this is worklife from bbc news, with samantha simmonds and ben bland. the latest tech innovations are revealed in las vegas, as the world's biggest technology show kicks off. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 7th of january. tech fans from around the world have travelled to the consumer electronics show, with everything from foldable laptops to robots on display likely to make the headlines. also in the programme carlos ghosn may be gone but he's certainly not forgotten as japan presses lebanon to return the fugitive ex—nissan boss.

and returning to the ces, samsung is turning heads with its rotating tv, we'll be taking a look at the new invention from a different angle. and we'll be getting the inside track on the start—ups which are solving problems for the uk government, by making public companies more efficient. today we want to know... what do you think of companies making plant based alternatives to meat? well one company has made a substitute for pork which it hopes will crack the chinese market. we're asking are you moving away from meat in favour of plant based products and if so why? let us know — just use the hashtag bbcworklife. hello and welcome to worklife. thank you for being with us. in a few hours from now, the biggest tech show in the world kicks off in las vegas. 170,000 fans are expected to attend the annual consumer electronics show,

which will be showcasing the latest innovations which will be showcasing lets take a look at what s on this years agenda. samsung will be turning heads with its new rotating tv. the sero with its landscape and vertical features, will target consumers who like to view content on their phones. meanwhile, after a 28 year absence, apple will be attending the event. the tech giant is looking to challenge the likes of amazon s echo and google s home, by entering the smart home market, with an emphasis on privacy. alex wood is with me now. he's the europe editor at forbes. good to see you. what are you keeping an eye out for at the electronics show? first and foremost, lots of silly gadgets, we see this every year especially with smart devices. i've been watching this show for a number of years in the tech space and i think there is hardly a single thing left in the home that hasn't had some smart

element put into it. one thing that caught my eye was the smart garbage can, solved a first world problem that i didn't know we had which is tying up your rubbish bag and putting a new one into the bin. the ultimate in laziness, some might say. when we look at things that are being revealed, reality is a lot of the big companies, apple, samsung, holding those for their own personal product company launches, aren't they? in the last decade or so there was a real movement towards a lot of these companies having their own show, of the press looking at them but i see there is a big trend happening at ces this year, it's a sign of how much the tech market has matured. look at people like ivanka trump coming to the show, regulators come in, people from government as well and i think it really shows techis well and i think it really shows tech is no longer a fringe, niche industry. it's actually something that impacts all of us and the wider industry and government space is coming into pay attention. it's not just that, the idea privacy that we

have seen on the rise, peoplepos macro awareness of it, that's a big issue at the show, isn't it? yes, something that really caught my eye, an announcement from lg, trying to stand out and say we sell televisions without microphones on them because i'm sure many of us have amazon alexa at home or google home and have started to notice how annoying it isn't intrusive it can be to have all these microphones listening to is my prediction for 2020 is that consumers are going to start to become more aware of privacy and look for products that actually say, you know what, we are not going to listen to you in your home. that's interesting. almost it's implied the progress with technology, hand in hand, goes with a bit ofa technology, hand in hand, goes with a bit of a compromise on that point of privacy. absolutely, we often think of technology and progress happening in a perfect, straight line but it's cyclical and things can go too far ahead and i think we are ina can go too far ahead and i think we are in a moment of as well as the political world, taking a step back and trying to take stock of exactly what we want as consumers and what the tech industry once and i think your point about apple, as you

mention, apple turning up at this conference is really significant because the person from apple who is there is working in the privacy space and i really think this is a big trend to watch. it's a massive expo every year getting massive media attention but in reality does this make or break many businesses? do many new devices get a good position in the market from this?” think for larger companies it's not necessarily a space to make a big splash. the world media is there but the thing to look for the smaller start—ups, the ones using services like indigo go or kick started to crowd fund. 0ccasionally one of those wild gadgets like the trash cani those wild gadgets like the trash can i was speaking about hits the big time so companies like ring would have made a huge smash, the video door bells you see. it's those little products you try to look out for. what is it that gives some products traction and the opportunity to fly where as others, as you say get dismissed as gimmicky? i think it's the magic of

