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hey, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. it has been nearly seven months now since we all packed up our camera kits on this programme and took them home. even back in march we we re them home. even back in march we were being told we needed to get ready for the long haul, but i'm not sure many of us we re but i'm not sure many of us were able to mentally prepare for that properly. how are you doing, lara? i can't believe it has been that long already. i think there has been less —— strange sense of us restarting this again. i suppose things had got a little bit back to normal but now we know we will be continuing for quite a while. one thing i am starting to feel better about though, andi to feel better about though, and i think quite a few other people may be as well is starting to differentiate between home and work life, even though it is all happening in one place. yeah, it is tricky to get the boundaries right, for example this is what happens at my place every week,

i have to take over the entire living room and then we have these loud prescription meetings somewhere else in the house beforehand. of course working from home can mean a lot of video calls, and that puts you at the mercy of meetings being interrupted by the dreaded free... yeah, that. which is really annoying when the person speaking was about to make a brilliant point, i think what lara was about to say is that chris fox has found a new way to keep talking even when your internet isn't playing ball. hi everyone, thanks forjoining playing ball. hi everyone, thanks for joining today's video call, hopefully you don't notice anything unusual about my face, because this isn't technically a live video of me, in fact technically a live video of me, infacti technically a live video of me, in fact i am not even looking at the camera, i am using computer trickery to make it look like i am. what you have seen look like i am. what you have seen is one of several tools being developed by nvidia, the graphics card maker that it

hopes will change video calling and make it possible even on really slow internet connections like my mom and dad's house. a streaming video can use a lot of bandwidth so the idea is to send just a few key components instead, a reference image of the caller and tracking data capturing theirfacial and tracking data capturing their facial expressions. these can be recompiled at the other end, closely matching the original footage. end, closely matching the originalfootage. this is still in beta and you need a static background and there are times when my avatar looked a bit weird but it is using a fraction of the data that video collingwood. one says this uses about 3 kilobits per second video but you would also have to layer audio on top of that. the other benefit is that they can use face tracking data for other things like animating a avatar in real—time for you to use in your video call, although i will probably choose although i will probably choose a more exciting design than this, i have been told on twitter it makes me look like

jacob rees mog. they can also use the change tracking data to change the direction you are looking so you're facing the camera. the question is, is it me? it look like me and it is controlled by me but it is not me, it is more of the puppet of me, it is more of the puppet of me, isn't it? to get philosophical i called nvidia's richard carapaz and asked him if using avatars like this make —— may make video calls less personal. hopefully not, it is driven by you and by me and you would be the puppetmaster in your analogy but i think it is, ifi your analogy but i think it is, if i can have a better experience in my conversation with you by having a clearer picture and less diversions of things whether it is noise or video backgrounds and stuff, i think that helps personalise it more. we have seen the capabilities of deep fakes and the kind of things people use it for, isn't there the kind of thing that people may use this kind of technology for dishonest purposes? good question but that is not our intent. our intent is to improve the workflows that people deal with on a given

basis, and look, there will a lwa ys basis, and look, there will always be ways that people can, you can make movies of yourself just by doing this, and i have seen just by doing this, and i have seen kids in school doing that, my daughter, someone got in trouble at school because they made a loop of them paying attention in class. there will a lwa ys attention in class. there will always be that kind of stuff but that is not our intent. how doi but that is not our intent. how do i know you are not using it now, are you using it now? (laughs), | now, are you using it now? (laughs), iwill be now, are you using it now? (laughs), i will be right back, i'm going to get a coffee and we just keep talking. no, i'm going to get a coffee and wejust keep talking. no, i am not using it now, i am not in the lab. right now it is in the lab and we are doing testing on it and soon we will have it in early access for a lot of video conferencing companies and let them focus on the tools and things that they need for their product to be great. nvidia hopes its tools will be integrated into the big video calling platforms. and we are seeing ai tools creep into a video calling software, we have noise suppression in zoom and i line correction on apple's facetime. but what i

