well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm? brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, nice to be here. you have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. you have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards information technology and the internet in particular. i have referred to the sort of great positivity, the optimism, in the early years. would you agree that these days, we are much more anxious and fearful about what the internet does, and how it might betray some of our values? i think that's the case. we live in an age of anxiety overall, i would say. we talk about the forces that are disrupting our lives, and even when we're not talking about technology, when we are talking about globalisation, income inequality, we are actually talking about forces that have been unleashed by technology. so we do live in a time when technology is both a tool and a weapon, and we need to address both sides o

well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft.we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm? brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, nice to be here. you have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. you have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards information technology and the internet in particular. i have referred to the sort of great positivity, the optimism, in the early years. would you agree that these days, we are much more anxious and fearful about what the internet does, and how it might betray some of our values? i think that's the case. we live in an age of anxiety overall, i would say. we talk about the forces that are disrupting our lives, and even when we're not talking about technology, when we are talking about globalisation, income inequality, we are actually talking about forces that have been unleashed by technology. so we do live in a time when technology is both a tool and a weapon, and we need to address both sides of th

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let's welcome microsoft president brad smith brad's new book is called "tools and weapons, the promisere. >> thank you. >> great to see you. i want to talk, first of all, about why you wrote this book. i think of super heroes where you say with great power comes great spons sbiresponsibility is that what brought this on >> that's part of it look at the issues you cover every day. it's increasingly tech everywhere we thought it was important to make these issues more accessible, to bring them to life so people can understand them better and to show there are some paths forward to address them because i think the world wants the tech sector and people in government to address these issues. >> do you think this is an inflection point in society? >> i think there is an inflection point i think it started last year with cambridge analytic a and we're seeing it unfold we're seeing the next year of the next decade. this will be with us for quite a while. >> what are the big issues when you look around and say, okay, these are big problems they need focus, attention and solutions? >> in some w

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brad smith, it's a great way to end this interview. thank very much for being on hardtalk.nk you. thank you very much. hello once again. while some spots, particularly northern and eastern britain, started monday decently enough, eventually weather fronts piled in from the atlantic. here we are on tuesday, you get the sense we may well be in for something of a repeat performance. in fact, tuesday could be one of the wettest and windiest days that many areas will have seen for quite some time. in the first part of the day, it's the southern half of britain that's likely to see the very worst of the conditions on offer. as i take you on through the morning and on into the afternoon, you'll notice some of those really dark blues and greens gradually work their way ever further towards the north and it will be a fairly slow process as well. that's why we think some spots widely could see 30—110 millimetres of rain, others could get up to 70 millimetres of rain. some of the gusts, 40, possibly even 50 miles an hour in exposed locations. just to give you a sense of the spread of

brad smith, it's a great way to end this interview. thank very much for being on hardtalk.thank you very much. hello. it was a weekend of two halves. we had plenty of sunshine for most places on saturday followed by more showers on sunday. but on both days, it was warm, with temperatures above 27 celsius. this was the scene as the sun went down sunday night in cornwall, some clear skies but some shower cloud still around too, and really, through the week ahead, we are looking at a pretty unsettled autumnal feel to the weather, wet and windy at times and it'll feel quite a bit cooler than it has done. monday is, of course, the autumn equinox and right on cue, we are welcoming this area of low pressure from the atlantic. now, some of this rain is much—needed rainfall, particularly across parts of the south—east of england, where we have had less than 20% of the expected rainfall so farfor september. now, during monday morning, most places starting dry. bit cloudy and damp for the north of scotland. this area of rain will work in to the south—west of wales and england and nort

brian: here with more is microsoft president brad smith. brad, thanks so much for being here.n take responsibility? where maybe have big tech shirked the responsibility? >> well, technology is changing the world in ways that are good but also challenging. we have to grapple with the problems as well as the opportunities. when we think about people being left behind in rural communities because they lack access to broad band or lack access to the skills of tomorrow or addressing privacy, we in the tech sector have to do more. that's the only way we are going to be able to work with people across the country to solve this problem. ainsley: how do you reach those people that aren't reaching you? >> i think it starts with going to people where they are. we have gone out to rural counties across this country. we have worked to collect more data about who has broad band and who doesn't. we brought new wireless technologies to people. the story we share in the book is really something about the lives of people in these rural towns and what a difference broad band can make when it rea

