♪ >> happy 2019. people around the world ring in the new year and thousands turned out in paris to celebrate. emmanuelle rock on -- emmanuel macron telling them an antigovernment protest will not keep him pushing through the economic agenda. a warning to the u.s. from kim jong-un in his new year's speech. he said he is getting frustrated with the lack of progress since he met with donald trump, telling washington not the test of the north's patience with sanctions and pressure over thte nuclear issue. the first day of 2019 brings a new president for brazil.

be sworn inll tonight. hello and happy new year.. onnk you for joining us "france 24." the new year's celebrations and france had a tinge of yellow as antigovernment protesters mingled with revelers. for -- a stark contrast -- the promise the movement will continue. the demonstrations capped off what has been a difficult year for emmanuel macron. alison sargent explains. macron did not mention the yellow vests in his new year's address, but he did talk about anger, taking a more combative tone and in his last televised address in december

when he responded to the demand. this time, macron did not hold back from criticizing the violence, which has been going on for over a month. pretextpeople use the of speaking on behalf of the people. they are nothing but a megaphone from an angry mob. the police, journalists, foreigners, homosexuals, that is the negation of france. -- >> the french president said he will announce the details of a natural to -- national debate to take place in march. the little come -- political opponents were quick to respond. he was accused of being patronizing while marine le pen called him an imposter. protesters vests said they did not bother matching -- wanting the president's speech.

>> did you listen? >> not at all. -- tune that did to in in were not impressed. >> we don't expect anything from him. it did not add anything to what he said made december. >> he is enthralled by money, by the rich, his speech was worth absolutely nothing. >> despite plunging popularity, he vowed to push for -- forward with his reform. the yellow vests have resolved to continue their movement into the new year. >> kim jong-un made his new year's address as well last night where he focused on nuclear talks that happened on standby since his histotoric meeting with president trump last june. he wants to have good relations with the u.s., but could change if washington keeps up its

sanctions. starting off 2019 with warning. in his new year's address, north korean leader r kim jungle would -- kim jong-un said he is willing to meet with president trump at any time and threatened to take another pass. >> if the united states continues to break promises and miss it judges our patients -- and pushes ahead with sanctions and pressure against our republic, we may have to seek another way to protect our country's sovereignty and interest and establish peace and stability on the korean peninsula. >> it was last year's address that kicked off -- a historic summit with donald trump at which the two leaders sign an agreement toward denuclearization. since then, the north has become frustrated the u.s. hasn't lifted sanctions even after north korea took steps halting

the missile test and blowowing p nuclear test sites. the u.s. is waiting to lift the sanctions until he confirms north korea's denuclearization is full and final. satellite images suggested ongoing activity at the nuclear and weapon facilities.s. the u.s. has made concessions. kim said thends, northwood cease prproducing and testing the nuclear arsenal, ultimately a second north korea meeting could be in the cards for 2019. donald trump tweeted he is looking forward to his next summit. the north killian -- korean leader agreed to make his first ever visit to the south korean capital and expected to take place this year. >> the new year in brazil means a new president. beings cheyer bolsonaro sworn in. he is hoping to break with

decades of centrist rule tainted with corruption, a failing economy and widespread crime. hisics slammed the man for extremist language against gays, women, and minorities. lucinda elliott told us more. lucinda: security ahead of the event has been unprecedented. we have had fighter jets and the 3000 civil and military police guarding the event. they expect as many as 300,000 people to make their way to watch the historic ceremony. what we have today is a series of events that includes a move from the cathedral in brazil to a parade normally in an open top rolls-royce car make its way to the presidential palace where after a congressional session, bolsonaro will give a historic address to the nation. >> bolsonaro has been assembling his cabinet since his win last

october. he has chosen a mix of neoliberals, conservatives and ministers with a strong military past. progress --is promise to downsize the presidential cabinet, he has appointed 22 ministers, 7 less than up -- then the previous government. the former federal congressman was tapped took ordinate the transition team, to revive a stalled economy, the president elect picked his economic advisor, a proponent of key market capitalism, the university of chicago alum will be the finance minister betting on a vast privatization plan. mauro named judge sergio ---- the celebrated judge led te carwash investigation that led