hope is —— what i hope they can add next is one that could eliminate unnecessary video calls. it was chris. one of the company that has had huge success during a pandemic is zoom. it may have been founded in 2011 but it has only really been since march this year that saying you are zooming this year that saying you are zooming someone this year that saying you are zooming someone has become part of everyday conversation. so spencer, —— spencer has caught up spencer, —— spencer has caught up with harry mosley, the company's up with harry mosley, the compa ny‘s chief up with harry mosley, the company's chief inspiration —— information offer —— officer to find out more about the zoom boom and how he perceives the future of work. the world change for pretty much everyone in march and suddenly most of the world seemed to want to conduct video conferencing en masse, i would conduct video conferencing en masse, iwould imagine conduct video conferencing en masse, i would imagine that the world changed for zoom pretty drastically at that point, yeah? one could say so, i mean if you go back to december 2019, we had north of 10

million daily participants on the platform, in march of 20 200 million people, it's up to over 300 million daily participants on the platform. it we were running at a capacity in our new york data centre we were able to power capacity from our denver data centre and when that ran out we could borrow capacity from sa nta could borrow capacity from santa clara. because you know, as the sun comes up in the east, the data centres in the west are quiet. i want to talk about your virtual background, because that is the thing that has just amazed so many people. can you explain what is going on, because it looks to me like it is trying to find the human being, and as i move different objects across my body you can see it kind of removes them, which is very... it obviously knows that that is not part of a hand, that is not part of my body and so it is removing it from my hand. what is going on?

it is mapping out my body, it can recognise my face and... and it is also focus on the room. typically, when you walk backwards into the virtual background you actually disappear into the virtual background, i don't know if you have noticed that. because it is the camera seeing the physical presence and then it is, and then it can't see it because it is out of range and thenit because it is out of range and then it sort of lays over the virtual background, it is pretty clever stuff. what zoom's success shows us is that the world is waking up to remote working. but some companies were ahead of curves. gitlab is a software firm that helps companies collaborate on development and has been all remote since it was founded in 2014. with 1300 remote since it was founded in 2014. with1300 employees living in 65 different

countries, it has been developing solutions to the problems other companies are only seeing now. when the crisis began, most companies who shifted to all remote actually saw productivity go up, and this is because eve ryo ne up, and this is because everyone was transitioning to a single playing field where eve ryo ne single playing field where everyone had access and the same amount of information, and we we re same amount of information, and we were all drafting off of the relationships that we had already built. but now six or seven months into this, if companies are seeing productivity decline, you have to understand that many people have been thrust into their homes with a suboptimal workspace. they haven't had time to optimise their workspace, they may even be working at home with a spouse or kids at home that are also learning, this is a disaster for productivity. so i see it as no surprise that things are starting to dip. i think humanity deserves a round of applause for taking this fall. you can't just applause for taking this fall. you can'tjust cobble together phone calls and zoom an e—mail and expect work to just happen, you need a central point to funnel all of your work

through. companies now have a choice, if they invest in tools and processes to make this a co re and processes to make this a core pa rt of and processes to make this a core part of their strategy, one yearfrom core part of their strategy, one year from now they should see productivity numbers that would never be possible in a colocated space. in fact, gitlab has published everything it knows online, so anyone can benefit from it. but it is not just about moving the office to home. so there are a few golden rules to doing remote well. the first is that you have to have com plete first is that you have to have complete executive buy in. ideally have at least one or more of the executives that work off—site by default because remember, your work flows a nd because remember, your work flows and communication would largely follow how the executives are arranged. so thatis executives are arranged. so that is step one. step two is you have to be crystal clear about your values. if you google gitlab's values you will find them —— find an extremely competitive lift of not only our values but how we live those when you don't see each other in present day today. the

