How will Nvidia reinvent your laptop?

How will Nvidia reinvent your laptop?

Author: BBC World Service June 2, 2026 Duration: 27:09

Big tech firms race to cash in on the AI boom. Anthropic, the firm behind chatbot Claude went public in the US, filing paperwork for a stock market listing later this year while Nvidia launched a new processor they say could reinvent the PC in the age of artificial intelligence.

In India, fertilizer supplies are under strain from shipping disruptions caused by the Middle East war. Our correspondent explains how this will affect farming and food prices in Asia's third largest economy.

And, a supermarket chain in Belfast has added a pub to one of their stores, but it's proven controversial because of Northern Ireland's strict licensing laws.

Plus Backrooms, a new horror film, created by a young YouTuber, earned over $80 million in its opening weekend. Could digital creators be the next generation of filmmakers?


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AI, billions and the race to go public [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:48
Artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX are preparing for potential stock market listings in 2026, as investor interest in the sector pushes combined company valuations towards the trilli…
Inside Space X's IPO plan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:57
Elon Musk's space X is going public, in what could be the biggest initial public offering in history. Leanna Byrne speaks to Dr Stephanie Hare about the significance of the IPO.We also hear from Azadeh Moshiri in India a…
Why did Bolt's CEO fire whole HR team? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:27
Ryan Breslow let go of 30% of his workforce, plus his entire HR department. He defended this by saying they 'created problems that didn't exist.' And, AI giant Nvidia is the first company to be worth $5 trillion, followi…
Trump leaves, Putin enters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:56
Hot on the heels of the US President, the Russian leader is the latest to meet with President Xi in Beijing, signing over 20 agreements on trade and technology.The two leaders failed to come to an agreement on a long awa…
Why did a former Google CEO get booed? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:28
The former Google CEO got heckled at a graduation ceremony at the University of Arizona. The editor-in-chief of their student paper The Daily Wildcat tells us why. We also discuss fuel price hikes in India as Prime Minis…
Kenya's government cuts fuel prices after deadly protests [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:56
Deadly protests in Kenya have forced the government to cut diesel prices after a sharp jump in fuel costs, driven by supply pressures from the Middle East conflict.Roads into the Nairobi were blocked, tyres burned and pu…
Musk and Altman are 'toddlers' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:30
Tech journalist Kara Swisher describes Elon Musk and Sam Altman as 'toddlers' as their trial concludes. In a unanimous verdict, the jury agreed that Elon Musk's claims essentially expired after waiting too long to file h…
Major rail strike brings New York to a halt [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:56
Long Island Rail Road workers walk out, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambling for alternatives and raising concerns about the wider economic impact of the disruption.Elsewhere, rising fuel prices around t…
Trump heads home after high-stakes China talks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:36
As the US president leaves Beijing for Washington, it's clear both parties are eager to improve their economic relationship. We reflect on the last two days with American and Chinese experts.Across the pond, it's been a…
Trump and Xi talks come to a close [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:44
Ahead of President Trump's and President Xi's China summit, there were hopes of deals agreed on both trade and tariffs. But has anything actually been achieved? Leanna Byrne finds out. And less than a month from the star…