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Ceo Mark Zuckerberg has been showing off what he calls the first mainstream � mixed reality� headset, that merges Virtual Reality with the real world. The firms also announced a team of ai chatbots with different personalities, and their own areas of expertise. And its revealed a new set of ray ban Smart Glasses with al built in that can film and upload videos and answer questions. They go on sale next month for 299. Heres a taste. Call eric. Calling eric. Lets no with call eric. Calling eric. Lets go with the call eric. Calling eric. Lets go with the seller. Call eric. Calling eric. Lets go with the seller. Meta, send a hoto go with the seller. Meta, send a photo to go with the seller. Meta, send a photo to mum go with the seller. Meta, send a photo to mum with go with the seller. Meta, send l a photo to mum with whatsapp. Impairs well with and pesto. What impairs well with and pesto. What does impairs well with and pesto. What does it impairs well with and pesto. 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Remember, the dream is that we all spent time in the metaverse, chatting with our friends, in the metaverse, chatting with ourfriends, doing anything in the metaverse, chatting with our friends, doing anything you can imagine so perhaps this kind of technology will help with that. The problem that Mark Zuckerberg has is that it has already lost 21 billion just sent the start of 2022 and The Big Question is can vr headset like this get more people into vr and Playing Games Chris make it will be released in the next couple of weeks and we will know by christmas whether this is ahead of mike a flop. 7 mike proulx is Research Director at the tech consultants, forrester. What is your initial reaction . Our whole lot of ai and barely any metaverse. The metaverse was barely mentioned in the entire event but Artificial Intelligence was the through line. Make no mistake, meta is now an ai company. Now an ai company. They have invested so now an ai company. They have invested so much now an ai company. They have invested so much into now an ai company. They have invested so much into meta i now an ai company. They have l invested so much into meta and many were looking at how that went and not following suit because they believe it is not necessarily the right move. It is simply not skating with consumer want and need yet. When we talk about the metaverse headset, vr headsets, they simply are not things that they simply are not things that the masses want, despite it being touted as the first mainstream headset. Just 5 of online adults are in a vr headset and a majority of them use them for dating. Can headset and a majority of them use them for dating. Use them for dating. Can i ask about the use them for dating. Can i ask about the glasses use them for dating. Can i ask about the glasses because use them for dating. Can i ask. About the glasses because they were a big push as well and many Tech Companies are looking at glasses, the fact we can wear them, take video, send video, what about the privacy issues, it is huge . Issues, it is huge . There. A bit of creepiness in issues, it is huge . There. A bit of creepiness in them i issues, it is huge . There. A bit of creepiness in them aware Mark Zuckerberg talked about the fact the ai embedded in them follows you around, it is seeing and hearing of the world around you but at the same time it shows at least some promise, knowing this is the next generation of the ray ban Smart Glasses, for mainstream people to embrace wearable devices under their heads or make face, they have to become less cumbersome and so these ray ban Smart Glasses is a first step in their becoming more accessible and approachable. I would be suspicious of anyone wearing glasses because they could be filming me and sending it all over the place. That is the concern . It all over the place. That is the concern . That is a major the concern . That is a maor issue across the i the concern . That is a maor issue across the board in h issue across the board in social media and the metaverse and ai for that matter. And ai for that matter. Good to have ou and ai for that matter. Good to have you on and ai for that matter. Good to have you on the and ai for that matter. Good to have you on the programme i have you on the programme ahead. Do tell us what you think. Im sure you have opinions. We would love to hear from you. Now to a row that has erupted here in the uk, after the government on wednesday gave the go ahead for a huge new oil and gas project. The site at rosebank, west of the shetland isles, is the largest untapped Oil And Gas Field in the north sea. It will produce 300 Million Barrels of oil during its lifetime. Supporters say it will help provide Energy Security for the uk, create 1600 jobs and boost the economy. Critics argue its incompatible with the uks legal obligation to reach net zero on Carbon Emissions by 2050. Our Business Editor simon jack has been taking a look at the arguments for and against. For over 50 years, the waters around the uk have provided oil, gas, jobs, tax and Carbon Emissions but reserves are dwindling and the uk is now a net importer of oil and gas. The owners of the Biggest Development in they could say this is a good day for the uk. Energy security and jobs in the uk. There is a continued need for oil and gas through the entire transition and even after net zero, we will need oil and gas in our daily lives and to run the society as we know it. ~. And to run the society as we know it. ~ ,. ,. , know it. Will this Decision Help improve know it. Will this Decision Help improve the know it. Will this Decision Help improve the uk know it. Will this decision i help improve the uk Energy Security because make no, says the man who conducted a climate review. 