Science

Bernard Arnault spoke at École polytechnique in 2017, well before the mathematics institute was announced. The photo recalls the LVMH chief’s personal connection to the X. Credits: Jérémy Barande / École polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay / CC BY-SA 2.0

AI

2026-06-26

Édouard Philippe in Deauville in 2020, facing photographers, in an image of an established public official on the national scene. The portrait accompanies a section where his AI bet becomes a marker for 2027. Credit: Georges Biard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

AI

At VivaTech, France’s Edouard Philippe turns AI sovereignty into an early credibility test for his 2027 bid

2026-06-18

The outbreak studied by the WHO may have begun before boarding, during a land exposure in South America in an area frequented by rodents. This hypothesis separates the initial case from transmissions later suspected aboard the MV Hondius. It also reminds us that the origin of the situation is not in the Netherlands.

Debate

WHO and ECDC track the MV Hondius hantavirus cluster as Rotterdam arrival keeps wider public risk low now

2026-05-18

Automated driving sparks debate through its technical imagination. Between innovation, political concern, and industrial rivalry, the issue becomes a test of sovereignty.

AI

Clément Beaune warns Europe that self-driving cars are now a sovereignty test against US and Chinese rivals

2026-05-11

Lightning (‘free image’, Wikimedia Commons).

News

Lightning on France 5 : how prime-time television turns a spectacular storm into a promise of knowledge

2026-04-16

An almost erased horizon blends into white light, giving the ocean a calm, abstract presence. Nothing here suggests the spectacular, which is precisely why the image suits the subject: a peaceful surface can hide a deep anomaly. The photograph thus supports the article’s central idea of a subtle but measurable upheaval.

Climate

Oceans at 20.97 C in March: the near-record heat putting climate scientists on alert for El Niño

2026-04-10

Thomas Pesquet today embodies French expectations around a possible European seat in the upcoming lunar phase. His name stands out not merely from fame but from a mix of deep experience, rare visibility, and a political moment when Europe’s place in Artemis is becoming clearer.

France

Thomas Pesquet and Europe’s path to a future lunar mission

2026-04-09

‘AI colonization of Africa’ (public domain image, Wikimedia Commons).

AI

Adji Bousso Dieng warns of a new digital imbalance in Africa

2026-04-08

The setting Earth, photographed through an Orion porthole at 12:41 a.m. Paris time on April 7, 2026, during Artemis II’s lunar flyby. © NASA.

Digital

Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s record, crosses the far side and sees a solar eclipse

2026-04-07

At Cape Canaveral, the Artemis II crew left Earth on April 1, 2026 aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched by the SLS from pad 39B. For the first time since Apollo 17, human beings are en route to the Moon.

News

Artemis II lifts off — humanity is heading back to the Moon after half a century

2026-04-01

‘Mistral AI (free image, Wikimedia Commons).’

AI

$830 million, 13,800 Nvidia chips, 44 megawatts: how Mistral AI is building Europe’s AI sovereignty

2026-03-31

‘Earth heat record 2025’ (public domain image, Wikimedia Commons).

Climate

2025 ranks among the hottest years as Earth keeps storing heat

2026-03-26