chinese telecoms giant huawei launches a second legal challenge against the us ban — saying there's nodence it's a national security threat. plus — when $1.7 trillion is not enough. aramco heads for the biggest stock market listing in history but the saudi government had far higher hopes. and on the markets, asian shares edge higher on hopes the us and china could be on track to sign a preliminary trade deal. we start in china — where as you've been hearing — telecoms giant huawei has launched a new legal challenge against the us. it's appealing a decision last month to stop us mobile phone companies from using government grants to buy its equipment. it follows a similar legal challenge in may against a ban on us government agencies from buying its kit. let's get more on this story from our correspondent in shanghai, robin brant. what does huawei hope the practical effect of this will be? what do they hope to achieve with this challenge? they want to overturn a ban and we will have to wait and see what the us court of appeals thinks about that. but what it is also trying to do is demon

it's interesting that tech giants like i.b.m. are now also jumping on the open source bandwagon. according to they are after more than profit. on the one hand the companies use open source software because they hope this will drive innovation. that allows them to collaborate and use the communities collective brainpower for finding software solutions. on the other hand it's about being part of a community producing something available to everyone. so it's a combination of making more property being more innovative and doing something good. and not only companies have recognized the potential of open source international organizations like unicef and the united nations are also looking to work with the open source community a move which could mean that less financially able players will no longer be dependent on private providers. what's particularly striking is that the united nations have recognized that the availability of free software can help reach this is tangible development goals there are currently running technology innovation labs in various countries that are developi

it's interesting that tech giants like i.b.m. are now also jumping on the open source bandwagon. according to they are after more than profit. on the one hand the companies use open source software because they hope this will drive innovation that's. going to cooperate and use the community's collective brainpower for finding software solutions. on the other hand it's about being part of a community producing something available to everyone. so it's a combination of making more profit being more innovative and doing something good . and not only companies have recognized the potential of open source international organizations like unicef and the united nations are also looking to work with the open source community a move which could mean that less financially able players will no longer be dependent on private providers. particularly striking is that the united nations have recognized that the availability of free software can help reach this is tangible development goals they're currently running technology innovation labs in various countries that are developing open source s

source movement emerged as the anti thesis through commercial software businesses tech giants tend to keep their proprietary code secret companies like microsoft sell expensive user licenses off its patent to code the company's founder bill gates even referred to open source projects as a new form of communism now microsoft has shelled out 6500000000 euros for good hap a key open source software development platform and i.b.m. recently bought open source software developer redhat for a staggering 30000000000 euros making at i.b.m.'s biggest takeover ever which impact will this have on the open source community or tech idealists giving in to market pressures we asked mikell boom from the technical university of berlin who's been involved in the open source community for 20 years. the commercialization of open source software that we've been seeing and also with the acquisitions of red get up hasn't really impacted the daily business because you still have free access to the software. not everyone in the open source community is optimistic. open source was designed to be collaborative a

you can donate to the a's or the giant online fundraising pages. both teams are raising money for their community foundations to support youth sports and other initiatives. giving tuesday is a global movement that marks the beginning of the charitable season for christmas. >> the giants cut ties to the outfielder, a key part of the roster. he is now a free agent after the giants did not offer him a 2020 contract. he led the giants in homeruns, rbis, runs scored, and stolen bases last season. the giants did reach a one-year $925,000 deal with alex dickerson whom they acquired from san diego. >>> the oakland a's traded the infielder to the padres. justin allen and a player still yet to be named was the trade-off. allen is 25 years old and made his debut at the aaa level last season. he has hit at least 20 homeruns in each of his last three seasons in the minors. >>> it is not looking good for the golden state warriors as they handed the atlanta hawks the chance to snap a double- digit losing streak. >> 24 points and seven assists help the hogs domina

