google has announced it is rolling out ai mariko oi. google has announced it is rolling out al to its cause search at its annual developer conference at silicon valley. the move comes after microsoft incorporated chatgpt microsoft incorporated chatg pt into microsoft incorporated chatgpt into its being search engine earlier this year. the company also announced a new folding phone. james clayton has more from the conference. well, this is google�*s big tech annualjamboree. it is google�*s opportunity to burnish its artificial intelligence credentials and show off its latest products, since chatgpt was launched by open ai last year, it has been widely regarded that google were called on the hop, they didn't realise it was going to be that successful, and since then they have been playing catch up, this was an opportunity for google to show off its artificial intelligence, where there were no big announcements here today. what we did get were a series of iterative announcements regarding ai, for example, its flagship shark bite, bader, to

welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi.e with me, mariko oi. want to take you straight live we want to take you straight live to hiroshima where we are seeing alive oriel park, we were looking at churches of the european union commissioner who commissioner ursula von der leyen shaking hands with fumio kishida and other g7 leaders will be visiting here as well, they will actually be spending a couple of hours here and that is something that student, peace activists have been petitioning, also a—bomb survivors will be meeting those leaders, that is something they have also been asking for as well so that this g7 summit doesn't become just a photo op but those leaders can take home what they learn, what they see at this memorial park so we will have all the latest as we get it but of course, they will have a lot to discuss as they continue their meeting in hiroshima, looming large over the agenda of the us debt ceiling impasse. this is even as we are getting signs of a potential breakthrough in talks. us presidentjoe biden eve

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines: a new climate report, warns the world is likely to break a key temperature threshold, in the next five yea rs. prince harry's spokesperson says he and meghan markle were involved in a �*near catastrophic car chase�*, but new york police say, there were no arrests or injuries. president biden heads for the g7 summit injapan, where tensions between indo—paciific nations are high on the agenda. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at its doorstep, either through a belligerent north korea or china's increased aggression against taiwan. and the world's most famous shipwreck, the titanic, we'll show you the first full—sized sd scan that's been created. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there've been dramatic scenes in northern italy, after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw, half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extre

welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. and a very happy friday to all of you. and it will actually be an extended weekend in america with a bank holiday on monday, memorial day weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the summer season. many lawmakers will be away, even though the debt ceiling deadline of the 1st ofjune is just one week away. from new york, my colleague michelle fleury sums up the mood in washington. with just one week left until treasury officials say they will run out of cash to pay its bills, the mood music from washington was upbeat. but a deal can be done to avoid default. i want to be clear. the negotiations we are having with speaker mccarthy are about the outlines of what the budget will look like, not about defaults. it is about competing visions for america. nothing will be resolved until we resolve them all. we know where our differences lie. we worked well past midnight last night, we are back at it today, trying to get to the conclusion so we can solve this problem. failure to reach an agreement could have global implication

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 co

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.warns the world is likely to break a key temperature threshold, in the next five yea rs. prince harry's spokesperson says he and meghan markle were involved in a �*near catastrophic car chase�*, but new york police say, there were no arrests or injuries. president biden heads for the g7 summit injapan, where tensions between indo—paciific nations are high on the agenda. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at

. —— i'm mariko oi.e killed during violence in pakistan, sparked by a corruption case against the former prime minister imran khan. the conflict between israel and palestininain factions rages on. palestinian militants fire hundreds of rockets into israel, following a wave of israeli airstrikes in gaza. in the uk, the publisher of the mirror newspaper has apologised to prince harry for unlawful information gathering, during a trial over alleged phone—hacking. the leader of the welsh national party plaid cymru,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines...mit with new pledges of military support for ukraine. the bbc understands the prime minister rishi sunak will speak to his ethics adviser about whether the home secretary broke the ministerial code over speeding. the party of greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has claimed victory in sunday's elections, though it failed to win an outright majority. lift—off for the first saudi woman to voyage into space.

welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi.t's 830 in the morning here in singapore and 9:30am in hiroshima japan. leaders from some of the world's richest nations in the japanese city to the g7 summit meeting stop looming large over the agenda, the us debt ceiling impasse. this is even as we're some signs of a potential breakthrough in talks. us presidentjoe biden even had cut short his asia—pacific itinerary due to this. let's bring in nick marsh. this is somewhat of the last addition i guess to an already very jampacked agenda that those leaders had to discuss. really jampacked — leaders had to discuss. really jampacked agenda _ leaders had to discuss. really jampacked agenda but - leaders had to discuss. really jampacked agenda but this i leaders had to discuss. really jampacked agenda but this is| leaders had to discuss. really i jampacked agenda but this is an important item. you are talking about the potential of a breakthrough there but the fact that president biden even has to go back to washington, cut short trips her

