First Move with Julia Chatterley

Moscow and Kyiv trade blame for the destruction of a large dam in Russian held Southern Ukraine as hundreds are forced to evacuate due to flooding. Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko joins to discuss the evacuation effort, how the flood will affect Ukraine’s economy, and says Russia is acting like a terrorist state. Plus, Dan Ives, Managing Director of Equity Research at Wedbush Securities, joins to discuss Apple unveiling its mixed reality headset and how it lays the groundwork for the company's A.I. strategy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Russia claims to have repelled a major offensive in the Donetsk region, saying that hundreds of Ukrainian troops have been killed. Ukraine says it has no information to confirm the battle happened. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins to discuss Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the danger of the conflict spreading more widely within Russia changing the whole dynamic of the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The US labor market is showing no signs of slowing, adding 339,000 jobs in May, far exceeding expectations. Sectors posting solid growth include professional and business services, government, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Joining the show to discuss Sander van't Noordende, CEO of Randstad, the world's biggest recruitment company. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

May proved to be a challenging month for investors. The NASDAQ was the big US winner last month, rallying almost 6%. That's in stark contrast to the DJIA, which was off more than 3%. It's one of the biggest disparities in US stock market performance in years. Joining Julia to discuss what might happen next is Lisa Shalett, Chief Investment Officer of Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

We're still in the very early stages of both understanding and harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. But it's coming, and the pace of change is already vast. And along with it the cries for restraint are growing ever more insistent. Just in the past two months, industry voices have gone from saying we need a six-month pause to reevaluate, to yesterday's warning that AI could be the death of us. Among those most alarmed are some of those with the most to gain financially. And one of the key beneficiaries, Microsoft, is also one of the strongest voices pushing for smart and swift regulation to ensure we get this right. Joining Julia to discuss is Microsoft Vice Chairman Brad Smith. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Dozens of AI industry leaders, policymakers and academics are warning there's a risk that the use of artificial intelligence could lead to the annihilation of humanity. The statement says extinction by AI should be considered a top global threat and treated just as seriously as risks from pandemics and nuclear war. It's worth noting that today's cutting-edge chatbots don't think for themselves. They produce outputs based on data they've been trained on. And that's where the company Scale AI says it offers solutions by providing software that helps define and label the datasets used in this process. Joining Julia to discuss is Scale AI founder/CEO Alexandr Wang. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The White House and senior Republicans may have reached an "agreement in principle" to raise the debt ceiling, but now lawmakers must vote on it. The US government has never defaulted on its debt, but that didn't stop rating agencies including Morningstar from placing the country's AAA credit rating under review. Joining Julia to discuss is Morningstar Senior Vice President of Sovereign Global Ratings Michael Heydt. Also on today's show: Selva Demiralp, Professor of Economics at Koç University in Istanbul. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

French startup Zephalto is offering flights to the edge of space in a pressurized capsule attached to a helium balloon. The firm says the craft will take off from a French spaceport and ascend for around 90 minutes, reaching an altitude of 25 kilometers (82,000 feet). Not surprisingly, given this is a French company, one of the main attractions of the trip is feasting on food prepared by Michelin-star chefs. Joining Julia to discuss is Zephalto founder Vincent Farret d'Astiès. Also on today's show: Daniel Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Wedbush Securities; Greg Valliere, Chief US Policy Strategist at AGF. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

According to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to $1.7 trillion this year. In fact, investment in solar power is set to exceed oil for the first time ever. But there's still major concern about the unevenness of that growth. The IEA points out that more than 90% of that increase comes from advanced economies and China. Joining Julia to discuss is IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. Also on today's show: World Bank President David Malpass, who's stepping down on June 30 after serving more than four years. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The US Congress has very little time left to avoid a default. Whether that happens or not, even flirting with the prospect has big consequences for investors in US assets like US government bonds, which are supposed to be the safest assets to own. Imagine you provide a product whose value is tied to the US dollar and investors trust that you have exactly the same amount of cash or bonds, for example, to back it up. In very simple terms, that is how a stablecoin works. Circle is a financial service company that issues one of the world's largest, known as a USDC. Stablecoins facilitate trades in cryptocurrencies, but they're also used to lend, borrow and send payments around the world with lower transaction costs. Joining Julia to discuss is Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