a trade show, having the right influencers in the right space, making sure people can look for it. come to your point about what makes something fly and work, i think it's a real matter of timing and something that i really look back on in the last decade, so many gadgets, that came out too soon. the iphone isa that came out too soon. the iphone is a great example, it was not innovative in its technology, there we re innovative in its technology, there were many phones years before that that had all those features but sometimes we have to wait for the demand to be there but for consumers to wa nt demand to be there but for consumers to want it, the same as smart door bells, amazon alexa. they've been talking about speaking to things in our homes for years and suddenly it's the right time. 2020, science—fiction year. i'm worried about these that live, i don't know whether we have to talk like this. learn to do head stands in the programme. all part of the future. really good to see you. thank you. sitting upright for now. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news

a settlement has been reached between american airlines and boeing over compensation regarding the plane—maker's grounding of its 737 max which is now in its 10th month. airlines have lost more than $1 billion in revenue after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes resulting in the death of 346 people. job adverts in australia fell sharply in december as australia's bushfires continue to wreak havoc across the country. figures from the australia and new zealand banking group showed vacancies were down by almost i9% compared to the same period a year earlier. burger king has launched its first plant—based burger in the uk. however, it's not suitable for vegans and vegetarians because it's cooked on the same grill as meat burgers. the soy—based version of its whopper — named the rebel whopper — is aimed at those who want to cut meat consumption. a spokesperson for the vegan society called the launch a "missed opportunity". i guess you could call it that, couldn't you ?

i guess you could call it that, couldn't you? yes. let's turn our attention to japan. japan has again asked the authorities in lebanon to return fugitive ex—nissan boss carlos ghosn. the 65—year—old fled japan last week by reportedly hiding in a large case usually used for carrying audio equipment. mariko 0i is in singapore and is following the story give us the latest developments. we are getting reports that the japanese prosecutors have now obtained an arrest warrant for the wife of carlos ghosn, there were some rumours that his wife might have helped him escape from japan, he has repeatedly denied that, he said it wasjust sad he has repeatedly denied that, he said it was just sad that the he has repeatedly denied that, he said it wasjust sad that the his escape from japan but we are getting reports of the japanese prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for his wife, carol. 0n have obtained an arrest warrant for his wife, carol. on that request to lebanon to return carlos ghosn, i think it's fair to say the japanese authorities are very much aware

there is a very slim chance that they would ever get him back in the country but i think they have to ask because as you can imagine, there's beena because as you can imagine, there's been a lot of criticism within japan, and this was allowed to happen. if someone is high profile as carlos ghosn could just slip away, what does it say about the country 's border security, so the request has been made and we are expecting him told a press co nfe re nce expecting him told a press conference tomorrow when we hopefully find out more about how he escaped. thank you for that update. let's ta ke escaped. thank you for that update. let's take a look at the markets now. asian shares rebounded on tuesday as investors‘ reassessed the risk of an all—out conflict betweenthe united states and iran, while wall street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed. they've been making the assessment the threat is not as strong as it might be. 0il surrendered hefty gains as some speculated iran would be unlikely to strike against the us

in a way that would disrupt supplies, and its own crude exports. in europe, let's look at how the markets have opened. that change of mood reflected in europe as well —giving a boost to european bourses at the open with investors now taking the view that wwiii isn't about to happen right now after all. but obviously this new—found optimism could vanish as quickly as it emerged. thank you. now to the us, where gwyneth paltrow s famous lifestyle brand goop is starting the new year with a new partnership. samira hussain has more. the brand of beauty and lifestyle products created and launched by gwyneth paltrow more than a decade ago will now appear in stores across north america. 0riginally only available online and in group stores, gwyneth paltrow has teamed up stores, gwyneth paltrow has teamed up with the french multinational chain of personal care and beauty stores, but group products have also been products, the company paid in

