About this episode
Our correspondent goes inside a Chinese robot facility to see thousands of droids being taught to complete useful tasks. Is it worth the time and money? How Meta’s $17bn settlement at its blockbuster trial could change teen social-media use. And 75 years of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company.
Watch extended clips from Insider here, plus the full Elon Musk interview
Guests and host:
- Don Weinland, China business editor
- Alice Fulwood, “Money Talks” host and US business editor
- Alexandra Suich-Bass, culture editor
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Robots, humanoids, China, AI
- Meta, Instagram, Facebook, social media, addiction,
- Shakespeare and Company, Paris, bookshops
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