company has real enthusiasm to share what it has learned from remote working. an almost evangelical desire to help others work from home just as well. but of course, not eve ryo ne well. but of course, not everyone is going to share this optimism. and many will still feel it simply isn't the same. when everybody is working in the office collaboration is great. when everybody is working virtually, collaboration is great. we're not going to have that though, we're going to have a hybrid model where you have some people in the office and some people in the office and some people from home. so how do you collaborate and cross that digital divide? the second thing that doesn't work in this hybrid model is culture breaks down. what do i mean by that? when you hire new people into the company, how do they get into the fabric of the organisation? how do they meet other people? it is different when we are all in the office and people can walk around, meet people, not on the door, say hi, i want to introduce

myself, i have just say hi, i want to introduce myself, i havejustjoined — in the virtual environment that doesn't work so well. we're going to see augmented reality, virtual reality and 5g come to bear, i think we're going to see things like holograms and being able to see people in 3d. i think that sort of comment you know, we have talked in the past about things like the notion of touch and the notion of the smell in a virtual environment, i fundamentally think that we will begin to see those things in the future too, because 5g is going to enable, we don't know what five... there is a lot of things we know that 5g will do. and there isa know that 5g will do. and there is a lot of things that we don't know what 5g will do, and i think the ability to have a more immersive experience in a virtual environment, i fundamentally believe we will see that. imagine a world where... you

see that. imagine a world where. .. you know, see that. imagine a world where... you know, let's say there is a dozen people sort of in your circle that you work with, you know, closely. imaginea with, you know, closely. imagine a world where you could set this group up and you could add all these people, maybe you interact with them on a frequent ad hoc basis. much like when you go into the office, as they come into the office, as they come into the office you see them, so you log onto the network, you see them, you don't hear them but you can see them. you can wave, you can click them, you can touch them and say, you know, it turns on the speakers and microphone, you can say good morning, how was your weekend, much like you would in the virtual, in the real office. i think, would in the virtual, in the real office. ithink, you know, and then everybody, you know, has a red background for when they are in a meeting or on a call, as a green background when they are not, and so now i see like spencer is free and because he is green. there are still challenges to forming good relationships if you are only meeting people online for

the first time. often it is that sitting down, having a coffee, after you have met them online that really solidifies that relationship. i tend to ee, that relationship. i tend to agree, once you have met a person in person, in the physical world so to speak, then connecting with them off—line in a virtual world works really well. if you are meeting the person to the first time virtually, i think itjust ta kes time virtually, i think itjust takes more effort to sort of... create that sort of true collaborative, true relationship like you would if you had met them for the first time physically. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week google, amazon, facebook, and apple all face criticism in the us following a 16 month long congressional investigation. the report from democratic

lawmakers argued that the tech companies had too much power and they must be reined in. the report suggested several changes that could lead to the breakup of the company's, however republicans disagreed with many of the report's recommendations. facebook announced they are taking action to deal with material dealing with a conspiracy theory. the social media platform banned all queueing on accounts, platforms, and groups across its platforms. although they said it would take some time to remove the content. facebook also removed posts of president trump, where he falsely claims that covid—19 is less d ea d ly falsely claims that covid—19 is less deadly than the flu. twitter level that tweet for misleading information. if you have been wanting to take your vr gaming experience to the next level, this vr treadmill makes your whole body the controller. you run, jump, and crouch in place while anchored toa bar crouch in place while anchored to a bar which is then reflected in the virtual space.

