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and the eu will head to the polls in 2024 and many already have. half the world s voting population, about 2 billion people, are expected to cast ballots. artificial intelligence has already begun to play substantial role in elections. and concerns are growing about how to protect the public from deepfakes that could sway their vote, especially as the technology becomes more sophisticated and convincing. in pakistan, an ai version ofjailed imran khan was released by his own team claiming victory in february. and in argentina s elections, the new york times wrote an article showing multiple images released by both campaigns were digitally doctored. here in the us, voters in new hampshire received a fake robocall from presidentjoe biden telling them not to vote in the state s primary back in january. take a listen. what a bunch of malarkey, winner of the value of 13 democratic when our birds count, it s important that you save your vote for the november election. we ....
great have you with us. how did they finally seal the deal? yes. great have you with us. how did they finally seal the deal? finally seal the deal? yes, this has been a nearly finally seal the deal? yes, this has been a nearly two-year finally seal the deal? yes, this has been a nearly two-year long - been a nearly two year long acquisition process which has been fierce with a lot of pushback. cma is the last major hurdle they create. the major issue the cma had with the activision blizzard deal was odd to most others in the industry, their issue with the cloud gaming market. it is currently about i% gaming market. it is currently about 1% of the total global gaming market which is 188 billion, cloud gaming market is about 127 billion, and the concern they had was activision blizzard was have a monopoly or unfair advantage with this acquisition and this is something that was a head scratcher for us. we are glad this has got through, activision blizzard got this rou ....
am sally bundock. we start in china, where the chinese vice premier he lifeng and the european commissioner for trade valdis dombrovskis are meeting in beijing today. the eu and china s economic and trade ties will be the focus of discussions. the meeting comes at a time of growing tensions between the two superpowers. earlier this month, the european commission announced there would be an anti subsidy investigation over china s car prices. china is accused of keeping car prices artificially low by huge state subsidies a move that china says is evidence of protectionism by the eu. trade between the eu and china is significant, especially for countries like germany, where china is their biggest trading partner. i m joined by anna ashton, china director at eurasia group. let s unpack this. good morning to you, anna. how are these trade talks likely to go, do you think? you think? it s hard to say exactly how you think? it s hard to say exactly how they - you think ....
let s get started then. schools in england return today after the latest lockdown, and many parents are desperate for this next step. not only will it bring a better balance between work, life and home, but it should also lead to an improvement in mental well being. the reopening of schools will also have a significant impact on the economy. according to uk government figures, around 53% of parents say they had a reduced ability to work as a result of the schools being shut. in another piece of research, published today by the government backed behavioural insights team and jobs website indeed, showed that offering flexible working explicitly in job ads would increase applications by up to 30%. so is the end of lockdown also an opportunity to reset the way we work? let s discuss this. ann francke, chief executive of the chartered management institute, joins me now. good morning to you. some parents may already be up, getting packed lunches made and all sorts to get the ....
oldest bank: italy s monte dei paschi requests a state bailout, after plans to save itself come to nothing. plus: it is a $660 billion relationship, but could trump s tough talk spell a costly trade war between the us and china? welcome to world business report. if you are tuning in for the first time, stay where you are. i know it is early in britain. we have nine minutes and here is a fascinating snapshot of all the latest in the world of business and money. who put that on the autocue? we are going to start in italy. we have been following this for weeks now. the deepening banking crisis, because in the last few hours, one of the country s biggest banks says it will request a government bailout. we are talking about monte dei paschi di siena. its boss has been flying around the world, desperately trying to raise money from investors to keep it afloat. but late on thursday the bank admitted it had failed. itjust couldn t find enough takers. after a late night meeting, ....