2018145,000 on a penalty because of claims that jade and 2018145,000 on a penalty because of claims thatjade and quartz eggs could be used to maintain the channel health but the popular lifestyle com pa ny channel health but the popular lifestyle company is also quite valuable. in 2018 it had a reported valuation of $250,000. it's owned by luxury company will be a match which recently bought the american jewellery com pa ny recently bought the american jewellery company tiffa ny‘s. time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. joining me is miatta fahnbulleh, the head of new economics foundation. welcome and good to have you with us. welcome and good to have you with us. this story in the guardian, renewables, greenest year for uk energy, good news story about the environment. particularly against the backdrop of starting this year with the australian bushfires, climate change front and centre, shows us it is real, here, it is imminent and devastating. good to

have a good news story but the fact actually we saw that energy from renewables was now about 50% of the energy mix. this is absolutely a step in the right direction. i think the key thing is we need to double down, we need to do this much faster and get to the point were actually renewables are 100% of the energy mix and the really hard job of moving from taking carbon out of the electricity to carbon out of how we heat our homes, buildings, and transport. those are the really hard nut to crack, we've got to do it in the next decade which is why we talk about a the next decade which is why we talk abouta green the next decade which is why we talk about a green new deal, this requires real focus and investment from government, working along the private sector, working alongside consumers to radically change the way we do things. what is it we are doing so right that perhaps the rest of the world could take lessons from? think about the shift to renewables, a combination of concerted government policy, back to the 2008 climate change act, we said we have to move to taking carbon out

of the economy and we saw subsidies for renewables and then, working alongside the private sector that has stepped in. it shows a combination of government intervention, innovation and investment from the private sector can try the technological change we need to transition so the lesson is, we can do it but my goodness, we need to ramp up the pace and we need everyone to focus because this is the biggest issue and the biggest threat we will face in this decade. i want to turn to another story, with all the concerns about the climate it's enough to give young people a sense of despair. we are seeing this, the so—called quarter life crisis. we've all heard of the midlife crisis, some of us are going through it or have been through it but this is a quarter life crisis! 20-30 but this is a quarter life crisis! 20—30 —year—olds who have a bit of a wobble and wonder about the path they have ta ken wobble and wonder about the path they have taken in life, the career path. and it's a great story. the government is targeting this group, 90% of them surveyed, said they

wanted a change of lifestyle, two thirds of them say they want a career that is fulfilling by the age of 40. this suggests teaching might bea of 40. this suggests teaching might be a way forward, there will be a big campaign focused on getting these young people to say, actually, why don't i think about teaching? 0ne why don't i think about teaching? one of the best things you can do shape the lives of the next generation. a friend of mine retrained in her mid—20s but then went on to have children and found thejuggle to difficult went on to have children and found the juggle to difficult and didn't carry on which is a shame but hopefully a lot more people are sticking it out. let's look at the story in the new york times, 7—11 owner who lost his daughter because he took a day off. this is absolutely astounding. 7—11, the idea that convenience stores are open every day of the year, 24/7, which most of us probably don't think about the implications of that. this one owner wanted a deeper smack leave, over the course of a few years he had barely taken leave.

—— he wanted a day 's leave. the company that owned his shop, in japan, stopped supplying to him and this is a real david and goliath story because he's standing up, holding upa story because he's standing up, holding up a party to make the point this is a completely unacceptable expectation. and it's not fair on people who are working that you shouldn't be able to take a day off. and his story is basically, he is trying to hold out for as long as possible while taking them to court and you've got to root for him because actually, this is a story of the little guy, a system that is completely unfair and you know, i hope he wins. and also obviously with japan struggling with its deadly work culture as well but in defence the company says it has nothing to do with them closing, they say it's about customer complaints. interesting stories, lovely to have you with us. thank you. still to come ...using start—ups for fresh ideas

to help solve government problems. we'll be speaking to the firm that's transforming the uk's public sector. morrison s christmas trading statement is out today and the figures show a tough environment. thomas brereton is an associate analyst from consulting company global data talk us through the main figures thatjump talk us through the main figures that jump out at you, thomas.” think it's generally been considered quite a disappointing set of results, lots of negative figures in there. look specifically at the month or so, two months around christmas, particularly bad for morrisons so i don't think it's a particularly good set of results. what's their response been? it's early because we still got tesco and sainsbury's this week to see how they did so in relation to the rest of the market, still a little bit unknown how they are going to do but i think the general response is that our plan is solid for 2020. they had a good start to 2019, just towards

