phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.lai in taipei is addressing a crowd celebrating the 130th anniversary of the island. we can bring you some sound, this is what he has to say. translation: ., ., , translation: taiwan can help, it's not just _ translation: taiwan can help, it's notjust a — translation: taiwan can help, it's notjust a slow— translation: taiwan can help, it's notjust a slow game, - translation: taiwan can help, it's notjust a slow game, it - it's notjust a slow game, it is a movement by the people of taiwan to cherish peace and do good for others. in the past, our people going out into the world equipped with only a brief case sparked taiwan as met economic achievement. now, chip technology helped the whole world and has become a global force for prosperity and development. the people of taiwan are diverse and they are fearless. the people of taiwan are truly courageous. a daughter of taiwan is a queen of the boxing world. at 17 years old, taiwan's own but steady hands to work and won first place for wood

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. elon musk and tesla and warner bros. relation to their rubber taxi event held earlier this month. the lawsuit filed by the producers of blade runner 20a9 alleges that the mask and tesla had been denied permission to use imagery from the film for the event but to use it anyway. elon musk, tesla and warner bros. discovery had not responded to the lawsuit. nike has sealed a 12 year extension due to continue being the exclusive power provider for the mba and wnba. as part of the mba and wnba. as part of the deal, the sports training will provide on—call uniforms for the leagues until 2037. this marks the first major deal under new chief executive who took over the company last week. in other news, disney has finally announced that it will name is next chief executive in 2026, this is the first timeline the company has publicly given for appointing a successor to current ceo bob iger. the company has also named morgan stanley former boss as the new chairman of the board. hejoined the disney board. hejoined the disney board in

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.it will name its next chief executive in 2026. this is the first time in the company has publicly given for appointing a successor to currently ceo bob iger. the company named morgan stanley as a new chairman of the board. hejoined the disney board in 2023 and has been the head of the company's succession planning committee since aukus of this year. elon musk at tesla and warner bros. discovery are being sued in relation to their rubber taxi event earlier this month, the lawsuit filed by the producers of blade runner 20a9 alleges that elon musk and tesla had been denied permission to use imagery from the film for the event. but used it anyway. alan mask and tesla have not responded to the lawsuit. thank you for your company here on business today, i will see you again soon. hi, i'm lola with the catch up. tonight — what could be the future for young drivers, the milkshake saga and a tiktok dj. a police officer has been cleared of murdering an unarmed man he shot in south london. chris

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.suit against bhp have begun in london over the com lapse of the companies mariano dam in brazil in 2015. the disaster led to the release of toxic mining waste that killed 19 people and devastated local communities. lawyers representing the thousands of victims say bhp is trying to avoid responsibility, seeking $47 avoid responsibility, seeking $a7 billion of damages. shares trading just under 1% in australia today. we all know how hacking and cyberattacks have become huge issues notjust to us individually, but also to businesses and governments. but did you know that estonia ranks high when it comes to tackling those threats — and it's also been investing heavily into artificial intelligence. ambassador priit turk took me through the country's journey to become resilient to cyber threats.— cyber threats. estonia has a lona cyber threats. estonia has a long story _ cyber threats. estonia has a long story with _ cyber threats. estonia has a | long story with cybersecurity and it started

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. in other news...o upgrade workers' rights will cost businesses up to £5 billion a year to implement according to the government's own analysis. the report says the new measures would have a disproportionate impact on smaller businesses, responsible for employing 13 million workers. but it does point out the so called "wellbeing" benefits of the measures, which include challenging the use of zero hours contracts and boosting sick pay, would amount to 3 billion pounds. intercontinental hotels group, which owns holiday inn and crown plaza hotel chains, reported a sharp slowdown in room revenue growth in the third quarter. weak demand in china and a subdued us market overshadowed a solid performance in europe. after a recent uptick in the travel industry, customers are beginning to be put off by higher prices as demand normalises to pre—covid levels in many markets. lets take a look at the markets. stay with us here on bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. the sports for a slimmed down 2026 commonwea

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.m owner meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts. elon musk is just one of the many famous faces to fall victim to such scams, which typically promote investment schemes and crypto—currencies. meta already uses an ad review system which uses artificial intelligence to detect fake celebrity endorsements but is now looking to beef it up. so how will it work? joining me now is chris vallance, our technology reporter. their plan is to test 50,000 celebrities and public figures and involve them into the system by december, and it will essentially beef up its protections against these kind of celebrity bait adverts as they are called, and what it will do, when an existing system is used to spot fraudulent ads, and it detects what it thinks is one, it will then use a face recognition to see if there is a match between the image and the adverts and the image and the adverts and the images on the profile of

from sydney, phil mercer reports on the impact at the workplace. starting a new position in marketing in sydney. she has made sure it will not be such a demanding environment as her previousjob. i don't know what it was but every called had to be answered, even if you are in the bathroom and every e—mail had to be answered within ten minutes, didn't matter when it was, what time of day or night or whether it was a weekend or holiday. what effect did that have on you? it was traumatic, actually to be honest. millions of australians can now break free from the pressures of after—hours calls and e—mails. new laws are based on the premise that staff are happier if they are not followed home by theirjobs. in australia we have a mental health crisis, there are as many as one in four employees in the workplace suffering from mental health conditions and lots of people have job uncertainty. add to that the cost of living prices and this is going to look to address some of that, people have been overworked for a long time. similar laws are in place in franc

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.cane milton which made landfall in florida about one hour ago. this is fort myers beach, a lot of wind and a lot of rain. it is one of the areas feeling most of the damage and most of the impact. hundreds of thousands of people have lost power and there have been mass evacuations across the state the last few days. huge business impact and the personal toll being felt. to stay with bbc news, we will have more information next. hey, it's lucy with the catch up! tonight... shopping second—hand, money for moving, and a smiling seal. first, people are preparing for hurricane milton as it closes in on florida. it's a category four storm and is expected to hit the tampa area with winds of up to one i65mph. one of our catch up presenters is in washington, he sent us this. millions have been urged to evacuate with the president saying it's a matter of life and death. residents who are refusing to leave have been told to write their names on their arm so they can be easily identified during rec

from sydney, phil mercer reports. jo 0'brien was driving when she received life—changing news.investment scam. $340,000 disappeared. the melbourne mother blames herself, but also says she was let down by her bank for failing to identify and stop suspicious transactions. i pulled over and ijust cried my eyes out. ijust could not believe that this had happened to me. and i've neverfelt a feeling like that before. it's worse than when someone dies. because australian law is so slack, we have become a major target now. she wants tougher laws to prevent theft, and better security at the banks. unlike many other victims, she tracked down her alleged scammer, but is unlikely to get any of her money back. he had himself down as the director with an address in western melbourne. so i was so angry and i had nothing to lose, so ijumped in my car and drove over and knocked on his door. australian academics have identified key psychological factors that cause people to fall for scams. emotions can be manipulated to create a sense of urgency, fear or excitement, especially when it comes to m

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