“This will be the next technological revolution.” AI, the metaverse, autonomous cars, cryptocurrencies… In recent years, we have been regularly promised that an innovation will disrupt our daily lives. But many of them have not (yet) produced the expected effect. In this series, the Tech department of L’Express tells us about the rise and fall of four of these innovations.
In October 2021, Facebook officially changed its name to Meta. The metaverse then experiences a boom. A plethora of companies follow the social media giant, and then begin to mobilize gigantic resources for the promise of a virtual world. Maybe for nothing…
Presented sometimes as works of art, sometimes as excellent financial investments, NFTs promised to revolutionize property thanks to their close link with blockchain. Three years after their explosion, it is clear that the non-fungible token did not have the expected success.
In the living room, the kitchen, the bathroom, and even sometimes in the bedroom… In recent years, connected objects have invaded our spaces and our daily lives. But are they really useful?
You dreamed of it! It is now a reality: at home, the humanoid robot at home prepares your coffee, takes care of household chores and even helps you with administration. A dream that we have been sold for decades but which is however not about to happen.
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