and, finally, if robot news is driving you up the walls and onto the ceiling, well, they are not too far behind. toyota's latest robot development hangs upside down, helping with household chores like loading the dishwasher, wiping services, and clearing clutter. hello. this is lj calling with my top tips on how to win at video conferencing. first up, you probably don't need to buy new kit to look and sound better on camera. to improve your sound, wear headphones if possible. it stops your might picking up noise from the speakers and makes your voice sound clearer -- mic. makes your voice sound clearer —— mic. you can check your video and audio work by going into preferences, you should see the volume me to responding to your voice and the video tab will show you what the shop looks like. a better shot, have lights in front of you and

avoid having windows behind you, this means that the cameras would have to compensate for the bright light in shot. of course, this doesn't matter at night. to avoid the nostrils from below shot, and for your camera to be the same level as your eyes. you might like to put the computer on some books or something similar, as long as it is stable. it is also a good idea to check there is nothing incriminating in the background. if you do choose to go with a virtual background, make sure your computer is powerful enough and that the background is not going to upstage you unless, of course, that's the idea. if you're struggling to minimise background noise, play with the noise cancelling options in the advanced audio settings tab. this can help you clean up your audio. now you are ready to go live, it's a good time to brush up live, it's a good time to brush up on live, it's a good time to brush up on some live, it's a good time to brush up on some zoom etiquette. once you click on the link, you will either be ushered straight into the conference room or you will enter the waiting room. if you are presenting, some people like you to keep your video and audio until asked to enable it.

this practice is to enable video first, then audio. you can use the icons at the bottom of the screen or, if you want to look really smooth, use the keyboard shortcuts to toggle the video and audio. if you like checking on your reflection, movie preview window to the top of the screen, near the camera, were more likely to look that you are paying attention. if you don't have a starring role, you can stay on mute and temporarily unmute yourself by holding down the. if you can, avoid typing on your computer while you are presenting, especially if you are using the internal microphone. we can all hear that clattering unless you are on mute. there's an old saying ntv, always assume your mic is hot, or live, so don't say anything you don't want broadcast. and always assume, if you're using the chat, that you might accidentally send your hilarious observations to eve ryo ne your hilarious observations to everyone by mistake! there's currently no standardised way to end a call, though it is

perfectly acceptable to waive or, if you want to be discreet, you can type your thank yous and goodbyes in the chat window. before you go, unless you are wearing wireless headphones, remember that you are still plugged in. that's better. that was lj. now, over the past few years we have found ourselves spending more and more time inside food computers. now, these mainly involve growing food in special nutrient mixes inside shipping containers. you may remember the strawberries that we saw in paris and the delicious salad i tried in los angeles. the idea is to both precisely control the growing conditions, but also produce food closer to where it is going to be consumed. but now there is a new idea. it's not about growing fruit or vegetable, but insects. paul carter has been to find out more and file this report. would fun. a

family run business in the green fields of cambridgeshire. i'm to fourth—generation farmers charles and joe, a flock of 28,000 free range chickens, and, now, 6 million wriggling black soldier fly larvae. don't worry, these are for the hands. winner, winner, chicken's dinner. oh my god, there are millions in there. you don't need to touch it. i don't want to touch it anymore than you do. i really don't want to touch it. chickens here are used to eating locally milled with. sounds delicious. but now home—made insects are on the menu, thanks to this they connected file. it is a system that allows byproducts to be cycled on side into high—quality, high—protein animalfeed high—quality, high—protein animal feed —— high—quality, high—protein animalfeed —— up cycle. the climate control system is made up

climate control system is made up of trays stacked on robotic rollers. each holds around 20,000 love a, which get their own snacks and liquid feed all this is controlled by a panel on the wall with an app also in development. typically, industrial scale insect farms grow and process love a on side, before shipping to customers. better origin, the university of cambridge been up behind this trial say they want to democracy size insect production to farmers themselves. if you think of feed, travel is a very long distance to get to the point of farm. so usually travels from brazil. by putting a system on—site you can dramatically cut down on all those food miles. not only that, you can do it vertically. but the smartest bit of all this is the ai that's monitoring bugs. a combination of sensors speak with each other, sharing data