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An £8 billion investment in the uk over the lifetime of rosebank, a huge amount ofjob creation, tax revenue that would be created, we talk about communities that live up in scotland and across uk that would benefit from the investment, countries by and large like it when there are large like it when there are large investments of infrastructure at scale end of thatjurisdiction and this is a large investment at scale so theres a lot of benefits for theres a lot of benefits for the uk. � ,. , theres a lot of benefits for the uk. ~ ,. ,. , y the uk. At the Benefits A Hotly Disuted the uk. At the benefits a hotly disputed by the uk. At the benefits a hotly disputed by others. The uk. At the benefits a hotly disputed by others. There the uk. At the benefits a hotly disputed by others. There is i the uk. At the benefits a hotly| disputed by others. There is no real economic disputed by others. There is no real economic profit disputed by others. There is no real economic profit to disputed by others. There is no real economic profit to be disputed by others. There is no real economic profit to be had i real economic profit to be had for the uk public stop they are all going to private multi billion Pound Companies and it is not going to make a scrap of difference into the everyday life of most people across the uk. This is a huge mistake on economic grounds, on Energy Security grounds and on a Climate Grounds and the uk public do not stand to benefit from this field. From this field. What will this decision made from this field. What will this decision made for from this field. What will this decision made for the from this field. What will this| decision made for the climate was make experts say what happens between now and 2050 matters. ,. , happens between now and 2050 matters. , h happens between now and 2050 matters. , � ,. ,. , matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow and matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow and the matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow and the day matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow and the day after matters. Today s emissions and tomorrow and the day after all l tomorrow and the day after all the way to 2050 and you add all those up to get your contribution to global warming. To do this is to misunderstand the size. Government insists it has a lower Carbon Footprint to do it at home rather than importing it from Around The World but others argue it does not care and the best way to increase Energy Security, more Jobsis Increase Energy Security, more jobs is to invest in Renewable Energy sources. Gervais williams is head of equities at the Fund Managers premier miton. Very strong arguments both for and against this. We will hear both voice very loudly until this does finally go ahead. Absolutely. What we do see is that europe generally is in a chronic undersupply situation and that may have got worse in the last few years, in part due to the price, best of preference as scaling back local production to increase in the real boss, in part because of the recession in 2020 and impart poor taxes. The bottom line the uk and the rest of europe needs to import energy and were going to run out Hard Currency over time. With the movement beyond globalisation, Hard Currency becomes harder to get hold of and a great advantage for the uk in terms of rosebank is that we pay for it in pounds rather than dollars and euros. Dollars and euros. Im looking at the price dollars and euros. Im looking at the price of dollars and euros. Im looking at the price of brent dollars and euros. Im looking at the price of brent crude, i at the price of brent crude, 97. 34 a at the price of brent crude, 97. 31; a barrel, we are heading towards that 100 a barrel mark. Interesting that labour says it will honour the rosebank licence. A general election is not far away at all and it is issue of Energy Security is going to play a big part in it. Security is going to play a big part in it part in it. Well want to increase part in it. Well want to increase energy part in it. Well want to | increase Energy Security part in it. Well want to increase Energy Security and impart that is investing in renewables but they are only part of the solution. It will take a decade or to two move beyond reliance on this type of energy. Some major countries decide what the supply is going to be and whether they will supply european markets and specifically the uk and the rest of europe are in a vulnerable position. Both Companies Vulnerable position. Both Companies Involved in. Vulnerable position. Bothl Companies Involved in this investment are clear on that. It has to be