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Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from the technology world.

I'm Rory Kathleen Jones, and this week's program is all about future gazing.

We'll be asking whether the metaverse is where we'll all be living and working a decade from now,

as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg makes a big bet on virtual worlds.

With the need to decarbonise the global economy getting more urgent,

an energy expert tells us what innovations to expect in the way we power our homes,

our cars and our factories.

And artificial intelligence has made great strides in the last decade.

What are the hopes and fears for AI over the next 10 years?

Joining me this week is BBC Technology reporter David Maloy.

Hi David.

What's up with you?

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