Pretty crazy idea. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg will testify. And im responsible for what happens here. Narrator can facebook be fixed . In light of recent revelations that the company may have covered up russian inference in the 2016 election. T problem is too big, because facebook is too big. Narrator tonight on frontline, part two of the facebook dilemma. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At ford foundation. Org. Additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The j
Many of us use this messaging service, its whatsapp. Messaging Service Whatsapp is suing an israeli surveillance firm, nso group, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of about 1,400 people. Whatsapp which is owned by Facebook Says nso group helped in the targeting of diplomats, dissidents, journalists and officials on four continents. Whatsapp said the attacks involved malware that exploited its video calling system and allowed nsos clients to spy on users. Nso has strongly denied the allegations. Emily taylor is the boss of oxford information labs and a cybersecurity expert. Speaking to the bbc when the story first emerged, she explained how the hacking tool dubbed pegasus worked. It will make a voice call, which doesnt even need to be answered by the recipient, and then once you are inside the up, its possible to install software or spy on the user inside the app. Citizen lab, the Cybersecurity Research laboratory that worked with whatsapp to investigate the
Businsess hub for the latest. This is how the european markets have opened. This is the situation in 30 minutes into the trading day. This is the situation in 30 minutes into the trading day. Game on well meet the man whos aiming to disrupt the Global Gaming industry by putting power into the hands of the punter. Also the un is about to release a report that calls on us to eat a more plant based diet and less meat to help combat Climate Change. So wed like to know, will you . Are you ready to change your diet to save the planet . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. We start with the us Ride Hailing Company lyft has reported its results and it beat Market Expectations and delivered an upbeat outlook. Its revenues soared 72 during the Second Quarter, compared to the same period last year. However, its net loss widened to 644] million, three and a half times bigger than a year ago. When it launched on the stock market back in march the company w
European markets, as you can see, have opened, and on the whole pretty flats. And how low can you go . Signals of rock bottom borrowing costs from top central bankers and Global Growth jitters. Its been a busy week in news. Well get the inside track from our friday editor. Today we want to know fortnites worlds cup, 30 million up for grabs, as a 15 year old brit reaches the final, are parents right to tell kids gaming is a waste of time . Let us know just use bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. We start with Online Retail giant amazon, because it has revealed another set of mind boggling sales figures. Ceo jeff bezos says efforts to make one day delivery the norm for prime customers are paying off, with accelerating sales growth. Shares have fallen, though, as investors were disappointed with how little profit amazon is making on all that business. Lets show you the details. Amazon made revenues ofjust over 63 billion in the three months to the end ofjune. That was up 20 on
Hello, im sally bundock. It all sounds a bit fishy, we will get to that a little later stop. Lets get down to business, and we begin with the rising price of oil which is pushing up the cost of living globally. With tensions on the Ukraine Russia border not easing, markets are betting demand for oil could go up, and, recently, we saw the price of the black stuff hitting its highest level for 7 years, and this impacts everything from fuel to food bills. Today, the members of the Oil Cartel Opec and other oil producers, will meet. So will they change their Decision Making on Oil Production . And what pressure are they under as well. As you can see from this graph, though, oil has been on a steep upward trajectory over the past year with some analysts now predicting it wont be long before it hits 100 a barrel. Well, there are three main reasons. Firstly, theres now growing optimism about the speed at which the Global Economic will recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Secondly, geopoliti