>> for me a couple of things come one, brad smith has been a phenomenal mentor and support of mine. >> brad's book -- >> he's been so supportive. my experience has been different because i set down the hall from him for very long time and he's been a supporter. our cfo amy hood has been a profound inspiration for me. i had sort of the structure around and i wasn't stepping into a new company. i was stepping into a much bigger role that was very, very different but it was i think a little bit of a more natural, easier transition that said, sitting in a general counsel role as a woman i am very conscious of just a little bit of weight i not care as a about just diversity and wanting to be that role model. you feel like you can do what you can see, and so that definitely is on my mind. >> i didn't have too much temptation to be honest. this was relatively easy transition because i been at the company for a long time so is about a day and i called my older brother who eventual counsel picky . eccentric or she should do this. he said of course, at a told my father, and his response was, pa

i pushed and pushed and happen to know dev's predecessor, brad myt smith, he was helpful encouragement, we'll talk about his book later. when you think about microsoft, you probably have no clue, i didn't until i did research, read brad's book, about how they have their hand in everything and are really leading the way to think thought fully about technologyin technologies so far in the future, how to get their arms around them, come up with policies, work with other companies and governments. take it away, best you can, in the few minutes explaining this huge world you're involved in. >> i'll start quickly. i am the newest general counsel among this group. i have been in my role at microsoft for about 16 months. i was at microsoft 13 years before that, leading the hr legal function. made a transition from having a role relatively narrow, incredibly deep to jumping into a broad role where there are days, every day you get up, there's something new, it is a different issue. it has been a fantastic transition. it's an interesting time to be general counsel in tech for sure. i wake up eve

coming up on our show in 14 minutes the president of microsoft brad smith will talk about his company's -- how his company is continuing to work with the pentagon despite the backlash, you've heard a lot about that, as you can see dr. oz joins us to talk about the dangers of vaping and they are serious, another death is reported and we have congressman jim jordan and doug collins as democrats ramp up their impeachment push this week and nfl player ben watson joins us lives for new pro-life documentary, so we have a busy 3 hours kicks off 13 and a half minutes from right now right here on the channel you trust for morning news, "fox & friends", back in about 2 minutes. introducing new metamucil premium blend. sweetened with stevia and made with all-natural flavors and colors. it's a delicious way to get your daily dose of fiber. try it today. new align whole food probiotic. a blend of quality probiotics and fermented whole food botanicals. expertly curated to naturally support your gut health every day. go with align whole food blend, from the pros in digestive health. and try align gumm

cheryl: microsoft's president, brad smith, is saying the trump administration is treating huawei unfairlyterview, smith said the u.s. government hasn't adequately made the case for the moves against huawei and add ad thathat huawei should be a allod to buy american technology. earlier, huawei was added to an export black list. lauren: in hong kong, hundreds of students formed student chains in support of anti-government protests today following a massive demonstration over the weekend. some of the protesters van vandalized subway stations, set fires and blocked traffic, even after carrie lamb withdrew the extradition big that started all this. thousands of demonstrators held a march to the u.s. lat consulae calling for the united states support. cheryl: pressure is mounting on boris johnson. this comes as johnson is pushing parliament to call a snap election for a second time today. he says europe needs to leave the european union by october 31st with or without a divorce deal. another minister we're learning resigned from johnson's cabinet. the u.k.'s work and pension secretary says she

brad smith is the spokesman for turning point usaid joins us tonight. thanks for coming on.ur heart breaks, tragedy, a 9-year-old boy executed during the day, and then you wonder where is beto? wising beto over work in chicago right now talking aboutt this? >> you know, the beto o'rourkes of the world, the mainstream the mainstream in it, f like this because it doesn't fit the narrative. for him to try to use gun violence is the way to resuscitate his family campaign, it begs the question, what are law-abiding citizens going to do to protect themselves from the criminals? do you think is criminals will be registering their guns? to think it will be giving upso their guns? by the way, even over labor day weekend in chicago, there were seven killed, 34 wounded. we hear these stories over and over and over again, but we don't see them covered enough because they do not fit a mainstream media narrative. these people are working very hard to try to get another democrat -- excuse me, to try to get a democrat in the white house in 2020 and when you look at cities like chicago, balt

. >> so the president of microsoft brad smith was on cnbc earlier today and one of the things that hed about in light of the microsoft anti-trust woes that took place years ago was that that situation for that company lasted 29 years but still less time than it took for ibm or at&t what is your timeline for these investigations, whether it is google or whether it is facebook and are you prepared for it to last for decades >> well, we surely hope it does not require decades. and i will frankly say that an outgrowth of the microsoft investigation was the creation of google. because microsoft was in some ways constrained, google saw a market opportunity and came into the world and offered their product which so many people benefit from so the whole purpose is when you do the investigation, hopefully in a timely fashion, none of us want this to go on for decades, in a timely fashion reach some resolution should that be the appropriate outcome. >> yeah, i think some would disagree about what set google up to succeed. but i wonder what your focus is? is it on consumer harm from these compan