the end that they started to dip. this is in comparison to german discounters little and ali who are doing really well, aren't they? yes. generally, ali released the results yesterday, doing exceptionally well but they are also still opening a lot of new store so that has to be taken into consideration but they still have a long way to go. —— lidl. the rest of the big supermarkets will continue to be worried about algae and lidl. the crucial few weeks for retailers, if things aren't picking up, it could set them on a worrying node as they go into the new decade? yes, i think most retailers expected this christmas, with political uncertainty, being resolved just before, they expected this christmas to be difficult but i think this was a particularly bad set of results for morrisons. 0k, thomas, thank you

very much for that update. the figures coming up for morrisons, not what they hoped for, just showing you quickly what's happening on the bbc website business page. infrastructure revolution in a march budget, the chancellor is sajid javid, saying on the 11th of march even reveal the new budget, the first since the general election, saying billions of pounds will be invested across the country. we know they want to appeal to the voters who voted for the conservative party for the first time in their lives, many in the north and midlands. the treasury he says will prioritise the environment, something we will talk about ina environment, something we will talk about in a moment. and he reiterated about in a moment. and he reiterated a plan to make use of low borrowing rates to spend on public services. you're watching worklife. a reminder of our top story: thousands of tech fans from around the world have travelled to las vegas, to see the latest innovations at this year's consumer electronics show. everything from rotating tv to foldable laptops will be on dispaly.

now let's get the inside track on the way technology is helping to transform governments and make them more efficient. as huge strides are made in artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital communications, its unsurprising that governments and public services are looking to utilise these tools to work more efficiently. 0ne company that helps to link tech start—ups with governments is public. daniel korski is with us now. he's the boss and co—founder of public, and is former special adviser to pm david cameron. welcome to you and thank you for being with us. tell us how this works. we know technology has done amazing things with our lives, we heard what's happening in las vegas, every part of our life has been transferred but public services aren't being transformed with the same speed, it's almost as if there isa same speed, it's almost as if there is a double life being led by people, the life that they lead every day in their homes and then they go into government offices and

they go into government offices and they lead a life that's more akin to what they lead in the 1980s, all school technology, insufficient use of data. what we are about is trying to help those innovators who want to do something bigger to access government decision—makers in order to bring their technology to bear so public services from prisons to climate change to health care, can be transformed at the price retail and insurance and banking is. there are benefits to technology. when it's used for public facing parts of these services, you can really end up these services, you can really end up alienating people who are not co mforta ble up alienating people who are not comfortable with it, who feel frustrated, confused by it, and just feel it makes their lives harder engaging with public services, rather than easier? there is no doubt whatever you you have to make sure everybody gets access to public services, that's the difference between selling a fitness app and delivering a public service but at the same time, focusing on the five or six or 10% of people who don't

know how to access online services is probably the wrong way round. there is an opportunity to say how can technology transform the experience for the majority of people and cried enough savings so that you can deliver face—to—face services to that 7% if that percentage are disadvantaged are vulnerable, you can't brush them aside and see if it works for the majority that is the price we pay. exactly right but what i am saying is if we use technology to create efficiencies for the 85% we will have enough money to give face—to—face services for those 5—7% who struggle various reasons with disability or lack of connectivity, problems so it's about creating enough savings with the majority of services so we enough savings with the majority of services so we can enough savings with the majority of services so we can really give personal attention to those who cannot. you've raised funds for this and then you take a cut in whatever business you invest in, give us an example of the types of business that have done well. recently back to business that tried to give

public sector workers access to their earned income immediately, we did a survey of 20,000 nurses, turns out audio percent of nhs nurses took payday loans and what happens when they do that, they go to agency work in orderto they do that, they go to agency work in order to get paid more quickly than they would normally. that of course put enormous strain on the nhs so we asked ourselves, what can we do in order to change that dynamic and we bid a business called free up which allows people to give access to their earned income immediately, you work for two hours, you get access to two hours pace we built the business with a number of other entrepreneurs and exhibited la st other entrepreneurs and exhibited last year and that's one example of trying to solve an acute problem in the nhs, rising costs. real problems with mental health, financial management trying to do it in a different way than just saying here isa different way than just saying here is a government solution. daniel, really interesting to hear more about it, thank you. nice to see you. in a moment we'll run through some viewer responses to our twitter question.

