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A Chinese rival to ChatGPT wiped $700 billion from the value of the world’s largest tech companies in just one day. DeepSeek claims its free, open-source model is more cost-effective and efficient than its American rivals calling into question the dominance of Silicon Valley. One tech baron has even called it a ''Sputnik moment" in reference to the time when Russia surprised the US by launching the first satellite into orbit - which began the space race.
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Guest: Danny Fortson, West Coast Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.
Further listening: The Times Tech Podcast
Clips: Fox News, NBC News, MSNBC, CNN.
Photo: Getty Images.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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Robert F Kennedy Jr. - President Trump's pick as health secretary - begins his confirmation hearings today. He's the man who coined the phrase 'Make America Healthy Again', but with a track record of conspiracy-led and anti-vaxx views, Washington has looked at his nomination with alarm. Still, his fight against Big Pharma and Big Food has been welcomed by an interesting cohort: a band of women calling themselves ‘crunchy moms.’
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Guest: Josie Ensor
Host: Luke Jones
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Further reading: The ‘crunchy mom’ influencers embracing Maha
Further listening: Meet Robert Kennedy Jr: The US election wild cardhttps://pod.fo/e/1ff482
Clips: Shawn Ryan Show podcast, ABC News, Fox News, TikTok/@momsacrossamerica, TikTok/@LivingwithBecca, Lex Fridman podcast, New York Post, CBS News, Club Random with Bill Maher, Joe Rogan Experience.
Photo: Ashley McCubbins/Southern Oaks & Co
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Last week a Russian spy ship was spotted off the coast of the UK. The Royal Navy was sent to closely monitor the vessel as it passed through British waters. It’s the latest in a series of incidents across Europe, some culminating in catastrophic damage to critical underwater cables. So what is Russia trying to achieve? And what are the UK and NATO doing about it?
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Guest: George Grylls, Defence Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Further reading: Nato’s underwater war against Russian and Chinese cable-cutters
Clips: The Times and The Sunday Times, parliamentlive.tv, Bloomberg.
Photo: Times Photographer Richard Pohle.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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It's that time of year again. The Sunday Times Tax List. So who made it to the top? And is there a bit of a dark side to the list this year?
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Guest: Robert Watts, journalist, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Further reading: The Tax List 2025: the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers revealed
Photo: Getty Images.
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Last weekend, The Sunday Times' Josh Glancy landed in Tel Aviv, after the ceasefire had just been announced. Israelis held their breath to see if it would hold, and if their loved ones would be the hostages released.
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Guest: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Taryn Siegel.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Photo: Getty Images
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For many, paying off a mortgage is one of their biggest financial goals. So, this week Holly and Lucy are joined by mortgage expert Sarah Tucker from The Mortgage Mum and Leigh Macfarlane, a content creator documenting her journey to becoming mortgage free. They share practical tips and strategies to make your dream of financial freedom a reality.
Contact: Lucy and Holly at: moneyteam@thetimes.co.uk
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When Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon labelled the new kid on the block, Elon Musk, as “racist” and “truly evil”, it hit the headlines. But what’s their feud really about? And what does it tell us about the two sides of President Donald Trump?
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Guest: Oliver Bateman, journalist and historian.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Emily Webb.
Clips: NBC, CNBC Television, CNN, CNN News-18, MSNBC, PBS, All-In Podcast, Sirius XM.
Photo: Getty Images.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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For almost two years, two armies have fought a brutal civil war in Sudan, Africa’s third largest country. Over 150,000 have died, 11 million have been displaced and evidence of genocidal war crimes have emerged. So why has the war in Sudan been forgotten? The Times’ Special Correspondent Anthony Loyd has recently returned from a reporting trip on the frontline and tells The Story about the people he met.
This episode includes descriptions of war and rape.
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Guest: Anthony Loyd, Special Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edward Drummond.
Clips: BBC.
Photo: Anthony Loyd/The Times.
Watch Anthony’s video from Sudan
Further reading: Inside Sudan’s forgotten war: 150,000 dead, 11 million displaced
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to killing three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July. But why wasn’t the 18 year old - who was referred to counter terrorism scheme Prevent three times - stopped before he could commit his crimes? And, as the Prime Minister warns of a new kind of terrorism, does Britain need to rethink its whole strategy around terror to prevent an attack like this happening again?
This podcast contains descriptions of violence.
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Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Samantha Chantarasak, Olivia Case.
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Clips: GB News, 10 Downing Street, UK Parliament.
Photo: Merseyside Police / PA.
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Rachel Reeves travels to the World Economic Forum today to shore up support among CEOs and world leaders in Davos. The chancellor hopes to boost investment amidst volatile bond markets, borrowing costs hitting a 27-year high, and the prospect of Trump tariffs. But is the government heading for a Liz Truss-style crash?
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Guest: Dominic O’Connell, Columnist, The Times, and Business Presenter, Times Radio.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.
Clips: GB News, Sky News, NBC News, UK Parliament, BBC News.
Photo: Times Design/Getty Images
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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