to the former president's imprisonment. the ultralight -- alter right leader made is no secret of the fondness to the dictatorship that rules brazil. bolsonaro accounted seven former members of the military. among them, three generals have been given key portfolios including defense in the cabinet which coordinates the intelligence services. ricardo sal as will head up the .nvironment ministry the ultraconservatives has -- haveve not bn leleft out.. evangelical pastor and antiabortion advocate to marisol that is believes the newly created women family and human rights ministry. he is only the -- she is only the second woman in a predominantly white male cabinet. >> the next u.s. presidential

election may be two years a root -- two years away, but elizabeth warren has thrown her hat into the ring. she has formed an exploratory committee. she is the most prominent democrat to step up in the 2020 race against donald trump. shshe has taken on wall street d says s she wants to continue her work advocating for american consumers and country's middle-class, which she says is getting hollowed out. >> it will make a lot of people unhappy. at the end of the day, i don't go to washington to work for them. our government t should be workg for the pepeople. i will build a grassroots campaign. it has already got people from all across this country who will be part of it and together, we are going to make change. >> if any of you have travel plans to italy, you are in for a

surprise. venice won approval to charge an up to 10 euro entry free for tourists. it is aimed at one day visitors mostly coming from cruise ships. as owen varnell reports, not all the nations are in favor -- venetians are in favor. >> it is a site everyone knows, you'd cruise ships in the lagoon. -- huge cruise ships in the lagoon. the visits take their toll on the city and its inhabitants. >> every day we pick up the rubbish left by these people and get nothing back. wewe have to do sosomething. >> the cost of cleaning our historic city and keeping it safe is going up and it has been had these costs. >> setting up checkpoints like

tourists taurus -- have to pass by with no exception. or they will have to pay a fee 2.50 andisit, between 10 euros. euros is easily payable. >> for me, it is a not -- it is not about paying, but what will be done with the money? >> early estimates say this will bring in 50 million euros each year. >> nasa has been celebrating a trip to the outermost region of the solar system. the new horizons mission h h gone far beyond pluto in the quest for clues on how the solar system was formed and today it has a tiny, extremely distant world. it is a cosmic rock.

it is 4 billion miles from earth and a relic from the early days of our solar system. new horizon is taking a picture that c could help scientists understand more about the origin of other planets. it is traveling 32,000 miles per hour and needs to capture the distance 2000 miles away from the surface. let's come back down to earth for a last look at new year's celebrations from around the world. here is our roundup of the highlights. >> the australians ring in the new year with their first ever biggest firework display over the sydney harbor. >> in pakistan, people gathered at the court ground. >> the message for today is

basically keep the peace. >> in north korea, crowds gathered to watch song and dance as well as the fireworks. in south korea, 100,000 people celebrated the new year with a traditional ceremony. the celebrations were also a chance to reflect on hope for the year ahead. the relationship between north and south korea has been improved in 2018. i hope we can keep this good atmosphere in 2019 we can be more peaceful and close to reintegration. costs historic harbor was lit up and bangkok possible display was held over the river. in dubai after last year's fireworks were canceled due to

security concerns, they made up for lost time. in moscow, the freezing conditions did not quell the enthusiasm. in the new year with one of europe biggest street party between the gates and the victory column. the theme in paris was --ternity and london celebrated its relationship with europe ahead of brexit. the message, london is open. >> here is wishing you a happy and healthy 2019 wherever you are. stay with us here on "france 24 ." ♪

>> hello and welcome, you are watching techh 24. we make about 30,000 decisions a day all made manually. imagine if you could get the help of an artificially intelligent version of yourself. it's now possible thanks to the sidekick. the question is how much of your daily decision-making are you ready to outsource?

most famous the youtubers get together in a video to halt global warming. we take a look at low energy and green lighting solutions. to cameroon where an inspirational teacher is helping to create the next generation of coders. she hopes to inspire yum ones, including girls -- many young ones are forced to drop out of education early. teame 15-year-old and her look on proudly at their robots. in a couountry where one in four girls don't learn to read, these students are learning the basics of artificial intelligence. i wanted to empower myself as well and also, i aspire to

inspire other girls. 20 yoyoungne of cameroonians. the teeeenagers learn to write code, make robots and acquire advanced skills. hopescientist and teacher to train tech innovators in her country. ? any young girl that has exceptional ability is extraordinary. it's all about helping them get to where they want to go. we do not want to find situations where people are not achieving their potential because they did not have the opportunity. we are levelining the ground. she believes teaching girls about technology can break the cycle of poporty. in 2009, she started her own school specializing in stem subjects. it now has 800 pupupils. nearly onene in three girls are

