The robots are coming
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Waymo driverless taxicabs are coming to London next year once they have completed safety tests. Bankers' bonuses to be paid earlier than before. They'll now receive them within 4 years instead of the current 8 years. And Microsoft's Xbox is launching its new £800 handheld gaming device around the world. Presenter: Sean Farrington.
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| 0:44.1 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
| 0:50.7 | Hello, welcome. It's Wake Up to Money. We're talking about the financial crisis. 17 years on. |
| 0:56.1 | Bankers were only allowed to take their bonuses after eight years in the aftermath of that financial crash. But from today, that will be reduced to four years. They can get those |
| 1:01.1 | bonuses sooner. What is it all about? We're going to be speaking to those in the heart of the |
| 1:05.7 | city of London about the changes there. We're going to be speaking about Xbox as well. It |
| 1:09.8 | releases its new handheld console. It's going to cost you a fine old 800 quid to get hold of one. We'll hear |
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