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phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is thingsjust don't last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e—waste is properly recycled. and that's really bad because our devices contain potentially toxic chemicals. well, michael kaloki has been looking at how one company is trying to combat this in kenya. this is dandora. this community on the outskirts of nairobi is home t...

this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. _ if we do not, we will go hungry. we're also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that i'll get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and paul's dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fashion industry. bugs are quite simple creatures. kind of like me and you. if you ever wondered whe...

this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. _ if we do not, we will go hungry. we're also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that i'll get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and paul's dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fashion industry. bugs are quite simple creatures. kind of like me and you. if you ever wondered whe...

sending controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. what that could mean for the war. also today, extreme weather. millions are at risk of record-breaking temperatures and severe storms as well. and then in washington, new fallout from the discovery of a bag of cocaine at the west wing of the white house. what congress is now demanding. and a medical breakthrough, the fda gives full approval for a new alzheimer's drug, but it comes with a serious warning about potentially deadly side effects. >> we begin this hour, everybody, with another sign, the economy may in fact be cooling. the...

over 1,000 miles away. we'll check out a range of other gadgets being showcased here in vegas and hearfrom two major ceos. one is the big boss of siemens, the world's largest engineering company. and i'm alsojoined by the head of nasdaq, the most famous tech index on the planet, to explore what are the big issues affecting the wider industry. wherever you'rejoining us from around the world, a big hello from las vegas and a warm welcome to the show. this week, we're on location at ces, the consumer electronics show. it's notjust a top tech event. it's also one of the biggest conventio...