. >>> giants fans will still get to see madison bumgarner next years but not a giants uniform, he reached a deal with the arizona diamondbacks for a five- year $85 million contract, he had a 119 career wins with the giants in 11 seasons and was a critical part of the giants three world series titles and was the 2014 mvp bit sad to see him go.>> you are letting mad bum go. >> next year who will pay to go see the giants? who the giants will have to draw people to the stadium at oracle, who is it going to be?>> make your predictions now. spirit right? now let's look at 580 it 205, traffic will be slow coming up the livermore area with no major problems driving to dublin but there is slow traffic, no problems in contra costa county, this commute at the bay bridge toll plaza little crowded, regular toll plaza camera isn't working, so looking at it from a different angle but you see a little bit of a crowd. now let's bring in steve. >> i thought he would go to atlanta, closer to home. so let's get to it, a cold morning with tim's starting off mostly in the 30s, was the sunny and rain returns la

it's a reminder for us all the giant leaps often start with small steps. this year we marked another important anniversary, d-day. on the 6th of june, 1944, some 156,000 british, canadian, and american forces landed in northern france. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion an was delayed due to bad weather. i will remember the look of concern on my father's face. he knew the secret d-day plans ut could of course share that burden with no one. for the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations either side of the channel, putting past differences behind them. such reconciliation seldom happens overnight. it takes patience and time to rebuild trust and progress often comes through small steps. since the end of the second world war, many charities, groups and organizations have worked to promote peace and unity around the world, bringing together those who have been on opposing sides, by being willing to put past differences behind us and m

. >> the giants good-bye to mad bum. he says hello to his new team. >> get ready for another rund of >>> the psychological district is in a dire financial situation. and lay offs are a possibility for the upcoming school year. the total deficit is close to $48 million. and the district says they're working on a solution. we have the story. >> instead of planning ahead for the next school year, third grade teacher is concerned about the school districts budget. >> it makes me nervous. i don't know what will happen tomorrow. will i have a job. are my kids going to have books or the services they need. >> according to the school district they are facing a two year budget deficit of about $47.8 million. >> where did the over spending happen? >> we received $35 funding formula revenue increases. $26 million goes to state mandated contributions to our retirement system. >> the school district has $34 million to carry them over this school year. lay offs next year are almost certain. >> plan of action that the superintendent an

is their new car giant in the making francis p.s.a. group the maker of peugeot and fia chrysler have reached a binding agreement to a merger a $50000000000.00 deal will create the world's 1st 4th largest car producer if the deal's approved by the e.u. and shareholders the aim of the 2 companies nothing less thing girding their products for the bumpy road ahead. it's a merger of equals a $5050.00 deal worth $50000000000.00 it brings together some iconic brands on the french side as per usual and citoyen as well as germany's opel and then this few at chrysler with not only its namesake brands but also of dodge and cheap and even some luxury brands alfa romeo and muscle roddy while some of these brands have struggled in the past and found it difficult to adapt to massive changes in the automotive sector together they form a strong global player. the merger creates a new number 4 in the world com market with combined sales of just under $9000000.00 vehicles chrysler is topped by germany's folks japan's toyota and bio nissan all selling ove

the domino effect of this transaction could directly impact the giants. cole and because they came up e. ea there they are reportedly turning their attention to one madison bumgarner, the giants icon who's now a free agent. the giants don't seem to be interested in bringing him back for a deal. just imagine mad bum showing up at oracle park in a dodgers uniform. both riveting and horrifying for giants fans. signing pitcher kevin gausman to a nine-year deal. they also acquired second baseman just .124 last season. he was hurt and he's coming off a shoulder injury. >> i had an opportunity to talk to zack, and we shared something in common, which is when you're not your healthiest version, when you're not at your best it can be really difficult. and all you want is the opportunity to prove you still have it in you. >> to the ice, excuse me game down there on the ice. sharks trying to snap a four game slide. cane is beating up everybody and then i'm going to punch you all in the face. i'm angry. barclay, peniment shot, denied. and three minutes later ryan joh

the chinese telecommunications giant leon who are the company. can huawei survive the turmoil caused by the trade war between china and the us. the interview. today on t.w. . impeachment what impeachment all streak continues is torrid pace despite the drama in washington so why are investors so bullish when the white house is under fire we'll take a look. also on the show hallways chairman tells you his company isn't under orders from beijing but is that enough to convince u.s. allies that they can trust the network supplier. this is your business report i'm stephen beard's in berlin thanks for joining us investors on wall street have been taking the moves to impeach pretty u.s. president donald donald trump in stride and the dow jones index mostly holding its ground wednesday it's been rallying since since late last week spurred by progress toward a u.s. china trade deal major indexes have been setting new records and a recent survey showed approval of trump's handling of the economy at a one year high. and let's bring in our financial correspon

