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Algorithms are deciding almost everything we see online, and concern is growing about the kinds of content social media is feeding us and our kids.  
Now the government wants to give us more control of our feeds, proposing laws that could force tech companies to let users 'opt out' of recommendation algorithms.  
Today, Daniel Angus, digital communications expert, on how algorithms became so powerful in the first place -  and whether we can ever escape them.  
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Daniel Angus, director of the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology

One Nation wants to give renters and borrowers early access to some of their retirement savings in a new policy proposal it says will help ease the cost-of-living pressure. 
It's reignited a fierce debate about the future of the scheme.  
Today, former political strategist and pollster Kos Samaras on whether superannuation is about to become a political battleground once again and if it's a fight voters even want.
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Kos Samaras, Director of strategy and analytics at Redbridge Group

Bond markets around the world are under pressure, as investors sell bonds and demand higher returns to lend governments money.
It's pushing up borrowing costs and the effects can flow through to the mortgages, bank loans and credit cards we rely on every day. 
So, what’s driving the global bond sell off, and is the Trump administration's ballooning government debt to blame?
Today, Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, explains what’s happening in the bond market and what it means for your money.  
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Justin Wolfers, professor of economics at the University of Michigan and founder of Platypus Economics

In the 2000s, a wave of cheap Chinese goods that flooded global markets and wiped out manufacturing jobs became known as the China Shock.  
Now it's sequel, China Shock 2.0 has arrived.  
But this time, China isn't just exporting cheap goods. It's taking on the world in cutting-edge technology, from AI to electric vehicles and robotics.   Today, economist David Autor, who helped coin the phrase 'China Shock' and is one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2026 in AI, on whether the world is ready for it. 
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David Autor, Professor in the MIT Department of Economics

According to Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth is doing a 'fantastic job' running the US military.  
But this week one of his most senior officials, the Army Secretary, quit after months of tensions with Hegseth, who has already purged dozens of other senior generals and admirals.  
Today, staff writer at The Atlantic Missy Ryan on the turmoil at the Pentagon, and how long Hegseth will continue to have Trump’s backing. 
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Missy Ryan, staff writer at The Atlantic