and with artificial intelligence set to disrupt jobs, companies are now turning to retraining workers. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. the us supreme court heard arguments in two cases today which could change the way america regulates social media content. at issue are laws in texas and florida that put restrictions on how platforms like facebook, youtube and x police online material. michelle fleury sent this report. for several hours, justices from the highest court questioned aspects of legislation passed in florida and texas that limit what social media platforms can do to moderate content.

the laws were introduced after the siege of the capital, onjanuary 6, which led to donald trump being removed from several social media networks. supporters of the law that it was necessary to prevent censorship of conservative users — a long—running concern among republicans. they argued they were simply trying to regulate business behaviour, not the speech of these firms. but opponents, including the industry group challenging both laws, net choice, said they infringed on the platforms�* first amendment rights, by limiting the content they can publish and warning that a ruling for the states would deal a blow to the online platforms�* biggest models, which rely on curation to attract users and advertisers. the supreme court is expected to issue its ruling injune in the crucial months ahead of the upcoming us presidential elections. in aviation news,

a panel by the us government after questions democrat is in 2018 and 2019. boeing is reviewing the findings. in india's adani group is looking to roll out passenger cars on the uber platform. our india business reporter joins us from mumbai. what does this look like for both these companies? well, it is a push on zero emissions, a stated aim for both countries. the report says that adani could be looking to manage the fleet for uber, and a plan

where uber is looking to expand in the electric mass mobility sector. adani doesn't manufacture electric vehicles, but is setting up charging stations. getting vehicles in its purview completes the loop for adani. this tie—up would help push that. reports suggest that could look at managing and operation of a fleet of electric vehicles for uber and also have uber on its new super app, which it is lodging to compete with the tata group on a super app. the uber it helps them expand their business here and get a partner to manage the electric vehicle side of their expansion plans. adani has an airport and port network that it operates, and has a captive business for ride hailing services

like uber so it's a push in the market. it isa it is a tough market because it is price sensitive and urban�*s competitor, ola, already has an electric vehicle fleet. uber certainly needs a push like this sort of a partnership. —— uber�*s competitor, ola. private firms in australia have revealed their gender pay gap for the first time today, showing male employees earn roughly 22% more than their women colleagues. in the country's top banks and energy firms, there was the biggest difference in pay between men and women. last year, australia's overall national gender pay gap fell to 21.7%. the government says that on current projections it will take another 26 years to close the gap. researchers suggest that companies that take deliberate long—term action get positive results. from sydney, phil mercer has more.

australia prides itself on its egalitarian spirit, but the difference in pay between men and women is a stubborn problem. for every $1 a man earns, women earn 78 cents on average. when you look at that figure, it's almost like there's a message saying you're not equal yet. at the heart is the underevaluation of women's work. in sydney, the issue divides opinion. a lot of companies are more men, and the boys�* club, so it's, you know, pretty hard for women to sort of break in and get promoted. it's not easy for women. yes, it's a very bloky society, this, in many ways but it's also changed dramatically over the year. i don't think it's as much of an issue anymore. various factors in australia limit a woman's capacity to earn. female dominated industries like teaching and nursing attract lower wages. women often take more time out of the workforce to look after children. then there's discrimination — but things are changing. gender pay differences at laing o'rourke, an international engineering and construction company, are just above the australian

average but there's a concerted effort to bring about change. firstly, it's been getting more women into leadership rules — so recognising talent, developing them and putting them in senior roles. the other thing is closely analysing our data. so we really want to understand whether we to have bias within our remuneration processes. new laws require every australian large business to publish their gender pay data. but will transparency, or naming and shaming those who perform badly, make any difference? on the one hand, there's the kind of "sunlight is the best disinfectant" view of the world and shining a light on this will, you know, hold people to account. if it's used as a "gotcha" thing for politicians and others to get a quick sound bite then i think it won't be all that helpful. while there is

progress, it is slow. many people working today will have retired long before the pay gap between women and men in australia is closed. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. we have been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence recently and what it means for the broaderjob landscape. linkedin, the business networking site, says, by 2030, ai will disrupt half of alljobs and change 70% of the skills needed. i spoke to the chief economist at linkedin who explained how companies are beginning to retrain workers. we had a really interesting set

