Tag: New technologies
Developments and surprises in digital uses around the world
What language do you use on the web? Where are the majority of internet users located? Who are the most connected populations? Which of the computer or the telephone is…
in Russia, an anti-VPN campaign is in full swing
For the past year, Instagram, Facebook and exiled independent media have been banned from Russia, and they are now only accessible via VPNs. Since the beginning of 2023, the fight…
MP Éric Bothorel seizes the Cnil and files a complaint against the ChatGPT robot
Deputy Éric Bothorel, of the Renaissance group, filed a complaint on Wednesday April 12 against ChatGPT with the National Commission for Data Processing and Liberties (Cnil), guardian of privacy, for…
identifying images generated by AI, mission impossible?
With the rise of artificial intelligence, images generated by AI are increasingly common on the internet. Widely used by propagators of fake news, their disturbing realism sometimes makes them very…
Huawei appoints Meng Whanzou as president amid difficult circumstances
The Chinese telecoms giant Huawei announced on Friday March 31 a sharp decline in its profits in 2022 against the backdrop of American sanctions and appointed the daughter of its…
African agrotech, an opportunity for agriculture on the continent
In Africa, new local technologies are enabling the development of the agricultural sector on the continent. Applications of African agrotech were showcased at South By Southwest, the innovation festival in…
“In Silicon Valley, everyone was afraid”
Slimane Boumedine is the financial director of Physna, a Californian company specializing in 3D research, victim of the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank. This Franco-Algerian, who has been living in…
military at heart of social media fake news scandal
The Israeli daily Ha’aretz reveals that the army has used fake accounts on social networks to influence or seduce public opinion. The facts date back to May 2021, during the…
Amazon to cut 9,000 more jobs, 27,000 in total this year
New layoffs at the American digital and distribution giant Amazon. These job cuts are in addition to the wave currently affecting the digital giants. With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume…
the authorities try to reassure the markets despite the panic
As financial markets rocked sharply on Monday (March 13) following the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), US President Joe Biden and European officials tried to bring the sector…