Again. And good evening, welcome to politicsnation. Tonights lead, up close and personal. Right now, im reflecting on my exclusive interview this week with Vice President Kamala Harris who i joined at the white house this week ahead of two events. The 60th Anniversary of the March On Washington, which i will be leading with ronald came the third and his beautiful active wife that on august 26th i will be meeting with them as head of National Action network. And andrea waters, came head of the drum major institute. And then of course, the other event is the 2024 election. Just 15 months away. And the heart of both matters are the dueling challenges that democrats face to both retain a black vote that appears to some jeopardy and to protect black voters against republicanled Voter Suppression efforts. And the growing dangers posed by the president ial candidacy of donald trump. So tonight appears to be on the cusp of a fourth indictment. Possibly as early as next week, this one coming fr
right wing ideology. those are our top stories this hour. now on bbc news, click. 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 recognises one holocaust survivor with a photo from her past. seven decades on, facial recognition reunited one holocaust survivor with a photo from her past. yeah, that is me, for sure. and spencer meets the robot doing improvised comedy. but unlike you humans, 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 king s college london is an illustration of how our physical and digital environments c
elon musk urging him to ensure that human rights remain central to the management of the platform following the recent staff sackings. in about twenty minutes time we ll be hearing from the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey, but for now, bbc news click investigates the latest developments being made in the so called metaverse immersive, connected virtual worlds, where people can 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 reunites one holocaust survivor with a photo from her past. yeah, that is me, for sure. and spencer meets the robot doing improvised comedy. but unlike you humans, 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 re all made f
in the last few years, we ve 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 that 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 has 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 re inside, experiencing as a 3d avatar, like this one. that s the broad idea it doesn t truly exist yet. but games like fortnite and roblox offer us a glimpse of what the metaverse could be virtual realms which 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 industries. but why wo
the social media company twitter has begun sudden and sweeping job cuts to save money. it s thought its new owner elon musk, who s the world s richest man, might reduce the platform s workforce of 8 thousand by as much as half. many twitter staff are finding out via email that they no longer have a job. here s our technology editor zoe kleinman. elon musk did not speak to any of the thousands of employees laid off today. instead he was a surprise guest at this investor conference in new york. meanwhile, many twitter staff woke up locked out of their work laptops. they were later told by an e mail to the personal accounts that it was the last working day at the firm. some have been told they will be paid until february next year, getting some sort of certainty after months of uncertainty. in some cases, some relief, right? because this was a thing that played out over the course of the majority of this year. there were, understandably, lots of emotional tweets. another said. f