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joining us is the president of microsoft, author of the new book, tools and weapons, brad smith joininghank you for joining us. i love this book. you touch on all the hot button issues important to consumers whether it be privacy or also things like facial recognition, ai and how it will change our lives. first, let me get your take on investigations, looking into the ad business at google, ags want to h know about privacy and dominance. >> all of these issues reflect the state of technology in our time. as we say in the book, it's a tool and a weapon. it's something that affects all of us. i think it's natural that governments here and around the world are taking a closer look at the tech sector. i think the real question is what are the problems that people want to solve. is it privacy? is it security? is it about economic power? is it about access to technology? i think over the next several years we'll be affected by all these things. maria: microsoft had its time in the sun back in the -- >> on the hot seat. maria: on the hot seat is more appropriate. when you goat -- get to a larg

president brad smith telling the u.s.week" the way government treats huawei is "un-american." of nissan is willing to resign once a successor is found. he says he is ready to take responsibility for scandals involving former chairman carlos ghosn, but he won't accept blame for allegations he on the other nissan executives were paid more than they were entitled to. -- i'm toa or todd of be on or todd of -- i'm viviana hurtado. that is your bloomberg business flash. we were going through the holders function on the terminal, and it appears elliott have been buying stock in this quarter and at&t because they did not own it as of last quarter. that raise questions for me, too. david: at&t bought time warner, and leveraged up substantially. there's a lot of questions about their directv ownership, which has really been struggling. alix: i like your reaction, like, yeah. of course. david: everybody knew that. [laughter] david: we turn now to wall street beat to cover three things wall street is buzzing about this morning. first, jp morgan creates an index to track the impact of pres

bob, let me ask you, microsoft president brad smith has gone after the u.s.ment of huawei, saying it's unconscionable, not fair, not right. obviously i understand there's a lot of vested interest and business ties there. where is this going, the huawei line? >> well, i think first of all, what you see from brad is a bunch of frustration. you know, people have been at this now for over a year, dealing with as you pointed out in the last bit of information, a lot of tweets that come regularly that change the ball game. so consequently, you are constantly saying am i going to get hit with tariffs, no way. maybe i am. you know. you just don't know. so for example, apple tomorrow has an announcement on a new set of iphones. their pricing is in a very difficult position because they don't know whether they will get hit with tariffs. huawei is a completely different beast. no one understands why they are being hit as hard as they are. neil: indeed they are. bob herbold, thank you very much. we will keep track of this. the president will be on his way to north caroli

president brad smith tells bloomberg businessweek huawei should be taken off a blacklist that bars itays the way the u.s. government treats huawei is un-american. jp morgan is reportedly close to winning the lead advisory role for saudi aramco's ipo. if i'm a decision is expected next week. morgan stanley also is competing role but was said to be hurt by misjudging demand into uber ipo. role but was said according to dow jones, some investors are pushing the bloombergmpany to -- reporting last week we work was going to cut its violations far below the $47 billion it was worth at the start of the year. that is the bloomberg business flash. tom: thank you so much. now a three hour conversation on the time of this odd ipo market. we can do this with steven eisman, steve eisman of neuberger berman. let's look at the single best chart. private money comes in, extrapolate out value, and then not. lyft upt lyft in pink, big, then down, down we go. on the daily close. uber pretty much the same the parallelism is something as well. company an uber list bank -- lyft, or is it something more tha

as we fast forward over the next year, i had a conversation with our president, my boss, brad smith. we talked about the obligation we have as a company, a company based in a democracy, founded in a democracy to help protect however we can those democratic institutions and our voting process as a core democratic institution. that's when we founded our defending democracy program, which we're going to continue to invest in and advance in coming years. >> thank you, mr. burt. i appreciate all you are doing. with that, i would yield the remainder of my time to my friend and colleague from florida. >> thank the gentleman. i have a unanimous consent that what i mentioned earlier be entered in. i know that we all likely have a lot to learn. mr. burt, do you view block chain technology as being more applicable to the voter roles and ensuring no manipulation? would you view the technology as applicable or inapplicable to those two silos of election data separately? >> i think you do need to ee g evaluate those separately. they are different problem sets. you need to look at the problem set a

smith's contemporaries have to say. former england captain michael vaughan says... ex—aussie team—mate brad hogg pays tribute... all—time leading run scorer in test cricket sachin tendulkar says... it was a huge moment. i think that is my third now and we are second against england. the second time i got out onjoe route on 200 as well. ——joe got out onjoe route on 200 as well. —— joe root. got out onjoe route on 200 as well. ——joe root. really got out onjoe route on 200 as well. —— joe root. really proud to score a double 100 for australia and put us in the position we are in now. obviously yesterday with the weather and everything like that and then today, we turned up and it was a decent day and it looked —— fairto the was a decent day and it looked —— fair to the play that the way that he played... he got a bit between his teeth and in great form. you got to give him a lot of credit for the way he is playing and scoring the i’ufis way he is playing and scoring the runs he has. northern ireland warmed up for their euro qualifer against germany on monday with a 1—0 win over luxembourg this evening. but the goa