they love their technology here. and untact was not the first government policy to try and help this nation's rise. in fact, it was a government push towards industry, and later high—tech industry, that's got it to where it is today. in the last 60 years, this country has completely reinvented itself, going from one of the world's poorest nations to an industrial and technological powerhouse. a huge part of its success is down to the massive family—run businesses, called chaebols, that tower over seoul. you'll have heard of a few of them, i'm sure. there's lg, arguably the country's king of home goods and, of course, those bendy tvs. hyundai makes everything

from electric cars and robo—taxis to one of the world's biggest floating cranes, capable of lifting 10,000 tonnes. and sk group has a firm grip on telecoms, sg, chips and semiconductors. but all of these names are dwarfed by the country's best—known brand, samsung. its h0 is a massive campus in the city of suwon, and it's certainly on a par with those of tech companies that i've seen elsewhere in terms of scale... ..although not every tech campus i've been to has a climbing wall. but these days, you do need to give your staff the freedom to work the way they want, and that includes new ways to achieve new heights. c— lab stands for "creative lab".

all the samsung employees can submit their own idea. once they are selected, they are excused from their assigned work and focus only on developing their ideas. many big tech firms have seen the benefit of setting up in—house accelerators, and since c—lab started in 2012, it's supported over 500 start—ups. every year, 30 to a0 projects are chosen, and lee dayoung's was one of them... ..although she did have the help of a friend. hey, say hi. "hi." piloto is a child's smartphone companion and maybe a guardian, a friendly face with a cheeky sense of humour who meets kids on their own level. normally, kids like to talk about toileting. i yeah, i know. i've got two. they love it. that's the reason whyl we put that scenario... today, parents are using parental control apps, which means- controlling the screen time or sensing what your kid'sl watching on the screen.

i wanted to give the opportunity. to control themselves on their own and develop their self—regulation skills because it's necessary- to teach how to use - the smart devices wisely. if you smile... ..it also smiles. they laugh. amongst other things, piloto uses the phone's camera to teach good screen technique... distance, please, spencer. ..and its gyroscopes to teach good posture. sit up straight. blimey! and by learning to care about piloto's teeth, kids might also learn to do the same for theirs. thanks! now, if having children has made you want to pull your hair out, well, i know the feeling. and another c—lab start—up has been working on a solution. scanning, and then i capture, video capture with this button. that will show you how the image looks like. yeah. in all seriousness, many people sufferfrom hair loss for many different reasons, and the beacon device

is a scanner that can help. it analyses your scalp and, using ai, gives you a diagnosis to help you choose the best products and ingredients to treat your specific condition. i was actually suffering from the hair loss for 15 to 20 years. in korea, there are 4 million products to take care of the hair loss condition, but people never know which product will do best. so we wanted to find out the right solution. there's even a hairline simulator, should you want to lose a bit of forehead. so this is what i would look like if i had more hair. laughs. there we go. that's ideal. and if i lose more of my hair, i would look like that. that's something you can't unsee. dayoung and minsuk say that being able to develop their ideas in the safety of a large company has its benefits. budget—wise, people—wise,

it's really difficult to make a start—up because it requires a huge amount of time and money. not only are the entrepreneurs given dedicated office spaces, but they can also recruit their own project members from other samsung employees. having my own team — - working with them full—time, concentrating on our dream — was super good _ of course, at the end of a project, samsung has the right to retain ideas and integrate them into its own products or allow the project owner to spin off as a fully—fledged company. we basically created this programme to stimulate a start—up ecosystem and promotejob creation in korea. samsung is yet another huge company that's acknowledging that creativity often comes from being nimble, like a start—up, and is trying to find ways to incorporate that spirit into its enormous corporate ecosystem.

while i'm on the contrary popped into chat with one of the people who composed it. into chat with one of the people who composed it— composed it. sound can deliver the messaue composed it. sound can deliver the message and _ composed it. sound can deliver the message and sound _ composed it. sound can deliver the message and sound can _ composed it. sound can deliver the message and sound can deliver - composed it. sound can deliver the message and sound can deliver the motion. so, sound design also has the grammar in which... it's a universal language that everybody can understand. and that's what we have to do. these days, phones can do loads of things, and for each thing, there's a sound — many of them created here. even something as simple as tapping the screen needs to sound

like, well, something. what do you think the sound really is? i don't know. you don't know? he taps. so, that... that sound on the phone is actually tapping on wood? yes, it is. gangnam station, samsung building, and it's not the floor. it's a doorframe. did you go around knocking lots of different things, looking for the ideal knock? iam. a lot. glass, stones and everything. that's called a foley recording. myoung nam tells me that while some sounds were completely invented from scratch, it made sense for those linked to real—world actions to have a familiar feel. now that your phone can be your credit card, for example, your in—phone wallet should sound like your real wallet. 0k.

