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Will the SpaceX slump pop the AI bubble?

At the end of last week Elon Musk’s much-hyped SpaceX shares took a tumble just over a month after the company went public.  But what does that mean for the big AI companies and for the so-called AI bubble.  Today AI critic and host of the Better Offline podcast Ed Zitron on why he thinks it will all come crashing down. Featured: Ed Zitron, host of Better Offline podcast and EZ Primary Research CEO 

Is this what a forever war looks like?

Donald Trump's MOU with Iran was supposed to stop the war and then end it.  Now it's barely worth the paper it's written on. The bombing has resumed. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. And now the conflict is spreading to the Red Sea, with the Houthis declaring a blockade on Saudi shipping.  So, is this what a forever war looks like?  Today, former US State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller on the few options Donald Trump has leftFeatured:Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Middle East Negotiator at the US State Department

Do Pauline Hanson’s economics add up?

Pauline Hanson has spent the past fortnight in Europe spruiking her anti-immigration policies which have long been familiar to Australian voters.  But beyond immigration, what does One Nation actually want for the economy?  Today, ABC business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens looks at the policies that have received far less attention and what Australia's economy could look like under One Nation.   Featured:  Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter 

The renewed obsession with living longer

For thousands of years the question of extending life or living forever has occupied minds.  But now it’s taken on a new life, from peptides, to IV drips and experimental treatments targeting the heart or kidneys, there’s a buzz around longevity.  Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into the big business and the science behind the quest to live healthier for longer. Featured:  Dr Norman Swan, co-host of the Health Report and What’s that Rash on ABC Radio National

Why Trump's so sensitive about Air Force One

When Donald Trump went to the NATO summit in Ankara, he took one plane in and a different one out.  They were both called Air Force One, but one is 35 years old and is believed to have advanced safety features and the other was a retrofitted luxury 747 given to the US by Qatar.  Why did the US president not fly out on the newer plane that he loves so much?  New York Times journalists have received subpoenas after sources told them it was due to safety precautions related to the war with Iran.  Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, David A. Graham, on the president's planes and the latest attack on the press. Featured:  David A. Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic