Hey, hey, happy Friday. Good Friday. I'm
Ky Wire. Thanks for spending part of
your day with us here on CNN 10. I am
headed to Indianapolis after the show
for this weekend's final four of the
NCAA basketball tournament. So, if you
see your boy, holler at me. All right,
let's start this show with news of
another proposal for social media bans
for young teenagers. France is now
poised to be the first European nation
to propose the law. It would require
platforms like Instagram, Tik Tok, and
Snapchat to block access for younger
users using strict age verification
systems. Supporters say the move is
about protecting kids from cyber
bullying, harmful content, and addictive
algorithms that can impact mental health
and sleep. French President Emanuel
Mcronone has backed the plan, calling it
a necessary step to protect children's
development in an increasingly digital
world. CNN visited an American expat
school in Paris and asked a few 14 and
15year-olds what they think. Here you
go.
>> A lot of times we can find ourselves in
these little bubbles of where we live
and who we're surrounded by. And social
media kind of opens that up. It's also a
great place for people to express
themselves and
yeah,
>> it sounds like you're going to miss it.
Like it
>> I am. I of course I'm going to miss it.
>> I feel like I'll be able to go outside
more and I'll be able to like be more
motivated to do things cuz it really
takes away some of your motivation.
There will always be ways to get around
it because the nature of the internet is
such that anybody can go anywhere as
anyone and there will always be ways to
get around.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. What did the I in
front of Apple products originally stand
for? Internet innovation, intelligence,
or independence?
If you said internet, you are dialed in.
Back when Apple introduced the iMac in
1998, the I was meant to highlight its
focus on the internet. Later, Steve
Jobs, one of Apple's founders, said the
I came to mean more, like individual,
instruct, inform, and inspire.
This week, Apple hit the big 50 happy
birthday, marking half a century of
leveling up how we live, work, and
connect. From early computers to
pocketsize tech that we see today.
>> When I got my first um iPhone that, wow,
this screen is so much bigger. This is
super cool. It was probably the the
first time I had a mini computer in my
hand.
>> At the Computer History Museum, visitors
are celebrating that legacy, tracing
Apple's rise from a California garage
startup to one of the world's most
influential tech companies. The company
was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve
Waznjak, and Ronald Wayne with the
mission to help develop and sell
personal computers aiming to make
technology accessible and userfriendly.
So, one of the reasons why Apple has
such an impact on the industry is
because they are willing to uh innovate
on design and push uh new designs um for
how uh computers should be built. And
often the rest of the industry is
content to just do what everybody else
is doing or maybe then copy Apple when
Apple comes up with something new.
Many of us around the world are seeing
real world consequences of rising oil
and fuel prices. We are very dependent
on the natural resource in our everyday
lives. Our Mike Valerio has a report on
an alternative. China set a new record
in the clean energy sector, installing
37 gawatts of new wind power in one
month. That's more wind power than many
countries produce in an entire year.
Let's check out a wind farm and hear
more about the thinking behind this huge
investment.
As you hike through the mountains
outside Beijing, dwarfed by none other
than towering windmills, you can see and
hear
China's green energy revolution. It's
incredible standing this close to one of
China's colossal wind turbines. In fact,
China is installing roughly two of these
every single hour. And analysts say in
one month alone last year, China added
enough renewable energy to power a
country the size of Poland. for Chinese
government. We have a long desire for uh
stable supply of uh energy for the for
the for the whole country. Long before
the Iran war oil shock, Beijing has
viewed reliance on Middle Eastern fossil
fuels as a possible security risk. That
in part has helped fuel China's green
energy push for the past two decades.
And look at what's up ahead on this
ridge line. China now has the world's
largest wind energy generation system.
You could see it still even in the
outskirts of Beijing where we are right
now. Wind and solar contribute to about
20% about a fifth of China's energy
generation. That's already ahead of the
United States where it stands at about
17%.
>> There's definitely going to be greater
appeal of Chinese clean tech exports.
and those include electric vehicles.
With China's BYD overtaking Tesla to
become the world's top EV maker and now
exporting more than one in five of its
vehicles to over a 100 countries, these
super big cars, at least in the West,
that drink a lot of gas, they're not
going to be very popular long term.
Maybe the red carpet's going to be
rolled out in some countries for these
more affordable Chinese electric
vehicles. But demand for China's green
tech, experts note, could vary depending
on geography. A potential complicating
factor, the United States has warned
nations for years not to let China build
critical infrastructure, a dynamic that
could impact Middle Eastern US allies
like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. They want
technologies and investments from
China's side in green energy industries
because they want to be less dependent
on oil uh export. So certainly the scale
of what China is building is leading the
cost of renewable energy to plummet. But
what remains to be seen is what scale
China will export of its green energy
technology in this new moment for global
energy. This weekend about 2.5 billion
people around the world will celebrate
Easter, one of the most important
holidays in the Christian faith,
symbolizing hope, renewal, and new life.
Beyond deep religious meaning though,
Easter's packed with fun extra special
traditions like egg hunts and chocolate
bunnies. Now, Belgium is known for its
chocolate, and the country's top
chocoliers have come together to
showcase intricate masterpieces, all
centered around an Easter egg theme.
These edible artworks aren't just for
show, they're for sale. for 900 euros.
About a thousand bucks. That puts the ow
in cacao. But all proceeds are donated
to a Belgian cancer research
organization. Ain't that sweet?
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10
definitely made the cut. Students at a
barber school in Michigan are training
for careers in a field where demand is
growing, but schools are getting harder
to find.
>> Our next objective is to blend this into
the back. Barber school owner and barber
of 17 years, Ali Al-Hashmi says that
becoming a licensed barber in Michigan
takes 1,800 hours of training. And at
his school, it's a year of hard work and
education before students ever take
paying customers.
>> Every single student is excited to be
here. And I think that we've built a
great culture, atmosphere, learning
environment.
>> Students here say barbering is about
more than just style. It's about
building confidence, creativity, and
chasing their passion even when there
are some obstacles.
>> I've always found it so satisfying the
transformation and giving people the
confidence,
>> creating quite the buzz. They are not
letting their dreams fade away. Safe to
say the future of these barbers is
looking sharp. I have two shoutouts
today, but first, we're off next week
for spring break like many of you. But
if you miss us, check out our YouTube
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where you will find exclusive content
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April 13th. All right, what do you say
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out going to Miss Holland and Mrs. Scott
at Johnson Middle School in Johnston,
Iowa. Thank you for the kind letter and
the sweet treats for my team. Xander, I
hear you are a triple threat. Football,
basketball, and baseball. Keep shining,
baby. Play that Friday music. Nadair,
you are more powerful than you know. You
never know when or how, but you may be
the light someone needs. I'm Koi Wire.
It's been a blessing to spend this week
with you.
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