an agreement to reverse deforestation by 2030 is announced in glasgow, with leaders describing it as the biggest step forward in a generation. the us supreme court hears arguments in the controversial texas abortion case, with at least one legal challenge likely to be allowed to move forward. and how australian scientists have managed to produce crawling frogs that are able to adapt to climate change. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has told the united nations climate summit in glasgow that the fight against global warming offers extraordinary economic opportunities. he said creating technologies to reduce carbon emissions would create millions ofjobs worldwide. mr biden apologised for the actions of his predecessor, donald trump, who pulled the united states out of the paris climate accords. meanwhile, india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the conference that his country aims to
and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that hasn t stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we re all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. so nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but largely, my role, i m part of bt s innovation team. so i m here to innovate with and for our customers. very good, very good. lauren goode is senior writer at wired. lauren, you host the get wired podcast. what sort of thing does that cover? the get wired podcast, we highlight some of wired s most impactful stories and we kind of explore the intersection of technolog
now on bbc news, time for the media show. hello, it s been another bad week for facebook. on monday, the world s biggest news brands published a coordinated series of stories all based on whistle blower frances haugen and her trove of leaked documents. so, how did haugen, a product manager, come to have such strong media and pr support? and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that hasn t stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we re all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. so nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but largely, my role, i m part of
reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we are all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal balljokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but my role is i am part of bt s innovation team. i am here to innovate with and for our customers. very good. lauren goode is a senior writer at wired. lauren, you host the get wired podcast. what sort of thing does that cover? the get wired podcast, we highlight some of wired s most impactful stories and we kind of explore the intersection of technology and humanity. that s the best way i would describe it. we will hear a bit more from you and nicola slightly later on in the show. also with us today is madhumita murgia. european tech correspo