europe's top court to hear whether us tech giants can keep gathering personal data on eu citizens.ood to have you with us. this is thursday's reefing, making sure you are gci’oss thursday's reefing, making sure you are across all you need to know in global news business and sport. also in the programme: in the top three youtube earners are this 8—year—old and a 5—year—old. a multimillion—dollar business is proving lucrative but can be exhausting with pewdiepie announcing he is taking a break. what do you think? are you tempted 7 get in touch — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. after a marathon debate by republican and democratic congressmen and women, donald trump has become only the third president in american history to be impeached by the house of representatives. that sets up a trial in the senate, which has to decide whether he should be removed from office. the house is controlled by his opponents, the democrats. his own party, the republicans, dominate the senate. the strong expectation is that he will be acquitted in the senate. our north america correspondent, peter bo

the giant sequoias, the largest living creatures on earth. >> but even these giants have an a quil chee-- achilles heel. >> yeah, their demand for water. we measured an individual sequoia tree uses up to a thousand gallons of water in a single day. >> if that water supply diminishes, there has to be an impact on the trees eventually. >> since 2015, they've been scaling trees like this one, 250 feet high in order to record the drought's impact on their health and growth. on this day, they brought me along for the climb. >> i always love being up here. >> high above ambrose got to work downloading data from a science station they previously installed. >> the side branches need to be cut fairly close. >> yeah. >> while wendy gathered branch samples to be exal inned back in the lab. >> this is my jack in the bean stalk moment for real. >> i vented allly joined the pair in the deceptive safety of the tree's canopy. >> what has your data that you have collected so far, what has the data told you. >> they are really good at minute miedzing how much water they lose under drought conditions by s

new york times headlines the latest news from huawei, the chinese telecoms giant has launched a legal challenge against a decision by us regulators to classify it as a national security threat. the german paper, the frankfurter allgemeine carries the headline ‘the killer who came from moscow'. two russian diplomats have been expelled becasue moscow failed to help an investigation into the murder in berlin of a former chechen rebel commander. and if you had no idea what a peleton was, you might now! the exercise bike company's christmas advert has been widely mocked on social media as being "sexist", "out of touch", and even dystopian, american tabloid usa today writes ‘it‘s clear this woman doesn't need a peleton, she needs a good therapist and a divorce lawyer.‘ quite the analysis, we will take you through why they conclude that in a few moments. so let's begin with priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech. the biggest stroke we have seen for yea rs, the biggest stroke we have seen for years, and this is over some pretty ambitious plans to reform pensions there. yes, the last t

giant corporations pose another problem. they can exercise more political influence which allows them to tilt the rules in washington more and more to protect themselves and to grow even larger. mark zuckerberg gets to have a private dinner with the president. small business owners don't get that kind of access. it is time for a president who will enforce our antitrust laws. yes, breakup massive corporations that use their size to undermine our economy and democracy. [applause] sen. warren: 20 years ago, antitrust prosecutions against microsoft helped open up space for google and facebook to emerge. today, raking up big tech companies would clear the way for another generation of innovative tech firms. and stop companies like amazon from stealing ideas from small outfits and driving them out of business. breaking up big banks will reduce the threat of too big to fail and ensure that community banks and credit unions have a better chance to compete. raking up big bag will make sure that family farmers aren't squeezed and that

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the giants reportedly offered four years. they easily could have afforded this contract. bum is not the same pitcher we saw dominating in the 2014 world series, but the diamondbacks clearly wanted him more than the giants did and maybe the feeling was mutual. >> feels pretty good. you know, for me it's, you know, it just feels like where i'm supposed to be. >> to the ice, this is what it's like getting producer casey to come to work, got to drag him in resisting the whole way. sharks and coyotes. he shoots and scores. they're loving it. tied at 1, coyotes take another lead. another wrister and we're tied at 2. final minutes taylor hall to oliver larson who actually scores off-branden dylan's leg. and the sharks one more chance. it's 6 on 3, and they don't even get a decent shot on goal. that's terrible. coyotes win it 3-2. hoops stanford hosting asf. and just 18 points at halftime and they built an 11-point an 1t jimbo with authority. davis high off the glass, stanford's first lead at the half. and pump 18 for davis and final minute and spencer jones knocked down and that