would you try hitting the card whenever you're ready? he swipes card. wonderful. are there any sounds thatjust don't work on a phone? like, you know, particularly low or high sounds, like... he groans deeply. i mean, the smartphone speaker cannot play the lowerfrequency, so we cannot even consider in the beginning of the design. can i give you another sound? yes, please. he smacks his lips. wonderful. thank you. personally, i think sound design is one of the underappreciated parts of movies, tv, and, as it turns out, technology too. you can do a lot with a little here. itjust has to be the right little, obviously.

recording of lip smacking plays recording of groan plays. that's your new ringtone right there! and that's it from seoul in south korea for the moment. but if you'd like to see more of our adventures in this amazing city, then check us out on the socials. you can check out the full—length version of this programme on the iplayer. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello there. for the past week or so, low pressure has dominated the weather pattern, which is why it's been so cool and wet. but over the next week, pressure will be rising, and that will settle things down. and that starts this weekend, where we see some sunshine at times, and those temperatures will be slowly lifting. that cooler, wetter weather

is getting pushed away. we'll start to pick up some warmth on a southerly breeze as we head through the weekend. and it will also turn somewhat drier as well, because the main low that brought all the rain on friday, that's moving into central parts of europe. it is going to leave us with some cloud to start the weekend across eastern england, eastern scotland. that cloud breaks up, but as we get some sunshine, that will trigger some showers, and those could be quite sharp as well. away from those eastern areas, it should be dry and there should be quite a bit of sunshine, and with the winds still light, it should feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine as well. temperatures are nothing to get excited about, but an improvement on friday. so typically around 12 to 14 degrees on saturday. northern ireland does cloud over in the afternoon, and into the evening and overnight we could see a little bit of rain coming in on that weatherfront there, but that will be weakening as we head into sunday, as high pressure continues to build. but we are going to see a lot more cloud around on sunday. not much rain towards the north—west, where it's a little breezy, we're picking up that southerly breeze. and towards some eastern parts of england we could start with some

mist and fog on sunday morning before we get a bit more sunshine through the day. and because it's a southerly breeze, those temperatures will continue to rise, perhaps getting up to 15 or 16 degrees, especially where we get some sunshine. and high pressure is going to dominate as we head into next week. the centre of the high, though, is going to be across scandinavia on monday. we'll pick up more of an easterly breeze or a southerly breeze, but there will still be some cloud around, i think, on monday, particularly across scotland and northern ireland, some western parts of england and wales. but clearer, drier air is coming in on that easterly breeze as it develops through the day. that'll bring more sunshine, lifting temperatures to a warmer 16 or 17 degrees, so getting above average for this time of the year. high pressure still in charge as we head into tuesday. pressure is continuing to rise, we're getting a few more isobars on the chart, an indication that the breeze is going to be picking up. we get that easterly breeze, it'll feel a little bit cooler around some of those north sea coasts, but with a lot of sunshine around and a dry day on tuesday, we shouldn't complain too much, really. and the highest temperatures

are going to be towards the west, particularly western scotland — could make 18 degrees here. this time of the year is actually a good time, normally, to visit western scotland, because we often have high pressure sitting towards this part of europe. again centred toward scandinavia, more of a breeze picking up, the winds picking up again on wednesday. and whilst pressure is high at the surface, higher up in the atmosphere, we've got an area of low pressure. that's why we're expecting more cloud on wednesday and maybe some showers, mainly across england and wales. probably still dry in scotland and northern ireland, with some sunshine, but the air�*s going to be a little bit cooler as well on wednesday. now looking further ahead, there are some discrepancies in the models. some models take that high pressure, build it across towards greenland and leave us with a cooler northerly breeze. the preferred story, though, is this, where high pressure stays to the east of the uk, low pressure to the west. that gives us more of a southerly breeze and keeps it that bit warmer. and temperatures perhaps in a few places not far away from 19, maybe 20 degrees. could be some weather fronts coming in from the atlantic from time

to time, threatening to bring some rain. the position of the high and the position of the low is going to be crucial, and at the moment there's still a lot to play for. goodbye.

live from washington, this is bbc news. lawmakers in the us state of montana approve a state—wide ban on the chinese social media app tiktok. 21—year—old jack teixeira appears in court in boston, over a huge leak of secret government documents. and the us supreme court temporarily prevents new limits coming into force on the abortion pill mifepristone. hello, i'm carl nasman. thanks forjoining us. we start with some breaking news. lawmakers in the us state of montana have approved a first—of—its—kind bill to ban

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