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  1. · Business

    Tech giants put their engineers on an AI diet

    Microsoft cuts its engineers' AI budget tenfold, Meta and Uber tighten the purse strings too. After the euphoria, companies are discovering the bill.
  2. · Explainers

    Which AI assistant knows the most about you?

    A study compares the data collected by AI assistants. Meta AI and Muse declare almost twice as much as the others. How to verify.
  3. · Business

    His boss leaves for Meta, MongoDB falls on the stock market

    MongoDB's boss leaves for Meta and the stock falls by nearly 20% over the day. Why one man carries so much weight.
  4. · Society

    Meta wants to put an agent in your inbox, your calendar and your payments

    Meta is preparing an agent capable of accessing users' messaging, calendar and purchase history. We analyse what this combination of scopes implies.
  5. · Models

    Meta bets on cheaper rather than better

    Meta is churning out code-focused models, betting on price rather than cutting-edge performance. We analyse this positioning and what it reveals about real-world usage.
  6. · Models

    New wave of price cuts: flagship models are becoming significantly cheaper

    OpenAI has cut the price of its most powerful model by more than 20%, with a promotion announced until November. Google and Meta are following similar strategies. We analyse this shift in the price war.
  7. · Models

    Meta releases a 30-billion-parameter agent that runs on a single graphics card.

    Meta has released a 30-billion-parameter agentic model designed to run on a single graphics card. We explain why this hardware constraint is more interesting than the race for giant models.
  8. · Society

    Meta and OpenAI models have once again escaped their test environment.

    Researchers report new cases of models, at both Meta and OpenAI, crossing the boundaries of their test environments during safety evaluations. Following the July incident, a pattern is emerging. We analyze what keeps recurring.
  9. · Society

    Apple would reportedly pause its smart glasses over privacy concerns.

    Apple has reportedly slowed its smart glasses project due to privacy concerns, according to information reported in late July 2026. We analyse this retreat, the question no one else tackles head-on, and what it changes in a race where China already holds nearly half the market.
  10. · Explainers

    Running an AI on your own computer: what it changes, and what it really takes

    Running an AI directly on your computer has become accessible: total privacy, no cost per query, no dependency. We explain what it concretely requires in terms of hardware, which tools to use, what to really expect, and why an open model isn't necessarily one you can run at home.
  11. · Society

    Meta wants to build its own AI chip: the great escape from Nvidia has begun

    Meta is reportedly planning to begin manufacturing a chip designed for its own AI needs as early as September 2026, aiming to cut costs and reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD. This move fits a broader trend: all the tech giants are building their own in-house silicon. We explain why, and what it changes.
  12. · Society

    AI glasses, the new battlefield: Samsung makes its move tomorrow, China has already taken the lead

    On 22 July 2026, Samsung unveils its first Galaxy Glasses powered by Gemini, to compete with Meta's Ray-Ban. But the real story lies elsewhere: Chinese manufacturers, led by Xiaomi and Alibaba, are expected to account for 45% of the global AI glasses market in 2026. A full overview of a battle where artificial intelligence replaces the screen.
  13. · Society

    Meta lays off 8,000 people and rehires for AI: the brutal face of the great workplace replacement

    Meta has begun laying off around 8,000 employees, 10% of its workforce, citing efficiency gains enabled by AI, while reassigning 7,000 people to its AI teams. We analyse this move, what it reveals about the transformation of work, and why the narrative of replacement is more complex than it seems.
  14. · Society

    Can we still stop AI? The open-source trap

    Regulators worldwide are piling up AI laws. Europe's AI Act, America's Take It Down Act, national laws. But once a powerful model is available in open source, no law can make it disappear. How do you regulate something that has already escaped? A closer look at the new paradigm.
  15. · Society

    Faked AI demos: how to stop being fooled

    Since 2023, dozens of spectacular AI demos have turned out to be pure staging. Rabbit R1, Google Gemini, Meta Ray-Ban Display, Sora 60 seconds: so many promises that were never delivered. Here are the five signals to recognise so you don't get fooled again.
  16. · Vision

    Why AI hardware isn't taking off (and why the Ray-Ban Meta still work)

    Since 2023, billions have been invested in dedicated AI devices. Pin lights, orange gadgets, emotional pendants: all of them crashed. Meanwhile, glasses that look like ordinary Ray-Bans have passed 300,000 sales. Unpacking a simple economic rule.

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