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Netflix shares sink 10%

Subscriber take-up slows.

Netflix added fewer paid subscribers than expected in the last three months, with the streaming service blaming price rises. Shares in the company sank 10% after Netflix added 2.7 million new customers worldwide in the April-June period, well below expectations.
The UK's first electric scooter fatality highlighted the risks involved with the devices. Richard Corbett is head of rental scooter operator Bird in the UK, and argues that scooters solve many transport problems. Michael Hurwitz is director of innovation for Transport for London, and explains why they are illegal to use on roads in the UK. And Itzik Ben Aharon of the Scootin' push scooter company in the UK tells us why he'd like to see that law changed. Also in the programme, memory chip prices have soared as a South Korea-Japan trade dispute escalates. Robin Harding is bureau chief for the Financial Times in Tokyo, and discusses the historical origins of the dispute. Plus, a glimpse into the entrepreneur Elon Musk's new venture - linking the human brain to computers.

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27 minutes

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Wed 17 Jul 201921:32GMT

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  • Wed 17 Jul 201921:32GMT