i am mariko oi. let's start in the united states where markets have edged higher, hopeful that washington will come to an agreement on the debt ceiling. the us secretary earlierjanet yellen has sent a letter to congress warning the treasury would be unable to satisfy its obligations as early as 1june. presidentjoe biden will meet top lawmakers including republican house of representatives speaker kevin mccarthy at three pm local time on tuesday after that meeting was postponed from last friday. samira hussain has more from the ock. in less than two weeks the ock. in less than two weeks the united states could fail to meet its debt obligations if lawmakers in washington cannot come to some sort of agreement. republicans have continued to demand cuts to social spending before they will agree to raise the borrowing limit. us presidentjoe biden has repeatedly said he would not set conditions lawmakers must raise the debt limit because failure to do so would result in an economic catastrophe. some of the

i'm mariko oi. let's begin in japan. to go above 30,000. japan has just released growth figures. asia's second—biggest economy grew 1.6% on annualised rate, much better than what had been predicted. i spoke to neil newman from macquarie capital. we have been closely watching wage growth, the wage number, which hasn't really filtered through into anything visible as yet. the gdp number certainly does indicate there is a large amount of the domestic economy now contributing to this. as you mentioned cap ex, business spending was up 0.9 on the annual basis, way ahead of expectations. but even private consumption was also up, 0.6% against the market consensus of 0.4. even though it appears the wage number we have been looking at, the last numbers were in march, they were not that impressive, in fact they were quite depressing. the next key one will be injune, april's numbers, and that's when we will start to see the increase in overall wages. of course it's notjust the wage number that contributes to all of this, it's the broad household income pay, which includes white—collar salari

hi there, welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. we begin in washington where the battle is continuing as democrats and republicans negotiate a deal to raise the debt limit. congress must approve raising the debt ceiling or the country could default on its financial obligations. it has until the first ofjune to sign an agreement or the us could face an economic catastrophe. in just over two weeks the united states could run out of money to pay its debts. the consequences of breaching the debt limit would be catastrophic for the country. and there is pressure on democrats and republicans to make a deal before june first. us presidentjoe biden spoke about the debt ceiling negotiations before leaving for the g7 summit injapan, a trip he is cutting short to get back to washington to continue the talk. i made clear that america is not a deadbeat nation, we pay our bills. the nation has never defaulted on its debt and it never will. we're going to continue these discussions with congressional leaders in the coming days until we reach an a

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines.a village. but ukraine says russian fighters did it themselves. britain's former deputy prime minister announces he's to leave parliament at the next general election. agreement yet on the debt ceiling after top us republicans met with president joe biden. expanding america's military footprint in the pacific — the us signs a security pact with papua new guinea.

i�*m mariko oi.will be visiting the memorial for the victims of the atomic attack. we�*ll hear from a survivor from 1945 plus speak to experts about what the leaders could achieve.

i'm mariko oi. the headlines...ce tool chatgpt gives evidence to us congress saying ai needs urgent regulation. i think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong, i think if this technology goes and we want to be vocal about that. we want to work with the government to prevent that from happening. british prime minister rishi sunak calls for greater european co—operation on tackling illegal migration. as the us debt limit battle intensifies, president biden will shorten his visit to asia. and how record temperatures across asia mean some workers

geoffrey welcome to ne geoffrey wsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. after eight months of fighting in the ukrainian town of bakhmut, wagner group mercenaries say they're pulling out. we are handing over positions to the military, ammunition, positions, everything. including food rations. the capitol hil riots in washington. a far right leader gets 18 years injail — the longest sentence yet. police in london arrest a man after a car is driven into the gates of downing street. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. and dire straits frontman mark knopfler, who wrote private dancer for tina turner, fondly remembers the singer who died on wednesday. it's 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where us officials say the russian wagner group mercenaries may be working through other countries to acquire military equipment for use in ukraine. the us treasury said in a statement it has imposed sanctions on wagner's chief in mali, ivan aleksandrovich maslov. central to this is the battle for the eastern city of bakhmut in ukraine. mercenaries have

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines.. at least eight people are killed during violence in pakistan, sparked by a corruption case against the former prime minister imran khan the conflict between israel and palestininain factions rages on. palestinian militants fire hundreds of rockets into israel, following a wave of israeli air strikes in gaza. in the uk , the publisher of the mirror newspaper has apologised to prince harry for unlawful information gathering, during a trial over alleged phone—hacking. the leader of the welsh national party plaid cymru, adam price, has quit after a report found evidence of widespread bullying, misoygny and harassment in the party. welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country — at least eight people have died in clashes and police say about a thousand people have been arrested. if convicted, it would disqua

i'm mariko oi/ the headlines... the head of the company responsible for the artificial intelligence tool, chatgpt, gives evidence to us congress saying ai needs urgent regulation. i think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong, and we want to be vocal about that. we want to work with the government to prevent that from happening. british prime minister rishi sunak calls for greater european co—operation on tackling illegal migration. as the us debt limit battle intensifies, president biden will shorten his visit to asia. and how record temperatures across asia mean some workers are struggling in the heat. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington where the head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool, chatgpt, has told lawmakers that government regulation is �*crucial�* to keep the industry safe. we've seen tech ceos get a congressional grilling before. but that's

