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contributor to CNBC. And if you're like me, you're trying to figure out how artificial intelligence

is changing the business world and our lives. So each week on big technology, I bring on key actors

from companies building AI tech and outsiders trying to influence it, asking where this is all going, they come from places like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and plenty more.

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A UN commission calls what's happening in Gaza genocide.

This is likely to be the benchmark now for the issue of genocide.

I'm Marco Werman.

And I'm Carolyn Beeler.

Today we look at one key aspect of that report.

Also on the show, Baltic states like Lithuania are trying new approaches to dealing with the Russia threat.

Citizen preparation, even in the civilian side, is actually very important for us.

Enter drone school for kids.

And in Thailand, there's a big market for electric vehicles, and manufacturers in

China are trying everything to get people buying. Does some of the stuff seem cheesy? Yeah.

Is some of this stuff going to fail? Of course. Why the competition should still be nervous.

And the search for a breakfast of champions goes global. That's all today, here on the world.

This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for joining us this Wednesday.

We begin the show today with an engine of the global economy, the auto industry.

These days, on average,

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