exported to actually be refined into products. But it does mean we have a negotiating position. If we have a local local inputs, because we can match them up and make sure our local economy continues to survive as oil and gas prices increase. The whole point is it gives us a position to negotiate with the rather than having to rely on the goodwill of International Partners. Goodwill of International Partners lets get some of the days other news now the uk faces a lower risk of Electricity Blackouts this winter compared to last, according to the Energy Network Operator National grid. It says the risk of the lights going out is almost back to the normal level seen before the energy crisis. But a scheme to pay people for cutting Electricity Use at peak times will still be used to help manage demand. Coming up electrifying the debate. Donald trump targets President Bidens green policies as he tries to court striking auto workers Around The World and across the uk, this is bbc news. Bbc news. Bringing you different stories from across the uk. ,. The uk. 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Many who have been taking place as one of europes biggest black book festival to raise awareness of diverse authors, reach new authors and make books accessible to all. Wet for more stories from across the uk had to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. To the us now, where strikes against the big three us Car Companies could be expanded this friday, if there is no progress in pay talks, according to reuters. This week, President Biden showed support for the auto workers byjoining a picket line. Not to be outdone, his likely election rival, donald trump, has also been championing their cause in detroit, but blaming bidens green policies for putting theirjobs at risk. 0vershadowing Relations between the United Auto Workers union and gm, ford, and chrysler owner, stellantis, is the transition to Electric Vehicles, as the bbc� s Michelle Fleury reports from lordstown, 0hio. Stretching across 64 acres, altium cells, a Battery Factory in moortown 0hio, altium cells, a Battery Factory in moortown ohio, is farfrom the picket line. At this site, a partnership between car maker General Motors and a korean Battery Supplier lg is at the forefront of the United Auto Workers fight to protect workers fight to protect workers through the move to electric cars. Connie diggle is a Maintenance Technician here at the only american Battery Plant to be represented by a union. , plant to be represented by a union. , plant to be represented by a union. , union. Seeing those machines move and union. Seeing those machines move and make union. Seeing those machines move and make a union. Seeing those machines move and make a sale, union. Seeing those machines move and make a sale, i union. Seeing those machines move and make a sale, i was| move and make a sale, i was like a kid in a candy store, i was so excited. Like a kid in a candy store, i was so excited. 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Frustrated, she and her colleagues voted to there. Frustrated, she and her colleagues voted to unionise l colleagues voted to unionise last year, recently winning a pay increase. At a nonunion factory, donald trump told auto workers who have their backs, renewing his attacks onjoe bidens policies for accelerating the switch to Electric Vehicles. All of this, one day after the president visited the picket line. We ust visited the picket line. We just walked visited the picket line. Just walked through this plant, and the Electric Vehicles are going to put them out of business. They dont need any of this. , , g. , of this. Donald trump sos joe bidens clean of this. Donald trump sos joe bidens clean energy of this. Donald trump sos joe bidens Clean Energy Push of this. Donald trump sos joe bidens Clean Energy Push and his policies are killing auto jobs and sending them in some cases to china. What do you make of that . Cases to china. What do you make of that . Politicians do a lot of talking, make of that . Politicians do a lot of talking, and make of that . Politicians do a lot of talking, and sometimesj lot of talking, and sometimes they dont do a lot to back what they say, so. Battery powered what they say, so. Battery powered cars what they say, so. Battery powered cars have what they say, so. Battery powered cars have fewer what they say, so. Battery i powered cars have fewer parts, so the big fear is it could require 20 to 30 less labor to produce than traditional cards. A lot of the traditional parts plants that Build Components and systems for internal combustion engines, transmissions, a lot of those jobs are going to go away over the next decade with the transition to evs, and that means a potential loss of Union Membership for the uaw. What membership for the uaw. What haens membership for the uaw. What happens here membership for the uaw. What happens here in membership for the uaw. What happens here in the membership for the uaw. What happens here in the lords i membership for the uaw. What happens here in the lords town could set the standards for americas Battery Powered car industry. Forworkers americas Battery Powered car industry. For workers its about job security. Industry. For workers its aboutjob security. For the Car Companies its about staying competitive. So this corner of ohio, which has a long history with the car industry, could help rates its future. Michelle fleury, bbc news, lords town, 0hio. Lets stay in the us, because another set of workers are flexing their muscles in pursuit of better pay and conditions, and this time it could be Gaming Capital las vegas that is brought to a standstill, as our correspondent erin delmore reports. A new show of Organised Labour Cosmic Power is centred not in detroit or hollywood, but in las vegas. 