Europe’s stock markets ended mixed as they awaited the release of Nvidia’s results on Wednesday. In Paris, the CAC 40 closed slightly up. Market trends On Monday November 18, European stock markets remained cautious. With no real direction, they ended scattered. The CAC 40 closed slightly up by +0.12% at 7,278 points, London and its […]
In London, Canal+ goes on a seduction offensive ahead of its IPO
DECRYPTAGE – On Monday, the Vivendi-owned group held a major investor day in the English capital, to present its strategy and outlook. Before starting a marathon investor day in London on Monday, Canal+ sent one of its most eminent cultural emissaries. Paddington BearThe third installment, released in the U.K. on November 8, had the best […]
Campus renovation, investment in AI… Polytechnique wants to raise 200 million euros to be more competitive
To propel the institution up the international rankings, the Fondation de l’École polytechnique is launching its 3rd fund-raising campaign, with a revised target. To attract international talent, École Polytechnique (l’X) is pulling out all the stops. On Thursday November 14, the Fondation de l’École polytechnique launched its third fund-raising campaign, entitled “The École Polytechnique Foundation”. […]
The government wants to sell 60 millions de consommateurs magazine, employees stunned
Published since 1970 by the Institut national de la consommation (INC), the magazine employs around fifty people. The French government wants to find a buyer for 60 millions de consommateurs magazinepublished by a public establishment since 1970, highlighting its difficulties, while employees and even former minister Olivia Grégoire deplore the decision. For former consumer affairs […]
why haven’t artificial intelligence tools gone off the rails?
DECRYPTAGE – Both OpenAI and Google have restricted the responses of their conversational agents so that they don’t slip up in their answers to voters. It was their baptism of fire. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overview achieved a near-faultless performance in the US presidential election. This was the first major election since the breakthrough […]
Ukrainian imports, unfavorable weather… The horizon is darkening for European sugar producers
DECRYPTAGE – European sugar production is once again in surplus. This is weighing on prices, prompting manufacturers to reduce the prices paid to growers. In the countryside around Billancourt (Somme), halfway between Compiègne and Noyon, cranes and diggers several meters high are busy at the beginning of November picking up the huge silos of sugar. […]
Prony Resources nickel plant restarts after six months of stoppage
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, updated at 15h05 ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > Waiting for a buyer, one of the three nickel plants in the Caledonian archipelago will reopen its doors after restoring access to water and electricity. Prony Resources, one of New Caledonia’s three plants specializing in metal recovery, restarted operations on […]
Pluxee share price recovers after a difficult year
By Loïc Danton Published 1 hour ago, updated at 12:50 pm Pluxee’s solutions are adopted by over 500,000 customers worldwide. CAPA PICTURES OUR SHARE ADVISORY ON PLUXEE – Having struggled since the spring, Pluxee shares have rebounded strongly thanks to better-than-expected full-year results and a number of guidance enhanced. It’s been a bumpy ride for […]
Will this unexpected property in the heart of Neuilly, priced at 20,000 euros/m², find a buyer?
Neuilly-sur-Seine (92) is packed with “country houses” tucked away from view in the private roads. But rarer, more atypical residences in the heart of the city can also arouse curiosity. Such is the case of a duplex artist’s studio on the top floors of a four-storey building. “I came back to Neuilly only for this […]
Daisy, the AI that imitates a grandmother to trap phone scammers
A British telephone operator has developed an AI model to keep scammers on the line as long as possible. This granny could well become a scammer’s nightmare…because she’s actually an AI. Daisy, an artificial intelligence created to imitate the voice and reactions of a grandmother, can be used to trap con artists over the phone. […]