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World Service,16 Aug 2022,26 mins

Chinese tech giants hand algorithm data to government

World Business Report

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Some of China's tech giants have shared details of their algorithms with Beijing for the first time. Tech reporter Kari Paul joins us from Oakland, California. The first day of campaigning is getting under way in Brazil’s presidential elections, due to take place in October. Bloomberg economist Adriana Dupito explains the economic impact from São Paulo. Inflation in Canada has hit 7.6%. We hear from economist Gurupdesh Pandher and Rachel Blais who is the director of Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre about the impact it’s having on people’s everyday lives in Canada. Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotechnology “de-extinction” company has linked up with the University of Melbourne, which earlier this year received a $3.6m philanthropic gift to open a Tasmanian tiger genetic restoration lab. CEO of Colossal, Ben Lamm tells us all about the exciting project. (Picture: BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 14: Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. signage is displayed outside the company's offices on July 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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