What in the World

Eurovision Song Contest Asia is happening for the first time in history! Expect a twerking Filipina, a KPop boyband star and a Mongolian dressed as a warrior…
Eleven countries will be competing to be the first ever winner of the singing competition. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Korea, Nepal and Malaysia will all be involved in Saturday’s final. William Lee Adams, What in the World’s resident Eurovision expert, explains why the competition has been created, who the favourites are and some of the controversies that have surrounded the event.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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Editor: Verity Wilde

It’s not unusual to receive an email that your personal information has been accessed through a data breach or cyber attack these days. This happened to millions of ASOS customers in October. Or you might have logged onto a site and been told to change your password because it’s been found in a hack.
Loads of us are talking about how to protect yourself online, especially in cases where companies are responsible for handling your sensitive information.
BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy tells us about some of the methods cyber criminals use to carry out their hacks. We also get Tejal Reddy, a software engineer and cyber-security content creator to answer some of your online safety questions and concerns.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Mollie Perella and Chelsea Coates
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Editor: Emily Horler

The Venn diagram of technology, geopolitics and national security = the Nvidia scandal.
Something we didn’t have on our bingo cards for 2026: The boss of the AI firm Nvidia is being investigated by his own company after being caught having an affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.
Jensen Huang’s admitted the affair with Alice Huang (no relation) and China’s denied that she’s a spy. Jensen Huang’s friend, the US President Donald Trump, has backed him. So, where does this leave one of the most powerful men in the world? And what does this all mean for US national security? We break it all down with Shawn Yuan from the BBC’s Global China Unit.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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Ash Dykes has five Guinness World Records. He’s trekked through some of the world’s toughest environments. And he just can’t stop. The extreme adventurer has recently completed a 700km (434 mile) journey through the Congo Basin in central Africa by inflatable kayak. It was the first of six expeditions he’s doing back-to-back. The journey was documented ‘live’ on his socials.
So how do you prepare for challenges like this? Why do they seem to get tougher and tougher? Where is the limit? Ash joins us in the What in the World studio to talk about his mission, why he keeps raising the bar, and what he says to those who criticise him.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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Video Producer: Chelsea Coates
Editor: Verity Wilde

Have you ever watched a film, and wondered: has this been made with AI? From AI animals to face swapping, it’s getting harder to tell.
When Director Danny Boyle’s upcoming movie Ink premiered at film festivals this autumn, many viewers noticed the tell-tale signs of AI. But the director said that he made sure no actors lost out on work and that AI-generated animals could be an ethical solution to using real ones.
BBC Journalist Kesewaa Browne joins Hannah to talk about whether AI is becoming another regular film making tool and if it’s something we should be excited or worried about in cinema.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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