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Ivory horse’s head carved at Hohle Fels, displayed on a metal support shaped like a body.

Science · Oct 31, 2026Hohle Fels: what miniature art reveals about prehistoryTwo ivory birds, discovered in 2025 and presented in July 2026, add to the story of this German cave. From the carved horse to the flute, how can we interpret these objects without inventing a story for them?

Carved stone façade of the house known as Nicolas Flamel’s house, rue de Montmorency, Paris.

Culture · Oct 31, 2026Nicolas Flamel: how a Parisian bourgeois became a legendary alchemistA house, an epitaph and books written after his death: the Cluny exhibition helps distinguish the historical figure from the stories that transformed him.

Tins of Hemköp and Knorr sauces with their price labels on a supermarket shelf.

Economy · Oct 31, 2026Food shopping: how to tell whether a promotion really saves you moneyPrice per kilo, multipacks, own-label brands and short-dated products: three examples with figures to distinguish an advertised discount from a real saving.

The Rosenbad building and its reflection in the water in Stockholm.

AI · Oct 30, 2026Swedish government: why block ChatGPT and Claude websites while keeping access to the modelsSince 26 October 2026, work computers used by Swedish government services have no longer been able to access the ChatGPT and Claude websites. Some staff can nevertheless still use their models through Intric. To understand this decision, it is necessary to look at how data is handled, which tools are permitted and what the terms of use are.

Election posters along a building on a rain-soaked Paris street; a person is holding an umbrella.

AI · Oct 30, 2026Election images: ChatGPT’s filter, between illustration and photorealismThe filter reported by CNET turns some requests into stylised images. But two French tests described by Next produced different results: friction in image generation is not a check on the truth.

Aerial view of Apple Park, a large circular building surrounded by green spaces and homes, in Cupertino.

AI · Oct 30, 2026Core Advanced: what do the 2 GB of memory really measure?Apple’s model has 20 billion parameters, but a reading taken after a prompt shows around 2 GiB. These figures do not measure the same thing: one describes the entire model, the other a memory state observed on a particular Mac.

Detail of the façade of the Hôtel de Bizien, home to the Rennes Administrative Court, with its sculpted dormer windows and slate roof.

AI · Oct 30, 2026In Rennes, AI is not presented as the sole reason for the fineThe legal commentary on the case places the indications associated with Claude after other complaints about the application. Typography alone is therefore not enough to conclude that a tool was used — or that its use explains the penalty.

Side view of a European badger in the grass, against a dark background.

Nature and environment · Oct 30, 2026Blairelle: what is the female European badger called?The word refers to the female European badger. A few facts about its sett, clan and diet provide some context, without inferring differences between the sexes.

Modern building with glass and white façades beside a street in Kirchberg, Luxembourg.

Europe · Oct 29, 202646% of GDP: what the ranking of the 27 EU member states says — and does not say — about FranceThe European figure is 2.4 percentage points higher than the Insee figure. The gap is due to differences in statistical scope, notably imputed contributions: an accounting convention, not an additional bill sent to households.

The façade of the Conseil d’État at the Palais-Royal in Paris, beneath a blue sky

France · Oct 29, 2026France: four tests before restricting a demonstrationAfter the violence in October, security and freedoms are not simply at odds. In France, the law requires a specific risk, a necessary and proportionate measure, and the possibility of judicial review.

The façade of the National Assembly illuminated in the colours of the French flag, seen from Place de la Concorde

Politics · Oct 29, 20262026 is not 1789: what the word ‘revolution’ really measuresEmmanuel de Waresquiel compares the October demonstrations with 1789 while rejecting the equivalence. Institutions, sovereignty and presidential precedents provide a way to test the word ‘revolution’.

Police officers advance along Avenue du Docteur-Arnold-Netter in Paris during the demonstration of 24 October 2026

France · Oct 29, 2026Paris, 24 October: from 142 arrests to judicial proceedingsAfter 142 arrests were announced in Paris, the public prosecutor’s office set out the initial outcomes. How to interpret figures published at different stages.