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AI agents: what open standards allow you to keepThe AAIF welcomes four projects to make agents more portable. Methods, models, testing and security: here’s what can travel, and what still needs checking.
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.
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.
Mulching the vegetable garden in winter: finding the right balance with slugsLeaves, straw, depth and moisture: practical pointers for protecting the soil without applying a one-size-fits-all recipe. And what trials tell us about slug barriers.
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.
France: 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.
At Eymoutiers, Toulondit Castle faces a short lease and a possible saleThe Toulondit association’s lease runs until 31 December 2026. The town is considering selling the castle, but no sale agreement has been reached: the upcoming negotiations will determine whether the association stays, the collective buys the property or another project takes its place.
Atlanta: Kelsea Bond’s task force on data centres remains on holdKelsea Bond wants to regulate the growth of data centres in Atlanta. But, as of 28 October, the announced task force has not yet been created: its resolution remains held up at city council.
J. K. Rowling and trans rights: how a position became a political campaignSince 2019, J. K. Rowling has moved from commenting on social media to funding legal action. Her journey sheds light on a British disagreement in which sex-based rights, gender identity and protection from discrimination intersect without being one and the same.
France: leave for victims of sexual violence remains under debateThe measure passed on 13 October distinguishes between employees and public-sector workers. It remains a proposal, while current obligations regarding harassment remain in force.
Mnouchkine’s Molière: an original score and borrowed musicThe film credits and the album programme shed light on the roles of René Clemencic and his ensemble, as well as on pre-existing works.
Somalia: the food crisis is up against a lack of aid and the risk of floodingThe IPC projects that 5.4 million people will be in food crisis or worse from October to December. A lack of funding and the risk of flooding are complicating the response.