. I. L. And the armed group el nusra front has also been exclude he from thed from the t. Staffan de mistura said theres own one way forward. Our diplomatic editor james bays is there. Hi there james. What about the imminent
And Egyptian Court is to give its verdict on three al jazeera journalists held under charges. Its a very different story. Public rallies in malaysia are banned without a permit. But thats not stopping thousands of protesters gathering in the capital, clmp clmples kuala lumpur. Thekuala lumpur. They want the Prime Minister to step down. Karishma villa is keeping an eye on this, exactly what are the protesters demanding . Reporter well, as you can see behind me the protest is in full swing, local media is in full swing, more than 40,000 have already gathered outside the square in kuala lumpur. They want clean election clean government they want to strengthen their parliamentary democracy and want their government to focus on cleaning up their economy and strengthening their economy and they want the right to dissent they say, they want to criticize the government when they see fit. All of these things come back to one thing, a deep level of dissatisfaction over Prime Minister najiv respe
As Houthi Rebels enter for the First Time Since the conflict began. Bracing for storm. Tropical storm erik erika leavea path of destruction as it travels towards florida. And making his case. This deal blocks every pathway that iran might take in order to obtain a nuclear weapon. President obama takes his sales pitch for the Iran Nuclear Deal directly to jewish americans. Good evening, im antonio mora. This is Al Jazeera America. We begin in europe where authorities are cracking down on human traffickers responsible for the soaring number of refugee deaths on land and sea. The continent is still reeling from wednesdays gruesome discovery near the border of austria and hungary, where bodies are found in the back ever a truck. At the same time, 52 bodies are found in the hull of a boat, italian authorities rafted ten people in connection with that disaster. While in Hungary Police arrested three bulgarians and an afghan connected to the truck. Barnaby phillips is with the latest. The rem