In the new offices of Mistral AI, a start-up specializing in the development of artificial intelligence, in Paris, February 20, 2024. CHA GONZALEZ FOR “THE WORLD” / CHA GONZALEZ FOR THE WORLD A French start-up and an American giant? The strategic partnership announced on Monday February 26 between Mistral AI and Microsoft sparked some annoyed…
What is the meaning of a cat’s meow that gets louder and louder? Or your pet’s sudden change from purring softly as you stroke his back to biting your hand? It turns out that these moments of misunderstanding with your cat may be more common than not. a new study A study by French researchers,…
Job, wage and business growth are buoyant, and inflation has fallen sharply from its 2022 highs. But consumer confidence, while improving, remains sour. One reason could be the shock caused by some highly visible prices – even though overall inflation has calmed. The cost of car insurance is a key example. Auto insurance increased 1.4…
Migration to the United States through the dangerous jungle passage known as the Darien Gap has been halted, at least temporarily, following the arrest of two boat captains who work for companies that play an essential role in transporting migrants into the jungle. According to the mayor of Necoclí, boat companies suspended migrant crossings from…
The book. The objective appears both ambitious and essential in view of the climate emergency. By 2050, France must have achieved carbon neutrality. The consequences promise to be dizzying on the economic level. The energy transition requires a forced decarbonization of activities which implies sobriety and technological innovation, but at the same time requires “major…
Long Covid can cause measurable cognitive impairment, especially in the ability to remember, reason and plan, a major new study suggests. Cognitive testing of nearly 113,000 people in England found that those with lingering post-Covid symptoms scored the equivalent of 6 IQ points lower than people who had never been infected with the coronavirus, according…
The Center for Public Integrity, one of the oldest and most highly regarded nonprofit newsrooms in the United States, is considering merging with a competitor or closing its doors amid unrest within its senior ranks and of financial difficulties that significantly undermined its reserves, according to two people familiar with the organization’s internal workings. The…
Americans 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the latest Covid vaccine this spring, scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The spring shot would be a second dose of the most recent version of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Novavax vaccines introduced in the fall. The recommendation now…
When 70 university presidents met for a summit in late January, the topic on everyone’s minds was the crisis at Harvard. The summit’s hosts treated the university, hit by accusations of coddling anti-Semitism, as a business school case study in leadership in higher education, complete with a slide presentation about its plummeting reputation. The killer…
In a Galbani factory, a subsidiary of Lactalis, in Casale Cremasco, near Milan (Italy), April 18, 2023. MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP Faced with the French dairy group Lactalis, the Italian government is going on the offensive. On Monday February 26, the Ministry of Agriculture fined him 74,000 euros. Reason: unfair practices, concerning a reduction deemed…