95 of unionised hotel and Casino Workers they have voted to organise a strike. That puts members of the culinary Workers Union one step closer to a walk out. The union is the largest in the state, with 60,000 Hospitality Workers in its ranks. Two thirds of those members are on recently expired contracts. They are seeking better pay, benefits and working conditions, particularly after the pandemic drove many workers out of the city, resulting in staff shortages. They are in negotiations with some of the las vegas strips biggest casino operators, including mgm resorts international, Caesars Entertainment and win resorts. Hotels and casinos are the economic engine that drives nevadas biggest city. A Potential Strike could impact more than three dozen of them. The culinary Workers Union hasnt actually engaged in a strike in more than 30 years, but the last time it threatened to, in 2018, it was able to reach a Contract Agreement for its 25,000 affected workers before any walk outs took place. Erin delmore there. Finally, to a secretive profession that has conjured up a high profile global brand. Over three decades, marvins magic has become the world leader in magic kits, now selling over a million a year in 60 countries. Now its boss and founder has just been given the biggest Accolade A Magician can receive hes been elected president of the century old magic circle, the worlds most Prestigious Club for magicians, whose motto loosely translates as never reveal your secrets. So lets welcome marvin berglas, ceo of marvins magic and president of the magic circle. Lets see what we can get out of him. Congratulations to you, marvin. ,. , of him. Congratulations to you, marvin. , ~ , of him. Congratulations to you, marvin. ,. ,. Marvin. Thank you very much indeed, it marvin. Thank you very much indeed, it is marvin. Thank you very much indeed, it is a marvin. Thank you very much indeed, it is a great marvin. Thank you very much indeed, it is a great honour l indeed, it is a great honour and im really proud to be the president. 50 and im really proud to be the president and im really proud to be the resident. ,. , president. So what you have to do as president. President. So what you have to do as president. What president. So what you have to do as president. What does i president. So what you have to l do as president. What does that mean . ~. ,. Mean . Well, the magic circle has 1700 members mean . Well, The Magic Circle L has 1700 members worldwide, mean . Well, the magic circle i has 1700 members worldwide, and it is the premier magic society. We have the elite magicians from Around The World, to those just to enjoy magic and have passed various exams to get further, and we have our own headquarters in houston with an amazing building, which has got a museum and library, which we call the house of 10,000 secrets, as well as a very intimate theatre for 160, when we put on shows and events throughout the year. We put on shows and events throughout the year. Now, when it comes to magic throughout the year. Now, when it comes to magic and throughout the year. Now, when it comes to magic and young i it comes to magic and young people who dream about becoming a magician and doing tricks and things, we all know the marvin magic kits, i mean, i broughta few over the years, ive got three children, so tell us about how this started, how you made it so successful. Basically, i come from a famous magicalfamily, i am a Second Generation magician, my father david was the first tv magician, and i was was quite entrepreneurial and enjoyed showmanship and had a Great Association as a demonstrator in hamleys in regent street. We used to have a great magic department. It was ailing a little bit in the late 80s, and so they asked me, do anything about it, light bulb moment, and i launched with great demonstrator is really interesting kits. We put a lot of thought and energy as a magic company, and itsjust taken from there, from hamleys to harrods the fao schwarz in new york where im going later in this afternoon. Then we are at trade fairs. So we are in 60 countries Around The World and we try to promote magic and do professional magic made easy. And how has it changed over the years, because as you say, you are a family that has been involved in the world of magic as long as you can remember. Well, i think the age old image of a magician is long gone, at the top hat, tails and a rabbit. These days, when i go into the club room at the magic circle, i am really encouraged because weve got members, very diverse, all types of ages, and a lot of the kids coming through now are really amazing inventors, using stuff with everyday objects, augmented reality, with phones and using technology to use in conjunction with age old principles. So its a very exciting time for magic. Im exciting time for magic. Im sure it is exciting time for magic. Im sure it is. Come exciting time for magic. Im sure it is. Come on, exciting time for magic. Im sure it is. Come on, then. She was a trick. 