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OpenAI and Google’s TPUs: diversification is also a software challengeThe press has reported a plan to buy Google chips. An OpenAI job listing, meanwhile, reveals a very concrete project: adapting its models to another computing architecture.
France Travail and AI: does summarising a case file already steer an inspection?An internal document describes an AI tool to assist with checks on jobseekers. Between summarisation, profiling and human decision-making, the distinctions that help explain the project and its risks.Luxor bets on AI: what Bitcoin mining can bring to the tableThe company has announced a $16 million financing round to expand its computing services. Its claimed advantage lies in equipment, energy and contracts—not in magically turning mining machines into something else.
Atomic clocks: why our time depends on a networkThe alert over the clocks at the Paris Observatory highlights an essential infrastructure. The atomic second, world time and GPS: three concepts to distinguish.
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.
1958: what the ‘de Gaulle method’ owes to Parliament, the referendum and the Pinay-Rueff planCharles de Gaulle’s return in 1958 is often summed up as the authority of one man. The chronology, however, shows a more collective method: a parliamentary mandate, popular approval and economic expertise.
Sanguine: giving burnout a bodyMarion Le Corroller explains her choice of body horror for her first film, starring Mara Taquin and Karin Viard. A screening is scheduled in Luxembourg on 28 October.
At Père-Lachaise, Bartholomé sculpts a collective memoryWith his war memorial, Albert Bartholomé shifts the focus from famous tombs to the unnamed. His models shed light on this compositional choice.
Maglev: what separates a test record from a passenger trainAt Donghu, a test platform propelled a small vehicle to 800 km/h. The CRRC maglev designed for 600 km/h is on a different scale: that of a trainset and its systems.
Route du Rhum: Café Joyeux, a daggerboard boat and a collective storyNicolas d’Estais is due to set off on 1 November aboard an IMOCA launched in 2011. Its record and an interview with Simon Koster shed light on what is at stake in the crossing.
Houseplants: can a wick water them while you’re on holiday?A piece of string, a reservoir and water: a capillary system can help while you’re away, provided you test its flow and avoid waterlogging the roots.
Fridge: the paper test to check the door sealA sheet of paper caught in the door can indicate a poorly fitted seal. How do you carry out the check, interpret the result and avoid an unnecessary replacement?