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Retreating glaciers: what a map cannot tell a walkerMaps record the retreat of glaciers, but do not describe conditions on the day. From measuring climate change to unstable terrain and route planning, here are the key distinctions to bear in mind.
Erik Orsenna and Claire-Marie Le Guay: two ways into BachA childhood memory, a book in two voices and a piano programme: Erik Orsenna and Claire-Marie Le Guay invite us to discover Bach through different doors. Here are some pointers for moving from the story to the works.
Antonio Fanna: how sheet music helped rediscover VivaldiAntonio Fanna, who died aged 100, helped put Vivaldi’s works back on music stands. Catalogues, scores and critical editions shed light on this collective endeavour, which is still ongoing.
AI assistants at work: who really chooses the criteria?An Anthropic experiment raises questions about control over decisions entrusted to agents. For users, control cannot be limited to checking the figures.
Fujifilm is betting on magnetic tape to store AI dataThe group has announced an investment of 10 billion yen in Odawara. Behind the goal of increasing capacity fivefold lies a practical issue: storing data without confusing archiving, backup and immediate access.
At Père-Lachaise, what makes the cemetery a refuge for wildlifeGrasses, trees and nighttime tranquillity: Père-Lachaise is home to documented wildlife. But observing species is not enough to measure whether their numbers are growing.
Fake delivery drivers in Luxembourg: the parcel conceals a card theftPolice report card swaps during a purported delivery payment. What to do at the door, and where to turn if your card or PIN has been stolen.
Election 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.
Core 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.
Paris, 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.