around temperature, humidity, ph, and motion. computervision systems analyse how quickly they consume their food and how much they are moving. this information is put through a neural network to see how each trade insects is performing. if they need more less food, and if they are healthy or not, so the farmer can intervene. of course, the main thing for farmers like charles is that it is easy to use and results in happy hands. the trails we have done, we have seen that the gut health of the vote has been fantastic. we have seen that further coverage has been fantastic. so all round we think it is probably the best enrichment we have ever come across. now, it would be click if they didn't familiarise myself with the grubs and get in with the hands, have been hiding inside the barn from the rain. try to get in before they get out. come on,

girls. it's grubs upforthe get out. come on, girls. it's grubs up for the chickens, quite literally. i have never seen quite literally. i have never seen anything like it. they love it. it's a good job i don't have feet. laughter. that was paul with 12,000 of his new best friends. paul is online now. how was it with the chickens? it was pretty intense. i never thought! would get that up close and personal with 70 chickens at once. i know that you are not particularly looking forward to seeing the insects, how to ba cco ? seeing the insects, how tobacco? i think they sent me on purpose. because the member of the team is terrified of insects as me. but, fortunately, part of the beauty of the system is that it is automated, you don't have to touch them, it is all done automatically. they all come in big trays. and, as you saw, the farmer just big trays. and, as you saw, the farmerjust takes the trays in and tips but straight onto the

floor. so you don't have to get your hands dirty. floor. so you don't have to get your hands dirty. we will get your hands dirty. we will get you next time, we promise. as usual, there is dentalfor sustainability in the setup, isn't there? there is. part of the beauty of this system is that it can be integrated anywhere, even on smaller farms, and the idea is it is going to reduce their footprint and enable them to produce more of what they need to on side, so of what they need to on side, so they are not having to import things like sawyer from the other side of the world. the theory is everyone is a winner. if anybody wants any eggs, paul is your man. that is it for this week. as ever, you can keep up with the team throughout the week, you can find us on youtube, instagram, facebook, and with @bbcclick. thank sporting and we will see you soon. “— thank sporting and we will see you soon. —— thanks for watching. bye-bye.

hello there. during friday, we saw colder air sweep down across the whole of the uk. accompanied by a fair number of showers as well. this weekend, it remains on the chilly side. again, a mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers much more widespread, though, on saturday. we have the colder air because the winds are coming in from the north or north—west. and that is because we have lower pressure sitting to the east of the uk and higher pressure towards the west. during the second half of the weekend, that high pressure m oves a little bit closer, so the winds will not be as strong and the showers will be few and far between. saturday could start dry, sunny and cold across southern england, but the winds are blowing down these bands of showers which could be heavy at times and pushing them southwards. the showers continue to rattle into northern scotland. sheltered central, southern scotland seeing fewer showers and more sunshine. and the afternoon may well be drier across northern england. it may not be too many showers

for the south—west of england. 14 degrees likely here. for many, it is 11—13 degrees again and feeling colder in those blustery winds, especially when the showers come along. the winds will gradually ease after dark. the showers continue to run into some coastal areas. for many inland parts, it becomes dry and clear and cold. those temperatures will be down to 5—6 degrees in some towns and cities, but easily 2—3 in some rural areas. on sunday, we have one or two showers first thing for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. those won't last long. the showers there are will be running into eastern scotland and down those north sea coasts of england where the winds are still rather keen. elsewhere, the winds will be much lighter, we will see a build—up of cloud developing, but it should be dry with sunny spells and temperatures very similaragain, 12, 13, maybe 14 degrees on sunday. the weather starts to change as we move into early next week. instead of those northerly winds, we look to the atlantic, and we have weather fronts coming in from the west. so, much more cloud around on monday. we have outbreaks of rain steadily pushing its way eastwards. it does mean for some western areas in the afternoon we see sunshine, giving temperatures a boost, but after a dull, damp day and a cold start across eastern areas of uk, temperatures may struggle to get into double figures.

and there is more wet weather around as we head into tuesday as well. we end up with low pressure sitting across more south—eastern parts of the uk, bringing wind and rain. further north—west, higher pressure, so it should be drier and brighter.

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