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The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revealed that his investment firm has bought a $1bn stake in the technology firm Apple. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a holding of 9.81 million shares in the iPhone maker in a regulatory filing. Larry Magid, a technology journalist in the US, gives his reaction.

The rules have changed in the US for start-up companies wanting to raise cash to launch their businesses. From today, new companies can raise up to a million dollars over a 12 month period through crowdfunding campaigns, without having to be being registered with the US markets regulator. Cat Clifford who writes about and hosts a crowdfunding show for Entrepreneur.com talks about the changes.

Marie Keyworth reports from Sierra Leone on why the country is in hot water for not cooperating in the fight against illegal fishing.

Anu Anand is joined throughout the programme by Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder of TransferWise, from Singapore and Jason Abbruzzese, a Business Reporter at Mashable in New York.

(image: Warren Buffet / credit: Steve Pope/Getty Images)