of data at linkedin. we have over a billion members and 65 million companies. that's a lot of data to understand how people's jobs are changing over time and what are the skills employers are looking for. so we were able to dissect all of that and conclude that a lot ofjobs are seeing skills that are required rotate over time. so when you look at particular occupations, you can start to back out a number that is approaching 60% of alljobs which will be somehow augmented by generative al or disrupted and it really depends on the mix of tasked and skills that belong to any occupation. it seems like there's no stopping ai. are businesses and employees ready for the change? you know, i think last year was the year when we started to build awareness around what in particular generative ai might have the potential to do. let's be honest, ai has been around for a long time, but generative ai is new but we're starting to see companies explore how to integrate it with business processes and how to marry human talent and innovation with the efficiency that generative ai tools can bring. that's the hope. i mean, what's really going to take place right now is a lot of opportunities hopefully for upskilling and learning pause we're seeing demand for al just continue to go up in ourjob postings.

that's a very optimistic outlook you have there. if i can keep it real for a second and get your take on the overall impact ai will have on labour. will it create more jobs than it takes away? in the long arc of history, technical evolutions generally create more jobs than they disrupt but it would be false to not acknowledge there is disruption and those are costs to people on the ground who have jobs and the best way to minimise those transition costs is really by offering training. there's a great example of this, steve, just recently, the singaporean government announced it was going to make all citizens over the age of 25 eligible for funds to invest in themselves for training — and that's fantastic.

that's something we're supportive of. we already see on our platform, just globally, a 5x increase in professionals who are trying to engage with more ai content, taking learning courses online. so people are investing in themselves, but it's going to take time. sticking with artificial intelligence, microsoft has partnered with mistral ai. it is part of the tech giant's strategy to expand its footprint in artificial intelligence. it will give microsoft access to new customer base and allow for mistral al's large language models to be available on microsoft's cloud computing platform. that is all for asia business report. we will see you tomorrow. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. back to training in middlesbrough, ilias is already thinking about his next bout

after taking the welterweight belt at the regional unity fighting champtionship in darlington. there's your welterweight champion! it's everyday training, no days off, even after the fight. straight in after two days for the next fight, obviously. obviously at this amateur level you keep going as much as you can. at pro level, you get injured more. amateur you canjust keep going. there's a lot into it. there's loads of different martialarts, more than 30 i would say. but overall, it's mainly mental toughness you need. you need, obviously, the discipline. you need mental toughness. you need to be able to carry on going even when your body is tired and tells you to stop, you keep going. keep your hands up. ilyas�* proud dad has been supporting him since he started at 14. i'm very, very proud. we've been working hard to get this. the sky's the limit now. we've got one title there. we've got another title lined

up at the end of march there and another one injune as well. after that, ilyas and his team have their sights set on the american circuit. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hey, i'm steven with the catch up. we're talking about car insurance first and if you're a driver, you probably know it is not cheap but our bbc verify team has found that if you live in an area with more people from ethnic minorities, you could be paying hundreds of pounds more. let's show you an example. this is sandwell in birmingham and two areas with pretty similar levels of crime and road accidents. we took two drivers who are exactly the same, but changed their address. the driver in the more diverse area was quoted around £800 more. our team found this is happening in areas across england.

the group that speaks for insurers says they do not, and cannot, use ethnicity as a factor when setting prices and that its members comply with the laws. a few other stories now, and have you been off sick recently? there's some new research that people in their early 20s are more likely to need time off than someone in their early 40s. the resolution foundation says mental health issues are a big factor. amy schumer has revealed she has cushing syndrome, a condition that mainly affects people who have taken steroid medicine for along time. fans commented that her face looks puffier in recent interviews. amy says the condition will work itself out. it is cold. you might be thinking of booking a holiday. ryanair says it might have to charge more for flights this summer. they say it's because of delays to some of its plane deliveries. and we're going to leave you with ten seconds of arms of steel. this is england's strongest man crushing a frying pan with his bare hands.

he did it in about five seconds. i really need to get back to the gym! you're all caught up, now. have a good night! hello. welcome to sportsday.

i'm will perry. here's what's coming up on the programme: everton�*s hopes of staying in the premier league are boosted after having their points deduction reduced. england's cricketers put up a fight in the fourth test but lose the series in india. and we hearfrom golf�*s supermarket delivery driver, who's just won a live—changing amount of money. welcome along to sportsday. we start with the big news from the premier league, where everton have had their points deduction for breaking spending rules reduced from 10 points to 6 by an independent commission. the club were punished back in november last year for breaches over a three—year period to the 2021—22 season. it was a significant day for the club, who started it just outside the bottom three, precariously hovering above the relegation zone.