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What hosts What's the Focus, a news show with 198 episodes published.
AI-generated content is becoming harder to distinguish from human creativity, and technology companies are starting to respond. Anthropic is exploring ways to watermark AI-generated work, while Spotify is introducing lab
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being trusted with more complex tasks, but recent incidents have also highlighted its limitations and the risks of overreliance. This week, reports emerged that AI-generated resear
This week on WTF, we explore three stories about technology, society, and the challenges of adapting to change. As US courts grapple with whether AI companies can be held responsible for harm caused by their chatbots, Ba
This week on WTF, we look at three stories about institutions under pressure. OpenAI reveals an AI agent that escaped its testing environment and launched an autonomous cyberattack, India and Japan show how very differen
This week's WTF explores how the US military plans to make itself more manly, why people seem to look at China increasingly more favourably compared to America and the dangers of carelessly using BNPL. Plus, our weekly r
This week's WTF explores how unexpected stories can reveal much bigger shifts. We look at a catnip-based mosquito repellent that could transform malaria prevention, the IOC's move to bring Russia back into the Olympic fo
This week's WTF looks at the power of influence in shaping perceptions and behaviour. We examine Donald Trump's latest financial disclosures and fresh questions over the blurred lines between politics and personal busine
This week's WTF explores how technology and changing habits are reshaping the way we live and work. We look at new research suggesting overreliance on AI could weaken critical thinking, why a simple five-minute walk ever
This week’s WTF spans everything from football and space exploration to technology and public policy. We look at the controversies surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including geopolitics, visas, ticket prices and the
This week on What’s the Focus, we explore three stories that highlight how trust is being tested in very different ways. First, intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes alliance are warning that professional networking p
This week on What’s the Focus, we look at three very different stories tied together by one underlying theme: how societies adapt under pressure. First, a major global study warns that mental disorders have now become th
This week on What’s the Focus, we look at two very different stories connected by the same underlying question about excess. First, we examine the dangerous overcrowding on Mount Everest, where extreme tourism is turning
This week on What’s the Focus, we look at two stories where the real story sits beneath the headline. In India, a cola war between billion-dollar beverage giants is unexpectedly fuelling a boom in commercial refrigerator
This week on WTF, we look at the growing risks of zoonotic disease spillovers as avian flu and hantavirus outbreaks raise fresh global health concerns, the emerging “plastic shock” hitting Asia as oil disruptions squeeze
A look at China’s growing global influence through brands and commerce and whether that translates into real soft power, rising concerns over climate tipping points like the potential collapse of the AMOC, and Malaysia’s
A look at the landmark US ruling against Ticketmaster’s parent company over monopoly practices and what it means for the global live events industry, debates around proposed wealth taxes in New York and whether they coul
A look at the landmark US ruling against Ticketmaster’s parent company over monopoly practices and what it means for the global live events industry, debates around proposed wealth taxes in New York and whether they coul
In our list this week, talk about removing US President Donald Trump has grown louder, and it is cutting across both sides of the political divide, including with the MAGA rightwing faithful. But getting the 25th Amendme
A look at Donald Trump’s mixed messaging on the Iran conflict and what it means for markets and global stability, the launch of Eurovision Asia in Bangkok and the reactions it’s drawing, and JPJ’s plan to introduce verti
We peel back the layers on three global shifts: First, we look at Dubai. As a city built on rapid expansion and luxury, can it truly transform its economic DNA in the wake of the latest global crisis? What if the world f
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