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you're watching the news live from berlin coming up the most valuable company in history its saudi oil giant aramco making a record breaking market debut that's up next in business with chris colfer don't miss that all the latest news in the meantime available around the clock on our website that's dot com that's wrong. and now look at me affectionately agent but as affectionately as you can. put it in the middle of his election campaign in the year 2000 a documentary was filmed for russian television. did you turn the camera back on of course the film secretly chronicled a power grab actually everything was precisely played instruction. featuring top supporting roles to the freedom of russia. and featuring a lead role like you've never seen before. to let them hear that a marriage to the ends justify the means. to jin's witnesses starts december 13th on d. w. . move aside apple saudi aramco is now the world's most valuable public company shares of the oil giant make a strong market debut and give crown prince mohammed bin salmoni 1st stopping stone to overhaul saudi arabia's oil reliant bec

it's a reminder for us all that giant leaps often start with small steps., we marked another important anniversary, d—day. on 6th june 1944, some 156,000 british, canadian and american forces landed in northern france. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion and was delayed due to bad weather. i well remember the look of concern on my father's face. he knew the secret d—day plans, but could of course share that burden with no one. for the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations either side of the channel, putting past differences behind them. such reconciliation seldom happens overnight. it takes patience and time to rebuild trust, and progress often comes through small steps. since the end of the second world war, many charities, groups and organisations have worked to promote peace and unity around the world, bringing together those who have been on opposing sides. by being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward to

marvel is part of a bigger media giant, the walt disney company, known as disney.ee under the leadership of bob iger. mr iger, who considered a run for the us presidency, bought pixar animation off stevejobs, lucasfilm off star wars creator george lucas, and last year, in one of the biggest deals in media history, 21st century fox from rupert murdoch. why do you think rupert murdoch wanted to sell? well, i think the primary reason is that he looked at what was going on in the world of media and all the disruption and he didn't believe that the hand that they had was as strong as it needed to be. it's that simple. and he didn't have a solution. but what are the underlying trends reshaping the media industry which make those mega—acquisitions necessary? well, i think if you look at today's media landscape, whether you are in the uk or the united states or in many other places in the world, first of all it starts with content. content is king. quality stands really tall in a sea of choice. and then secondly, get content that is so valuable, so important, so loved by c

communities across australia have been terrorised by giant walls of flames.n, we have been talking to simon tadrosse. he's originally from lebanon, but has lived here for more than 30 years. he owns an orchard that was very badly damaged. he joined the firefighting effort and almost lost his life. we thought we were safe, at 2, 3 o'clock in the afternoon, it passed us, we thought, "oh, good, it didn't impact us" and then the southerly came in at 5 o'clock and turned the fire around and it just came straight towards us. what was the most frightening bit for you? um, facing it, driving towards it in the tractor, and couldn't sort of really get out of it, that was the frightening thing. bit obviously, i made it through, but scary, very scary. for simon and his family, there has been an enormous financial cost. 40% of his farm has been lost. cooler conditions today here in new south wales are helping the firefighting effort but more dangerous days do lie ahead. here, in australia's most populous state, more than 70 blazes are still burning but this is a nationwid

shipping lines are shut down that's how our federal government sets our national governments and these giant militaries keep us in line they say well if you don't have us then saudi arabia's oil might not get to you and there's going to be apocalypse and you're never going to be able to get to wal-mart to buy your goods well here they're saying if you have solar power panels at your home and fresh water and things like that you can you can survive any of that stuff but i would talk about dig a little ization dollars asian right so this is a clue clearly day globalization on a micro level in the 2nd half we talk to abraham cambridge of some sun exchange in south africa and he brings home the point that you can tap into the solar energy and fuel your own existence unencumbered by any. state apparatus which is fantastic part of globalization keeps us powerful as unique individuals is that we can speak to people around the world we're not ignorant we don't rely on one you know giant news organization for example or our state department to tell us what's happening in latin america or asia or anyw

