there's certain high—density megacities across the great barrier reef that if you target those, you caneting the damaged reefs and trying to tip them over to surviving for many more decades to come. by generating heat maps. you can just look for the brighter spots and know that the corals are doing well. do you really think that this project will help save the reef? there's certain high—density megacities across the great barrier reef that if you target those, you can have maximum effectiveness. we are targeting the damaged reefs and trying to tip them over to surviving for many more decades to come. now for a look at this week's tech news. the consumer electronic show is open a store in las vegas. four and half thousand startups and everything from robotic dogs to strenuous guitar. plus all the biggest names in tech are showcasing the next—generation tvs and smart home innovations. for the up the bbc says several of its headlines were rendered in accurate. the technology giant sent an apple intelligence will be rolled out in the coming weeks. finally, a robotics company has just shared

there's certain high—density megacities across the great barrier reef that if you target those, you canare targeting the damaged reefs and trying to tip them over to surviving for many more decades to come. now for a look at this week's tech news and yes it is back the consumer electronics show has opened its doors in las vegas, 4.5 thousand exhibitors including a thousand start—ups, everything from robotic dogs to string lists guitars. plus the biggest names in tech showcasing the next generation tv and smart home innovation. click is also here at the show we will bring you the coolest things we have found in a special programme next week. elsewhere apple has said it will update its artificial intelligence tools, this is after the bbc complained about inaccurate summaries of its headlines appearing on the latest i—phones copy the feature is meant to provide users with a quick overview of notifications from various apps they may have missed but the bbc several of its headlines were rendered inaccurate. apple says an update to apple intelligence will be rolled out intelligence will be ro

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fund investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and more in prospectus at invesco.com the great barrier reef where am i? australia! and you look like you need a vacation. show us what ya got. (♪♪) remarkable. yep! it's amazing. i love it! — what is it? — a wombat. come on! (♪♪) jump! down under, g'day is the start of every good adventure. so, what are you waiting for? come and say g'day. (♪♪) >>> welcome back to "power lunch." we have a very special next guest, who does have a pulse on kind of the high-end consumer and restaurant business, but also made one of the most successful sauces. he runs rao's, widely considered one of the most exclusive restaurants in america. they've been serving classic italian favorites at their ten-table restaurant in east harlem, new york, for nearly 130 years. now locations in los angeles and miami. frank pellegrino jr. is the co-owner. can we tell people that you're a regular? >> we just did. >> yes, you can. and thank you so much for having me here this afternoon. it's a real honor and privilege. and all that work is done by our family, not just me. my cousi

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. >> other morning show, but you the great barrier reef. huh? here we are.ay. — uh, where am i? australia! and you look like you need a vacation. show us what ya got. (♪♪) remarkable. yep! it's amazing. i love it! — what is it? — a wombat. come on! (♪♪) jump! down under, g'day is the start of every good adventure. so, what are you waiting for? come and say g'day. (♪♪) i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] >> that's my secret to better. >> odor control everywhere. >> welcome back. it's three stock lunch time. nancy tengler is going to give us some of her top picks for 2025. and the first one is highly relevant today because it's br

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