A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the Programme Advances in Neural Technology could give us the ability to read each others thoughts. The Royal Society warns this is worrying if these thoughts are shared with corporations. What do you think . Should we merge machines with the human brain . Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President donald trump has fired his National Security advisor, the hawkishjohn bolton. A series of disagreements over Foreign Policy issues appear to have come to a head over a meeting with the Afghan Taliban at the us president ial retreat at camp david that had been scheduled for last weekend. Mr bolton is reported to have objected in the strongest terms, particularly in the light of the approaching anniversary of the 11th of september attacks on the United States in 2001. Gareth barlow reports. If there is one constant in Donald Trumps time in office is change. His administration h