french police fired tear gas at climate protestors in the french capital paris outside french oil giant total energies general assembly meeting. hundreds of protesters gathered outside as they tried to stop the event from happening. images on social media show totalenergies shareholders and activists arguing before the event. the meeting started an hour ago, as shareholders have to vote on a motion in regards to the company s carbon emission. they plan to allocate a third of its investment to low carbon sources and reach 100 gigawatts of renewable by the 2030. but france s energy transmission minister has urged the company speed things up. but obligations are that it provides. it has come under fire for a pipeline project that activists say is threatened ecosystem. live now to manon aubry, a french european mp for the leftist party france unbowed, joining me now from paris. you joining me now from paris. were at that protest toi explain you were at that protest today. just ex
to the news of the world. the publisher denies the claims. it s the stuff of science fiction films, but electronic brain implants took a step closer today. an experimental company called neuralink founded by elon musk, says it has won clearance from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. it s working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help some disabled people communicate with computers. jonathan ives, professor of empirical bioethics at bristol university told us a bit more about the ethics that need to be considered when dealing with this new technology. the technology we are talking about here is something that can interact with the brain, read it in some way, and then communicate with other devices to effectively act on a person s will.
well if you were with us on wednesday you will have seen the amazing report by our correspondent pallab ghosh about the use of electronic implants in the brain of paralysed man which enabled him to walk again. well it might sound like it s the stuff of science fiction films, but electronic brain implants took a step closer today. an experimental company called neuralink founded by elon musk says it has won clearance from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. it s working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help some disabled people communicate with computers. eventually, the company says it wants to surpass able bodied human performance with its technology. well, speaking to me now is nita farahany, professor of philosophy at duke law university and an expert on the ethical, legal and social implications