belgorod the us president said talks with a top republican leader was productive. they have ten days left to make a deal. and a new movie explores the creation of tetris. we spoke to the man who invented it. welcome to asia business report with me mariko oi. our top story this morning, no signs of a debt deal in washington just yet. this is after president

joe biden met with kevin mccarthy earlier today. both men said talks were productive and repeated the stance that the default is off the table. to avoid that, though, they will have to work out an agreement with the next ten days. negotiators have been trying to strike a deal to avail the default. sources say the white house is offering... both men said talks were reproductive and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, they will have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat

from this year to next, while republicans, they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary confirmed over the weekend that during the first is the hard deadline when the government can no longer pay its bills. the deadline for a deal may actually be sooner, in order for it to pass the house and senate in time. and there is another worry, even if they do get a deal done in time, will rank and file members of both parties go for it? the impact of defaulting would be felt by everyone. economists say millions of americans could lose theirjobs, pushing the country into a recession. and there would be untold disruption to the world's financial markets. even though most businesses are domestic, concerns remain. geopolitical tensions rank number one in the terms of the challenges businesses are facing but when we look at the geopolitical relationships, it is complex subject and it is not something any single actor can address. what we know about geopolitics as there is always going to be read lie that you cannot cross but there are

always opportunities that you cannot ignore. when it comes to the usace china relations, it is complex. what we welcome is actually seeing the uk position on china around the engagement piece and we saw that any integrative review refresh and even a and the mansion house speech from the secretary of state around not oversimplifying china but also seeing china as an engagement, collaboration and this is exactly what businesses want to see. we want to see the resumption of dialogue and now that covid is out of the way, we can restart these dialogues and start these communications, looking at economic financial dialogue, whether it is seeing ministerial visits that will go a long way to restoring that trust and building that confidence for businesses here. tiktok has sued the us state of montana to prevent authorities there from slapping an overall ban on the video sharing app.

the movie is set to start in 2024 but tiktok said the ban will violate the rights to free speech. meanwhile, a us company claims to have created a weapons scanner using a sensor technology and artificial intelligence. it was touted as a revolutionary product, one that could detect bombs, guns, and even knives, but as our technology reporter claims, there are some concerns. last year, the bbc published an investigation about evolv technology, the company has created a weapons scanner that it claims can detect all weapons, designed to replace traditional metal detectors. he just passed through it and if you are carrying a weapon, the system will detect it and alert security. he was the company ceo peter george. we security. he was the company ceo peter george.— security. he was the company ceo peter george. we have the signatures _ ceo peter george. we have the signatures for _ ceo peter george. we have the signatures for all _ ceo peter george. we have the signatures for all the _ ceo peter george. we have the signatures for all the weapons i signatures for all the weapons in the world, all the guns that exist, all the bombs, although large tactical knives.— large tactical knives. now that

abc can raise _ large tactical knives. now that abc can raise bail— large tactical knives. now that abc can raise bail more - large tactical knives. now that abc can raise bail more detail| abc can raise bail more detail about how one school has major reservations about the technology. on halloween last year, whether stabbed in a school in new york. it was brutal and vicious, the video of the stabbing went viral. the victim's lawyer told the bbc this students suffered extensive multiple stab laceration wins about his head, neck, face, shoulder, back and hand. what was less clear was how the perpetrator got hold of that knife and got it through security. the school district investigated and this is what they concluded. it investigated and this is what they concluded.— they concluded. it was determined _ they concluded. it was determined the - they concluded. it was determined the evolvl they concluded. it was - determined the evolv system does not detect metal objects and was not detained —— designed to detect knives. the evolv system was designed for use at large arenas and stadiums to prevent incidents of mass casualties and is not adequate for school use. since then the superintendent - adequate for school use. since then the superintendent of - then the superintendent of schools as at three knives have

gone undetected in schools using evolv systems. it truly, truly doesn't detect knives, he told the bbc. we put all of this to evolv, he said we don't provide comment on what happens in our customers sites. but the bbc did find the company has recently changed its website. whereas it did promise weapons free zones, in our promises safer zones. so what is evolv actually promising here?, healy is from a security research firm. he told the bbc there is an academic of schools buying new technology based on audacious marketing plans and then finding out it has hidden flaws. evolv is the worst offenders. and while there are questions about the effectiveness of evolv technology, there are many who wonder why they are being used in american schools. meanwhile, facebook parent company meta has been hit by a record $1.3 billion fine by

ireland's data protection commission. this is the largest fine imposed on the eu data protection law. and, finally, you know it and you have probably played it as well. i am talking about the iconic puzzle game tetris. it was created by a soviet software engineer back in 1985 and is one of the greatest games ever made. we spoke to the man behind it. it was the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen. it's poetry, art and math, all working in magical synchronicity. it's. . .. it's the perfect game. tetris. i am alexey pajitnov. people know me as a creator for the computer game tetris. i was really, really interested all kinds of mathematical puzzles,