but first, samsung have just unveiled a television screen with almost no rim around the edge at all. lara lewington has been taking a look at why the tech titan thinks this is a cutting edge innovation you re going to want to have. let's take a look: the edges on this tv are so thin, 99% of what you see is just a screen. 99% of what you see is just a screen. these tvs are due to be released in a few months, i know there hasn't been a price put on them but no doubt it's going to be pretty high. what would people be so desperate to have a tv with a bevel that small? consumers have been asking us for bigger and bigger tvs and that's what we have been offering and now we are removing a black bevel around the tv so the image goes all the way out to the very edge, giving you an amazing, immersive experience. isn't there a bit of a risk that was tvs have an s protection around the edges that people could bump into them and cause damage? most people hunger tv on the wall and if they don't do it they put it on one of our stance and

they put it on one of our stance and they are quite well protected. but if you're struggling to understand why anybody would care that the frame isjust why anybody would care that the frame is just a little why anybody would care that the frame isjust a little bit smaller, then at least this one has something very different about it. samsung sero not only works horizontally like a normal tv but also vertically. take a look at this. it can mirrora vertically. take a look at this. it can mirror a smartphone and that doesn't need to be a samsung device commits compatible with apple as well. the idea is that some people are using so much content online, social media, they may actually want that to be represented on the screen they are using in their home. still seems better the old way! it's making me a bit dizzy. i'm inclined to agree, it's better this way round, isn't it. it's because you haven't experience what we look like that way. i am going to get a crack in my neck if i do that. at the top of the show,

we talked about a plant based pork substitute coming on the market. we asked you if you are moving away from meat. what about you ? what about you? i tried to keep it all in moderation, balance. meat substitutes, you try them? not yet, not yet. i think of five i was going to have a meat substitute i would go for a salad. i'm definitely moving away for meat and towards more plant —based. definitely. something we are thinking about more. that's it from worklife today. there will be more business

news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business report. thank you forjoining us. see you again tomorrow. hello, good morning. a windy day for most of us but especially towards northern areas of the uk. we have an area of low pressure moving towards iceland, look at the weather system associated with it, heavy rain spreading and, the white lines, really close together, indicative of strong winds. but coming from the south—west, so feeling quite mild, temperatures today above the average for the time of year. it's the wind that could be problematic, there could be some damage, disruption, some gales and severe gales, particularly in north—east england, south—east scotland and the of scotland, costs between 70—80 miles an hour. you can see the ring quite

heavy for a time across scotland, edging its way into northern england and northern west wales, there could be some spots of rain in the south—east, staying largely tribe it as the wind around this northwest quadrant, 70—80 miles an hour, heavy rainfora time, quadrant, 70—80 miles an hour, heavy rain for a time, even towards the north—east of england and south east of scotland, be wary of strong winds. further south, round of scotland, be wary of strong winds. furthersouth, round coastal areas, there will still be some fairly high gusts of wind and it will be noticeably breezy across the south—east of england, despite that, there will be trans and one or two spots of rain and those temperatures, around 12—15d, possibly 16 degrees in one or two spots. tonight, wintry showers moving into scotland, further south staying fairly cloudy, temperature staying fairly cloudy, temperature staying at 11 or 12 celsius, chillier than that further north. going into wednesday, we split the country into two halves, in southern areas we see this weather system moving its way in, further north it

will be drier, some wintry showers in across scotland, rain down to low levels here but further south, the cloud increasing and any work from wales, the midlands towards eastern england, you gradually see the clouds thickening with some rain moving in later and that's when temperatures will stay in double figures, further north on wednesday temperatures will be about seven or eight celsius, significantly cooler across scotland compared to today. into thursday by the end of the week we lose one weather system and it will be replaced by another moving its way in across north—western areas. staying quite unsettled as we end this week, further rain on thursday, drier on friday but as you saw, some rain moving in to north—western scotland as the day goes on. temperatures, generally about 7—9dc. goodbye for now.

you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: a british teenager is given a four—month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang—rape in cyprus. her lawyer says she'll appeal the conviction. hundreds of thousands of people gather in the iranian city of kerman for the burial of general qasem suleimani. america denies it will start pulling troops out of iraq, after a letterfrom a us general there suggested a withdrawal. the shadow business secretary, rebecca long—bailey, joins the race to become the next labour leader. joker leads the bafta film nominations, with 11 nods. and in the fa cup, arsenal beat the championship leaders leeds united 1—0 at the emirates.