the eu has moved closer to passing one of the world s first loss to control artificial intelligence. eu lawmakers agreed on wednesday to changes in draught artificial intelligence rules proposed by the european commission in a bid to set a global standard for a technology used everything from automated factories to self driving cars to chatbots. let s get more in this and speak to the independent tech analyst stephanie here, he will speak to me now. what is this legislation trying to lay down for al developers? it is massive. i ai developers? it is massive. i don t think we can underestimate the importance of this legislation, which was just the first step, they have a few more to go. we would expect this to pass by the end of the year, so there ai developers you have mentioned by plenty of time to get up to speed. what do they need to get up to speed with? that is the devil any detail as always. the really big one will be about the police use of things like real time biometr
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territory. we will have a look at the markets later. and piggy backing a mobile network. we ll be looking at the growing trend of virtual network operators and ask who s winning the consumer or the company? and as facebook earnings surge 71% and its number of friends swell to over 2 billion, today we want to know are you a facebook friend or foe and why? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. i have just sent to a friend request, i hope it will be accept it! hello and welcome to business live. we start in silicon valley where it seems there is no stopping the world s biggest social network. facebook has seen another huge jump in profits as advertising revenues keep on rising let s show you just how big. in the three months to the end ofjune, facebook made a net profit of $3.89 billion. that s a jump of 71% on the same period last year and better than wall street was expecting. injune, the number of active monthly users crossed the two billion mark. that means m
us car manufacturers, put your new factories on american soil. rolf harris won t be giving evidence at his second trial for indecent and sexual assault as his legal team claims thejury in his previous trial ‘got it wrong . the man who turned formula one into one of the world s biggest sports, bernie ecclestone, is replaced as chief executive after nearly a0 years in charge. and la la land tops the oscars race with a record equalling 1a nominations, including best picture. in a landmark ruling, the government has lost its appeal at the supreme court over who has the authority to start the process of taking the uk out of the european union. eight of the 11 supreme court judges ruled that only mps and peers not the government have the authority to trigger article 50 and begin two years of negotiations. the president of the supreme court said that leaving the eu would change uk law and the rights of uk citizens which meant parliament must be consulted. a short time ago
operations in worcestershire. very obese patients and those in only moderate pain will not qualify. surgeons express alram at the money saving move. tesco‘s share price rises sharply after the supermarket chain says it s buying the food wholesaler, booker. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is preparing to meet donald trump in the white house in a few hours time, the first foreign leader to visit since mr trump became president. global security and a trade deal after brexit are likely to be high on the agenda. in a speech to us republicans last night, mrs may said the uk and america could not return to failed military interventions to try to remake the world . here s our correspondent, richard lister. she began her day in arlington cemetery, paying her respects to america s war dead. security is at the heart of the meeting but so is trade, it is hope of a future deal driving this visit. in liverpool, cars bound for the united states and construction equ