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Is the AI bubble finally bursting?

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Global tech stocks tumble as investors question the billions being poured into artificial intelligence. And so we ask, is the AI boom running out of steam?
Also, Paraguay's president faces impeachment proceedings over a banking scandal.
And pollution threatens one of India's busiest shopping seasons, Diwali.

Presenter: Luke Wilson
Producers: Matt Lines and Bisi Adebayo
6 Nov 11AM English United Kingdom Business

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