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. russian authorities say ukrainian saboteurs have crossed into their country and attacked a village. but ukraine says russian fighters did it themselves. britain's former deputy prime minister announces he's to leave parliament at the next general election. agreement yet on the debt ceiling after top us republicans met with president joe biden. expanding america's military footprint in the pacific — the us signs a security pact with papua new guinea. 16 years on, portuguese police are preparing to search a reservoir in connection with the disappearance of british girl madeleine mccann. it's 8am in singapore, and 3am in the russian region belgorod, where russia says it's hunting ukrainian saboteurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack but suggested russian paramilitaries were involved. our russia editor, steve rosenber

reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines: thailand's opposition parties agree a coalition, but will the military and its allies block their route to power? britain pledges hundreds more weapons to ukraine, as president zelensky makes a surprise stop in the uk. cyclone mocha damages thousands of shelters at the refugee camp housing rohingya in bangladesh. and the bbc reveals an immigration scam where british men are paid to claim they're the fathers of children born to migrant women. announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand. there's huge uncertainty about the country's future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that's after they defeated their military—backed rivals in a general election. but thailand's upper house — the senate — is dominated by the military, and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... zelensky heads home from the g7 summit with new pledges of military support for ukraine. the bbc understands the prime minister rishi sunak will speak to his ethics adviser about whether the home secretary broke the ministerial code over speeding. the party of greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has claimed victory in sunday's elections, though it failed to win an outright majority. five, four, three, two, one. engines, full power. and lift—off. falcon 9, go active. lift—off for the first saudi woman to voyage into space. it's 7am in the morning in singapore, and 8am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia's defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine de

let's get more on this with our asia business reporter mariko oi. good to see you.nce he arrived, that's kind of unusual. he arrived, that's kind of unusual-— he arrived, that's kind of unusual. .., , he arrived, that's kind of unusual. _, , , unusual. of course, twitter is banned in _ unusual. of course, twitter is banned in china _ unusual. of course, twitter is banned in china so _ unusual. of course, twitter is banned in china so maybe - unusual. of course, twitter is banned in china so maybe he| banned in china so maybe he doesn't want to upset the chinese by using vpn to access twitter while he's there. but judging by the pictures release, he met with the chinese foreign minister shortly after his arrival yesterday, where he reportedly told him he is keen to expand the presence of tesla in the country and he then had dinner with the chairman of china's battery maker and also a key tesla supplier and also this morning, i'm starting to sound like a stalker, but he left with —— script the hotel with employees but he declined to answer when asked about the aim of

. —— i'm mariko oi. headlines: at least eight people are killed during violence in pakistan, sparked by a corruption case against the former prime minister imran khan. the conflict between israel and palestininain factions rages on. palestinian militants fire hundreds of rockets into israel, following a wave of israeli airstrikes in gaza. in the uk, the publisher of the mirror newspaper has apologised to prince harry for unlawful information gathering, during a trial over alleged phone—hacking. the leader of the welsh national party plaid cymru, and finally, liverpool calling. another round of hopefuls will be battling it out for a place in the eurovision finals this weekend. in the eurovision finals this weekend-— in the eurovision finals this weekend. ., ., , ., weekend. light from our studio in singapore- — this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for 8 days after his arrest on corruption

i'm mariko oi. the headlines: g7 leaders injapan are preparing to meet, with china's growing influence and the war in ukraine top of the agenda. i'm nick marsh live in hiroshima. all the leaders have arrived now. and soon there will be visiting the memorial for the victims of the atomic attack. we'll hear from a survivor from 1945 plus speak to experts about what the leaders could achieve. and the cost of the queen's funeral is revealed — we'll break down just how much the government spent on the historic event. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi, there. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, and 9am in hiroshima, japan, where the country's prime minister fumio kishida hosts his counterparts from the us, the uk, germany, italy, france and canada for the annual g7 summit. it's a packed agenda for the world leaders who'll be discussing the war in ukraine, the rising influence of china and the increasing tensions between china and the west over taiwan. the summit

welcome to asia business report with me mariko oi.

hi there, welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi.congress must approve raising the debt ceiling or the country could default on its financial obligations.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines...k to his ethics adviser about whether the home secretary broke the ministerial code over speeding. the party of greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has claimed victory in sunday's elections — though it failed to win an outright majority. and manchester city are crowned champions of the premier league for the fifth time in six seasons.