From the BBC World Service: Argentina’s president Javier Milei announced plans to increase spending on pensions, health and education. Plus, the drive in some African countries to create more AI products in different languages.
Women in opposite-sex couples disproportionately step back from work to focus on care duties, while men prioritize careers. Claudia Goldin, 2023 Nobel laureate in economics, discusses.
From the BBC World Service: U.K. regulators have approved Microsoft’s revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard. Plus: It’s the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Caroline Ellison, former head of trading firm Alameda Research, took to the stand in the fraud trial against Sam Bankman-Fried. Plus, we unpack September’s fresh inflation numbers.
Negotiations between studios and actors broke down Wednesday night. We hear the latest. Plus, tourist towns in the Mediterranean deal with sun and sand — and a changing climate.
From the BBC World Service: We hear from those whose lives have been turned upside down by conflict, including a doctor in Gaza and a tech business in Tel Aviv.
This morning, President Biden is set to announce new efforts to reduce fees consumers are charged on tickets, utility bills, hotel charges and more. Plus: Birkenstock’s stock makes its debut.
From the BBC World Service: We track German shoemaker Birkenstock’s journey from shabby shoe to shabby chic. Also: an Israeli crackdown on crypto donations to Hamas.