married by 18 and this often means they drop out of full-time education. studies suggest educating girls has a broader societal benefit that goes beyond the individual factorsffecting including infant mortality, population growth, and family .ealth >>: we have all been confronted with situations in which we don't want to do. in your future, perhaps you will have someone to help you decide, and artificially intelligent version of yourself. -- an ai version of donald trump. it is looking to tweet and interact like the president would based on the analysis of his interactions. i am joined by the sidekick founder and ceo. thank you so much for joining us. how did you come up with the idea of creating this ai version of donald trump and tell us about the machine learning algorithm you used. technology, --me

everybody can create their o own it was much easier because of all of trump's public data, so we wentnt with trump. .e used neural networks use similar technology to -- >> you want everyone to be able to have his or her personalized ai on her phone? will it be a chat bot? essentitially, you can choose what kind ofof data a you create .our ai from

for example, it can choose to giveve you facacebook data, gooe data, your health data and give -- you canportuninity speak to it by texting with it, just like your friends in facebook messenger or whatsapp. >> you believe this will help people take wiser decisions. how so? >> think of your sidekick as s a really good friend who knonows u inside and outside. it can help you make thee decisionons and i in a lot of te cases, it can even outsource your daily decision-making. -- also have those

fitbit. . my sidekick can tell me don't eat that food, somethingng more healthier. most of the decisions are manual and hard to m make, repetitive.. your sidekick helps those outsource those decisions. the reason why mark zuckerberg wear the same outfit every day so they can minimize the trivial decisions and you have more time for yourself and simple if i your life. >> thank you so much for that. it is time to welcome our in-house exit -- expert. it seems like every product hitting the market has ai starting with facebook. >> facebook launched portal and porter plus, each equipped with

front facing ai powered camera. it follows actions. it follows every user as he or she moves. that ensures the user does not have to be confined to one place while doing a video chat. they can move around and the camera will keep the user in frame. as more people enter a room. the ai helps the camera to widen and ensure all those people stay in the frame. these are the features the artificial intelligence system and the devices. this asook released to they are grappling with their data breach scandal. is it such a good idea to put a camera in people's living room. ? they have tried to exit -- address this concern. these devices come with a cover. if you want to block the camera, you can put the cover on it and

disable the camera and the microphone. the other important aspect is the is local, not on servers. it stays in the camera, localized. the third part is all these video conversations -- facebook says it doesn't listen to or record or store conversations and the last part is it also doesn't use facial recognition technology. >> another ai powered device is the pixel three phone. >> i have one in my hand. it has a unique feature called top shot. that ai power is in the camera. what it does is it an shores every time you click a picture, it is a perfect shot. it captures frames before and after you press the button and collects all the information and analyzes it and merges these frames and comes up with the best picture. that is something ai does in

this phone. >> we are going to move onto tech 24. -- selected a couple of devices that allow us to personalize our lighting experience. >> i'm going to talk about this object later. first i will test the smart balance that allows you to customize your lighting experience. is triangular in shape and they all have leds. it is interesting because the triangle shape allows us to customize different designs in a more creative manner. you can stick these panels on your walls or use it if you want to party. the most important aspect -- i play a lot of video games. for me, it is great because i can use it with my gaming

console because it has a voice activation feature. the moment i press this button, the panels start reacting to my voice. if we could lower the lights, you would be able to see it in a much more pronounced manner. there's a dedicated application to these panels using which you can control the light and customize the multiple colors and it has different applications, not just at home, but you can have a great party using these panels. the second object -- a very high end object because it costs more than 700 euros. impressive. is >> it is the luminaire dod. each piece is a pentagon and there's a color inside, so you can have different colors and put the same panels on the outside.

the reason why it is so assemble is because each panel comes with a magnet and the specialty about the panels -- they are made of wood. it is left over from carpenters in different industries, there is no burden on the environment when they did this particular object. >> thank you so much for that. that brings us to the end of this edition of tech 24. you can watch it on our website. see you next time. ♪

brown: an historic aid experiment is about to be rolled out in western kenya. it's radical, i it challengngesa lot of common perceptions about charity, , and it'ss based in rural villages like this one on the shoreres of lake vivictoria.