your data rights — versus the tech giants. major privacy case reaches a key stage in europe's top court. live from london, that's our top story on thursday, 19th of december. campaigners want tougher rules on the transfer of personal data from europe to the tech titans. outside of the european union. we will talk you through what is at sta ke. also in the programme... swine fever sweeps into indonesia. our asia business hub will bring us news of this latest blow for the region's pork industry. and... carbon—neutral beef. balancing the desire for meat with environmental concerns. we will take you to brazil, where some farmers have a very innovative idea. cancer can be one of the biggest challenges you or a loved one can face, but can an app really help? we'll meet one man who says the answer is yes. and are bosses going too far in the quest for productivity? it's being reported that some companies are installing loos which tilt after five minutes, in order to become uncomfortable, to prompt us to get back to work. a step too fa

the financial times has the story of the class action against tech giants apple, google, microsoft, dell and tesla being brought on behalf of families of children killed or injured while mining cobalt in the decmocratic republic of congo. the metal is critical for smartphones and electric vehicles, and the ft says human rights groups claim the companies are aiding and abetting supply chains that force children to work in dangerous conditions. and finally, the times reports that petrol and diesel cars will be completely barred from one road in the city of london. drivers of pure combustion engine cars will face fines of 130 pounds, that's around $170, if they enter beech street, where levels of toxic air regularly exceed the legal limit. with me is oliver cornock, editor—in—chief of the oxford business group. lets get stuck in. the viewers have beenin lets get stuck in. the viewers have been in touch about that last story, so we been in touch about that last story, so we will try to get them of their responses, but if we start with the telegraph, the business section, at the so—called mor

europe's top court to hear whether us tech giants can keep gathering personal data on eu citizens. plus — the planet is ‘at steak‘ — but can beef ever be carbon neutral? brazilian farmers say it can. and on the markets, asian shares have pulled back from their highest level in one—and—a—half years — but markets are largely shrugging off the vote to impeach president trump. the pound sterling still suffering on concerns a no—deal brexit could still be a risk. we start in the tiny state of luxembourg — where a legal battle between privacy campaigners and tech giants including facebook reaches a critical moment today. what the european court ofjustice is advised by one of its top lawyers — could affect how the personal data of hundreds of millions of people is handled. it's all about the rules which allow companies to transfer people's data out of the european union — primarily to the us where most tech giants are based. it's being driven by austrian activist max schrems — this who first challenged facebook over privacy as a young law student eight years ago. in 2015 he successfully c

quite the disturbing site for giants fans. the deal was official yesterday after 11 years in orange and black bumgarner hinted he preferred a fresh start in red because the giants new direction. >> first and foremost winning is what's the whole decision is based on. and being with the team that will, you know, in my mind is my brand of baseball and place the way i like to play. and i'm going to stay. >> college hoops, usf had visions of handing stanford their first loss of the season so the latest sensation they led by 11 in the second half and after that they sean davis scored 14 of his 18 points after halftime and gave stanford the lead with about four minutes to go. stamper won. they are 10-1. two goals and not enough last night. the sharks against the coyotes and less than three minutes to go in the game oliver ekman larson put one past and phoenix got to in the box late and the sharks had a 6-3 advantage at the end of the game but they needed to get a shot on goal. the sharks lose 3-2. check this out, the crowd went wild.

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henrik kristoffersen has won the giant slalom in italy.first win and means that he goes top of both the slalom and giant slalom world cup standings. pakistan are on the verge of beating sri lanka in their historic test series, their first on home soil since a terrorist attack more than ten years ago. the pakistani batsmen continued to dominate on day four of the second test in karachi, as richard mcelvanney reports. a big lead already, and getting bigger. captain as olly and babar aza m bigger. captain as olly and babar azam picked up where they left off for pakistan at the start of day four. wicket in hand, they added i’u ns four. wicket in hand, they added runs quickly. both went on to get centuries. that meant the top four had all registry figures. only the second time that has happened in test cricket. azhar ali fell for 118, but azam remained unbeaten on 100 when they declared at lunch, on 555 for three. their lead meant sri la nka 555 for three. their lead meant sri lanka were really batting to save the test. but we could spell regul