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World Service,20 Mar 2018,26 mins

US Regulators set to Grill Facebook

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Facebook has said it is "outraged" at being deceived about the harvesting of personal data by Cambridge Analytica. Meanwhile, representatives from the company are due before Congress to answer questions. The FT's Hannah Kuchler brings us up to date with the story. It's alleged that former French President Sarkozy received campaign funding from Libya. He's being questioned by police over the matter, and Tomasz Michalski, professor of international economics at HEC International Business School in Paris tells us what is known about the investigation. A fatal accident involving an autonomous vehicle being tested by Uber has prompted a rethink at Toyota - which has announced the suspension of its own tests on self-driving vehicles following the accident in Arizona. Jessica Caldwell at Edmunds discusses what's next. The BBC's business editor Simon Jack explains how businesses in the UK are preparing for Brexit. Amid concern about dwindling bee populations, we have a report exploring what can be done to protect Europe's bees. Joe Saluzzi at Themis Trading provides a market update.

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