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  1. · Society

    Microsoft posts the biggest single-day market value gain in stock market history: is AI finally paying off?

    Microsoft posted record quarterly results driven by cloud growth, triggering one of the largest market-cap gains ever recorded in a single session. We analyse what these figures actually prove about AI profitability, and what they don't.
  2. · Society

    Europe forces Google to open Android to competing AIs

    The European Commission has launched action under the Digital Markets Act to force Google to open up Android features to rival AI assistants. We explain the stakes, Google's response, and why this case could determine who talks to your phone.
  3. · Society

    Nvidia is reportedly considering guaranteeing $250 billion for OpenAI: when the seller finances its client

    According to the Wall Street Journal, Nvidia is reportedly in talks to secure around $250 billion so that OpenAI can lease a 10-gigawatt data center in Ohio. We break down this circular financing mechanism, why it worries analysts, and what it reveals about the AI economy.
  4. · Society

    Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in revenue: the bet on discretion versus that on excess

    Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in reported revenue, driven by enterprise confidence rather than consumer volume. We analyse the two opposing strategies that now structure the sector: OpenAI's integration with US power versus Anthropic's claimed independence, and what this shift reveals.
  5. · Models

    Gemini 3.5 Pro: why Google can no longer ship its model on time

    Gemini 3.5 Pro, Google's flagship model announced in May for a June release, keeps slipping and is now reportedly targeting 17 July after a complete rebuild. Amid researchers leaving for Anthropic, we break down what these difficulties reveal about the race to the top of AI.
  6. · Society

    For the first time, ChatGPT accounts for less than half of the AI market

    According to Sensor Tower's 2026 report, ChatGPT's market share has fallen below 50% for the first time. We break down the numbers: Gemini's rise, Claude's record conversion rate, and what it reveals about users who now choose their AI rather than having it imposed on them.
  7. · Society

    Journalism takes AI head-on: 3,400 jobs lost in 2025, 500 in the first quarter of 2026

    In 2025, more than 3,400 journalism jobs disappeared in the US and UK. 2026 will probably beat that record. Newsrooms are making redundancies, AIs are summarising in their place, and Google AI Overviews is siphoning traffic away from media outlets. Alyriaz is itself a media outlet built on AI. Here is the honest take on what is really changing, from our point of view.
  8. · Business

    $500 million in 30 days: the company that discovered the true price of open-access AI

    The story sounds absurd: a company that spends half a billion dollars on AI in 30 days, by accident. But when you look closely at what is happening in large companies in 2026, it is no longer a one-off. It is the wake-up call of a usage bubble that has just hit the wall of economic reality. Microsoft, Uber, Amazon: everyone is affected.
  9. · Society

    The hidden economy of AI: 50 million people are talking to a virtual companion

    While everyone is talking about Sora, ChatGPT and Claude, a parallel $37 billion market has taken shape in the shadows: that of AI companions. 50 million active users, Valentine's Day 2026 as a defining cultural moment, and one nagging question: what does this explosion say about our times?
  10. · Society

    Will the AI bubble burst? What 2026 is already telling us

    $150 billion raised by AI startups in 2025. $725 billion in planned investment by Big Tech in 2026. And yet the overwhelming majority of that investment will never be profitable. Is the AI bubble inflating towards a historic burst? Here is the real picture in May 2026.
  11. · Society

    The "unlimited freemium" trap: how AI gets you hooked before presenting the bill

    Microsoft Designer, ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney: they all started by offering their services en masse, unlimited or nearly so, before cutting the quotas once their user base was hooked. This strategy has a name and it is everywhere in 2026. Here is how it works, and how not to fall into the trap.
  12. · Business

    AI's biggest failures: the billion-dollar products that crashed and burned

    For three years, AI was presented as the revolution that would transform everything. In 2026, the first major products are starting to die publicly: Sora abandoned by OpenAI, Apple hit with a $250 million judgment, Microsoft Designer buried, Humane Pin remotely deactivated. Here is what these five failures really teach us.
  13. · Business

    France is missing the enterprise AI boat: here are the real numbers

    3.4% of job adverts in France mention AI in February 2026, against 7.5% in the United Kingdom. On the business side, only 10% use AI against 28% in Denmark. An analysis of France's lag in the workplace, sources included.

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