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US job growth starts to slow

The US economy added 235,000 jobs in August, compared with 1.05 million in July

The US economy added 235,000 jobs in August, compared with 1.05 million in July. We hear how this is affecting businesses on a local level from Stephen Griffin, CEO of the Finger Lakes Economic Development Centre in upstate New York.
Apple is to postpone the introduction of new software that would have detected pictures of child pornography and sex abuse on iPhones, following criticism by privacy campaigners. Our North America technology reporter James Clayton explains the situation.
The Dutch Grand Prix returns this weekend after 36 years. The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Matthew Kenyon goes to Zandvoort to see why the F1 race is restarting after all these years.
And US radio station Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal speaks to marketing professor Utpal Dholakia about the damage to brands when they are used by group such as the Taliban.

Jamie Robertson is joined throughout the programme by Sinead Mangan, presenter of the ABC radio programme ‘Australia Wide’, from Perth.

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  • Sat 4 Sep 2021 00:06GMT

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