riddles. by day, he worked as a programmer for the government at the soviet computer science centre — by night... ..he invented games for fun. a very famous puzzle board called pentomino. there are 12 different shapes made out of five squares, and when i start to program this to play a game, i decided that it would be much more fun to make a real—time game out of it. close, but we need something more. tetris is the story of how the rights to the video i game tetris came to be - in the possession of nintendo. and it's really...almost a spy thriller. - only ten other people in the world have seen what you're about to see. it's called the game boy. package it with tetris. that was brand new industry and brand new stuff.

for me, it was a symbol of future. the soviet union have worldwide rights. nothing gets out easily. we have barely idea about intellectual property, and none of... even software industry market didn't exist. alexey and a couple of buddies from work made the game ibm—compatible, which meant colour graphics, eight—bit music and floppy discs that people copied and shared for free. it spread like wildfire. basically at this time, tetris was like a small plant of future growing up through the layers of bureaucracy, of the grid. mr rogers, have you ever. negotiated with the soviets? we're here for tetris. what did he say? i don't speak russian. they really reproduced the atmosphere of the time. i'm going to make you a millionaire. i do not have right to receive money from my game. that's criminal.

no. it is communism. the challenge for us was to make places like london look like soviet—era russia. thousands of reference images, everything from propaganda posters to vehicles to wardrobe. in my opinion, it feels so authentic. it's almost like we had a time machine to go back and shoot it because it feels that close to home, i think. music: the final countdown by europe. everybody knows the words! good ideas have no borders. the atmosphere of the movie was very truthful. that was a very dark time, when the soviet union is going to collapse. the world is changing and soviet union will| not be left behind. but it also was the very helpful time. you could feel the spirit of the hope in the movie. the cavalry is coming. we don't have time. got to have a plan. alexey, alexey!

that's it for the show, thank you so much for watching. hello, i'm mark edwards from the bbc sport centre. it may seem strange that london's violence reductions would come to a score like this one in croydon by the idea is that children who need support should be given it from the earliest possible point and this school, norbury manor, or ray benefits from funding that gains that teach about healthy relationships and teamwork but for many houses being made available to primary schools specifically for speech and language skills.— specifically for speech and language skills. what we know is that sadly. _ language skills. what we know is that sadly, one _ language skills. what we know is that sadly, one in _ language skills. what we know is that sadly, one in two - is that sadly, one in two prisoners have been excluded from school and we further know that if you have special

educational needs, you are four times as likely to get excluded. we really need to be investing in programmes that give additional support, absolutely to young people who needed but also gives the space for teachers. needed but also gives the space forteachers. in needed but also gives the space for teachers. in that way, we hope to be investing in inclusion but making sure we are reducing exclusions. the fundinu are reducing exclusions. the funding is — are reducing exclusions. the funding is going _ are reducing exclusions. the funding is going to schools in seven boroughs with higher levels of children being absent from school are being suspended or with higher levels of domestic violence like here in croydon, and the hope is that the earlier that support comes, the earlier that support comes, the better chance of setting those children on a positive path. i'm rachael with the catch—up. tonight, the uk's first gay dating show, shoulder surfing, and a revival in space. we are starting with new

research done for bbc three. it finds over half of man have experienced discrimination. that is the number of homophobic hate crimes. it has doubled over the last five years. the research comes after the first dating show. police are looking into the disappearance of madeleine mccann are excited to start searching this reservoir in portugaljust 50 kilometres from where the toddler went missing in 2007. many survivors of the manchester arena bombing haven't had enough psychological support over the last six years and some haven't been offered any actual, according to a new report. the attack killed 22 people and injured hundreds more. and do you have a banking app

on your phone? if you are out and about using it, be careful. criminals are using a new tactic called shoulder surfing, they watch people type in pin numbers and make the phone and potentially whatever�*s on bank account. —— and make the phone. time to wrap up with ten seconds of inspiration. this is rayyanah barnawi, the first female arab astral to go to space. he was the space station crew helping her find space. he was the space station crew helping herfind herfeet when she arrived earlier today. you are all caught up now, have a good night.

hello, i'm mark edwards from the bbc sport centre. coming up on our programme... the toon dining at europe's top table with a top four finish assured. newcastle qualify for the champions league with a draw at home to leicester. real madrid file a hate crime complaint after viniciusjunior is subjected to racial abuse. no more of the manx missile, mark cavendish confirms his cycling retirement at the end of the season. hello, and thanks forjoining us. i'm mark edwards, with your sport. we're going to start with football, and newcastle united