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We explore the digital revolution and check out the latest technological trends. Every Sunday live at 3.22pm Paris time.
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Meta and Fortnite push AI video game characters into the mainstream
We're used to video game characters repeating the same lines of scripted dialogue. But artificial intelligence is now allowing players to have unique,...
From Bollywood to Hollywood, artists push back against AI
It's artificial intelligence versus the entertainment industry, as Bollywood stars sue YouTube and an AI-generated actor makes her world stage debut....
Concerns mount over EU plans to scan private pics for child sexual abuse content
It's crunch time for "chat control", the European Commission's plan to scan private messages and report content suspected of being child sexual abuse....
Artificial intelligence saves tech giant Google from divest order... for now
It's been a week for the history books for Google. The tech giant dodged an order to sell off significant parts of its business in a landmark antitrus...
Summer of AI psychosis: Stories of tragic chatbot interactions multiply
Stein-Erik Soelberg killed his mother and himself in Connecticut earlier this month, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that ChatGPT fuelled his i...
EU orders AI companies to clean up their act, stop using pirated data
The European Commission wants AI companies to stop using pirated data and allow creators to withhold their copyrighted material. This comes amid the r...
Telegram boss Durov speaks out before French hearing, hopes to get charges lifted
Pavel Durov, the enigmatic Russian-born billionaire boss of messaging app Telegram, has his third audience with a French investigating magistrate in t...
Is energy security a threat to Europe's AI ambitions?
This week's massive power outage in Spain and Portugal has raised questions over whether Europe's power grid is ready for a surge in demand, given the...
Google keeps growing, as federal judges decide whether to break it up
Google is still making lots of money. Its parent company Alphabet reported $90.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter, up 12 percent from the same...
Bruised by Washington's chip controls, Nvidia turns to China
"I'm not worried about Jensen [Huang] at all," said US President Donald Trump, commenting on the Nvidia CEO's visit to Beijing. The trip was the lates...
Are claims that AI is accelerating climate change 'overstated'?
One concern around artificial intelligence is its voracious appetite for energy. Electricity demand for data centres specialised in AI will quadruple...
US trade war: EU prepares to retaliate with Big Tech in its sights
France says a response from the EU to Trump's new 20 percent tariff will "probably" come at the end of the month. A government spokesperson told Frenc...
Boycotters attempt to unplug from tentacular US tech sector
Anti-American sentiment is surging amid the second term of US President Donald Trump. Ifop research found this week that two thirds of French people s...
Trump's assault on knowledge: Department of Education closure follows attacks on science
US President Donald Trump’s announced shuttering of the Department of Education comes amid a broader attack on knowledge and research. Since Trump ret...
French hackers show how easy it is to 'jailbreak' Musk's new AI model Grok 3
Elon Musk is starting to see the fruits of his AI shopping spree with the release of Grok 3, one of the most capable AI models yet. But according to F...
Snooping Siri: Apple hit with another privacy lawsuit, this time in France
A French human rights NGO has filed a lawsuit in Paris against Apple, alleging massive collection and processing of voice recordings via the tech gian...
'France can be a bit bolder': Paris AI summit draft declaration sparks concern for civil society
A draft declaration of the Paris AI Action Summit has raised concerns for The Future Society, a nonprofit tasked by organisers to provide recommendati...
TikTok limbo: US Congress stays quiet as Trump breaks its law
It’s becoming less clear by the day who is supposed to be buying TikTok. One of Donald Trump's first acts on his return as US president was to delay a...
Why does Donald Trump see China as a threat on AI, but not on TikTok?
“This is money that normally would have gone to China,” Trump proclaimed on Tuesday while unveiling Stargate, an artificial intelligence project that...
Top AI companies score badly on risk and safety assessments, ahead of Paris summit
Are leading artificial intelligence companies doing enough to keep us safe from the potential harms of their products? According to the nonprofits Saf...
'My identity was stolen by Iranian hackers', FRANCE 24 journalist says
Iran may look increasingly isolated on the international stage, but cybersecurity companies say its extensive network of hackers is working hard to pu...
Forget me bot: Mystery behind the names causing ChatGPT to crash
What’s in a name? When it comes to AI, a name can mean a huge data protection headache. This week, the internet was fascinated by a list of people tha...
US prosecutors have demanded the breakup of Google. What happens next?
The chips are down. In the biggest antitrust trial of this century, US federal prosecutors have filed their demands for Google, including for the tech...
Mark Zuckerberg releases filthy song to celebrate anniversary
Tech giant Meta is feeling the heat, no matter how relaxed its leader Mark Zuckerberg might appear. Despite the waves of bad news buffeting his compan...
Trump could reshape global tech industry, whether Silicon Valley likes it or not
Tech executives have lined up to congratulate Donald Trump on his US presidential election win. But behind the scenes, they’re frantically trying to w...
Running app Strava found to be international security risk – again
As we approach the US presidential election, the safety of the candidates, their families and their running mates is paramount, particularly as Republ...