While much of the recent talk about artificial intelligence has focused on how this powerful technology can be abused, there can be huge creative benefits as well. The software giant Adobe is making it easier than ever before to enhance images with lifelike effects. Joining Julia to discuss is Scott Belsky, chief strategy officer and executive VP of design and emerging products at Adobe. Also on today's show: Author Ashley Vance discusses his new book, When the Heavens Went on Sale (The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to put Space Within Reach). To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

From solving climate change to improving electric vehicle battery technology, tackling some of the world's most challenging problems remains beyond the reach of even the world's most powerful supercomputers. Hoping to change that, IBM just announced a 10-year, $100 million dollar initiative to develop a quantum supercomputer. For more on this, Julia spoke exclusively with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. Also on today's show: Nikos Vettas, general director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

According to the global charity Oxfam International, G7 nations owe $13 trillion dollars to developing countries in aid that was promised but never delivered, as well as funding for climate action. Oxfam Interim Executive Director Amitabh Behar says, "It's time to call the G7's hypocrisy for what it is: an attempt to dodge responsibility and maintain the neo-colonial status quo." He joins Julia to discuss. Also on today's show: Raj Ramanand, CEO of Signifyd, an end-to-end fraud protection company. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Data collected from millions of entrepreneurs all around the world has been pulled together for the first time in a global index measuring their economic benefits. The information was collated by Shopify, the global commerce platform that says it's effectively a one-stop shop for retailers selling online and beyond. Joining Julia to discuss is Shopify President Harley Finkelstein. Also on today's show: Sheila A. Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Around a fifth of 12-19-year-olds in the US are obese, according to the CDC, which also warns that adolescent mental health remains in crisis. Both issues are on the radar of the gym chain Planet Fitness, which markets itself as a "judgment-free zone." It's allowing high school teens to work out for free in its clubs in the US and Canada over the summer. Joining the show to discuss is Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau. Also on today's show: Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Whether it's a conversation with an AI interface like ChatGPT or a computer-generated video telling us the news, recent leaps in artificial intelligence have given humans new powers of creativity. But with it comes new risks, particularly when it comes to "deepfakes," defined as synthetic media that have been digitally manipulated to replace one person's likeness convincingly with that of another. Joining the show to discuss is former Google CEO and Chairman Eric Schmidt, who tells Julia it's increasingly difficult to determine whether what we see can be trusted. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Since the emergency of ChatGPT and Google's Bard there's been plenty of talk -- and certainly some warnings -- about the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on education. Pearson, the British publishing and education company, says AI has been a big part of its work for years. Then last week it announced plans to further integrate AI into its products. Joining Julia to discuss is Pearson CEO Andy Bird. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Venus Aerospace is determined to make the world a much smaller place with a promise to fly you from San Francisco to Tokyo or Houston to London in just an hour. The US startup is working on a rocket-powered, hypersonic plane called the Stargazer. It will be designed to carry 12 passengers within the Earth's atmosphere at nine times the speed of sound. Joining Julia to discuss is Venus cofounder/CEO Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Disney posted a mixed earnings report for the second quarter. The company said it lost four million paid subscribers for Disney+ but narrowed its financial losses for the streaming channel to just under $660 million -- the result of charging more for subscriptions, cutting marketing expenditures, and looking to boost advertising. Joining Julia to discuss is Tim Nollen, senior media tech analyst at Macquarie. Also on today's show: Vonn Christenson, cofounder/CEO of ZeroNox, a California-based electrical equipment manufacturer. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Zero-emission truck maker Nikola has made a major shift in strategy. It's selling operations in Europe and refocusing on demand in North America. Production of its hydrogen-fueled trucks is set to begin this summer, and the company is also promising to deliver mobile refueling stations to get around the lack of hydrogen supply. Nikola stock fell nearly 13% yesterday after the company announced a quarterly loss of $170 million. Joining Julia to discuss all this is Nikola CEO Michael Lohscheller. Also on today's show: Hadi Partovi, CEO of the education nonprofit Code.org, talks about the need to embrace AI as a teaching tool. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy