in the last few years, we have heard lots about the metaverse and how it s going to change our lives online. i ve made several stories about it and the effect it s going to have. yeah, but you had help! i beg your pardon? you had help from the likes of me the trimmer, younger looking virtual version of you that s helped with all of these stories on the telly. well, if you know so much about it, perhaps you d like to explain what the metaverse actually is then? my pleasure! if we think of the current internet as something that we look at, the metaverse is the next version of the net that we are inside, experiencing as a sd avatar like this one. that s the broad idea it doesn t truly exist yet. but games like fortnite and roblox of us a glimpse offer us a glimpse of what the metaverse could be virtual realms that play host to pop concerts, fashion shows, and sports. ah! as well as allowing us to play games. and mashing up different activities across genres and industri
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. twitter s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the firm s workforce without warning. mr musk said the social media platform was losing large sums of money every day. he s insisted twitter s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview, elon musk revealed that twitter was losing around $4 million a day, meaning costs had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn t degenerate into what he called a free for all hellscape when content moderation is loosened. but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business, which is likely to lead to a drop in revenues. and now twitter faces lawsuits from the hundreds of employees over the way they were fired. out technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. elon musk did not speak to any of the twitter employees laid off today. he was a surprise guest
live, work and play. this week, metaverse marc tells real marc how it is. you had help from the likes of me, the trimmer, younger looking virtual version of you that has helped with all of these stories on the telly. it s true. seven decades on, facial recognition renos one holocaust survivor with a photo from her past. yeah, that is me, for sure. and spencer meets the robot doing improvised comedy. i can learn from my mistakes. ha ha ha. don t laugh, this is serious stuff. whether we know it or not, whether we feel it or not, we are all connected. we are all made from the same stuff. and the testing ground here in london is a brief reminder of that. this collaboration between artists and scientists at kings college london is an illustration of how our physical and digital environments come together in today s society sometimes in seemingly unconnected ways. and the sim project makes art out of the small chips that have for some years, been central to our communications, in
To stay in power, experts warn prolonged Political Uncertainty will ta ke prolonged Political Uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. Not so in france the euro strengthens as macrons new Party En Marche takes control of french politics. This is World Business report, where we will now focus on the business and economic implications of the elections in the uk and france. Lets start with the uk. The Prime Minister, theresa may, has formed a new government but without a majority in parliament she is relying on an alliance with Northern Irelands largest political party, the Democratic Unionist Party. But while the dup insist their relationship with mays team has been close since she became Prime Minister, 11 months ago, any alliance will come at a price, as joe lynam explains. An economic terms, they are less developed than the Republic Of Ireland or the uk. It has low levels of productivity and is heavily dependent on the state. Those sectors apart from the state that
Election, frances new president Emmanuel Macron looks set to win a landslide in the countrys parliamentary elections. Can he pushed through the major reforms that you promised voters, including Cutting Spending and overholding frances strict laws. Do you still trust the politicians . Do they deliver on their promises . Or do they just say what you want to hear to win your vote . Let us know, use the hashtag bbc Business Live. A very warm welcome to the programme. Do get in touch with your thoughts. The Prime Minister has formed a new government, and today she will be holding her first Cabinet Meeting says the election. Senior ministers reappointed by theresa may have publicly given hubbard backing, but several are reported to have demanded greater influence in return for their support. Meanwhile, the uncertainty caused by the General Election has led Business Confidence in the uk to sink through the floor. That is according to a lobby group that did according to a lobby group that did