5 sure it is. Come on, then. She was a trick was a trick. As i say, i am auoin was a trick. As i say, i am going to was a trick. As i say, i am going to a was a trick. As i say, i am going to a trade was a trick. As i say, i am going to a trade fair i was a trick. As i say, i am going to a trade fair later| was a trick. As i say, i am i going to a trade fair later in new york, so got some money with may, £20, which wont get me very far, but if you just sort of work to do this and folded like this, and then this, and then in quite a magical way, you canjust blow, and itjust changes like this to 100, which is a much Better Exchange rate. How about that . That would be a lot more useful. ~. ,. ,. ,. ,. , useful. We would love you to do that with the cash useful. We would love you to do that with the cash in useful. We would love you to do that with the cash in my that with the cash in my wallet. Who has cash these days though, marvin . Wallet. Who has cash these days though, marvin . Magicians have cash all the though, marvin . Magicians have cash all the time. Though, marvin . Magicians have cash all the time. We though, marvin . Magicians have cash all the time. We really i cash all the time. We really enjoy being able to bring Magic Moments to people in all sorts of walks of life. Its moments to people in all sorts of walks of life. Of walks of life. Its been lovely to of walks of life. Its been lovely to talk of walks of life. Its been lovely to talk to of walks of life. Its been lovely to talk to you i of walks of life. Its been lovely to talk to you and | lovely to talk to you and enjoy your presidency. How long does it last . B. Your presidency. How long does it last . �. ,. , it last . A maximum of five ears, it last . A maximum of five years. So it last . A maximum of five years. So im it last . A maximum of five years, so im hoping i it last . A maximum of five| years, so im hoping during that time we could do some really great things for magic and encourage a lot more magicians Around The World. [30 magicians Around The World. Do come back and tell us all about it, wont you . As time goes by. Thanks for being on the programme, marvin berglas, ceo of marvins magic and the president of the magic circle. Thank you too for your company. It has been a magic show today, im sure you will agree. So much more for you, if you are watching us on bbc one, the Breakfast Team willjoin you in five minutes. If youre watching us Around The World, i will see you at the top of the hour. Hello. It was rather stormy on wednesday up to the west, storm agnes clearing overnight. Thursday, looking a lot calmer, rather blustery through the morning, still some coastal gales in northern scotland, but some sunshine around for most, Clouding Overfrom The West into the afternoon. There goes storm agnes, that deep area of low pressure pressure gradually filling, the Winds Lightening and the rain pulling away, too. A mild start to thursday morning, temperatures no lower no lower than 13 15, more or less what some spots will expect to see by day at this time of year. We are between weather systems. A dry and a bright start, still rather blustery out there, brisk, south westerly winds, possibly some coastal gales for northern scotland, Clouding Over from the west, as we head through the afternoon, and parts of northern ireland, western scotland, maybe western wales will see some showers through the day later on today. Temperatures a little lower than wednesday but still mild for the time of year, 16 to 20 celsius for most. Now, on thursday night, it does stay very mild indeed. We will still see some outbreaks of rain, possibly they will feature just into the south and east, as we head into friday morning. Potentially a mild start to the day. Temperatures between 12 and 16 celsius this time. Our little feature could give us some outbreaks of rain towards the south and east on friday morning, perhaps, but that is set to clear away. Some showers towards the north West Of Scotland again. But in the middle, there will be a lot of dry, bright weather, plenty of sunshine around, the winds are a lot lighter, and again, temperatures are expected to peak at around 17 to 20 celsius, so again, about the seasonal average, and that is generally where they are expected to stay, as we head through the course of the weekend, as well. There will be some wet weather around at times, i think particularly on saturday, from this area of low pressure just pushing in from the west there, so turning rather wet, rather windy towards Western Areas of scotland, northern ireland, possibly western wales, as well, as we have through the afternoon, but further south and east, it looks as if it will stay largely dry again, temperatures in the mid to high teens for most, maybe 20 celsius in the south. Those temperatures in the south and east climbing further on sunday for the start of october. Bye bye. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. 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