Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game in France in 2020
Nintendo’s game has managed to outperform Fifa football simulation. Philippe Lavoué, director of Nintendo France, takes stock of this particular year. The ranking of the best-selling video games in France has been dominated by the military saga for ten years. Call of Duty (Activision) or football simulation Fifa (EA). This purring routine was broken in […]
how fake faces become a weapon of massive deception
DECRYPTION – Undetectable to the naked eye, the faces of people who do not exist (“fake faces”) are proliferating on social networks. Created using artificial intelligence, they give a new dimension to disinformation and cyber attacks. A year ago, Facebook dismantled a network of more than 900 fake groups, Facebook or Instagram pages and accounts, […]
goodbye Libra, hello Diem
The association responsible for promoting the highly anticipated digital currency supported by Facebook is changing its name. Libra is dead, long live the Diem. The association responsible for launching the digital currency supported by Facebook and its partners has decided to change its name. The principle of a Latin name remains: it will therefore be […]
The sustainability of telemedicine should make it possible to improve respiratory health (patient association)
Usually hosted by the Senate, this conference took place on October 16 by videoconference due to the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic. “The health crisis has also promoted accessibility to organizational or technological innovations such as telemedicine, thanks to exemptions”, recalled the president of the association, Dr Frédéric Le Guillou. “This trend is in line […]
Twins who fled ICT sentenced to 12 and 15 years in prison
The two twin brothers, Emanuel Santos and Fernando Santos, known for having fled the Porto Criminal Instruction Court (ICT) in 2018, were sentenced to 12 and 15 years in prison respectively. The twins were accused of 30 crimes of theft, one of which in the attempted form, 26 of theft, six in the attempted form, […]
The Daphni fund is betting on start-ups targeting the general public
Daphni closes its third investment fund. After Purple, and Jäina, here is Yellow, already endowed with 100 million euros, with a target set at 150 million. The venture capital firm Daphni now has 350 million euros under management, divided between its three funds. One of the peculiarities of Daphni is to have four partners, two […]
Elon Musk tested brain implant on pigs
The billionaire believes it could help patients with speech disorders or paralysis. Elon Musk promises that the operation is reversible and does not cause “noticeable brain injury». ALY SONG/REUTERS “It’s like a smartwatch in your skull. ” This is how Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk described brain implant technology developed by Neuralink, a company […]
DigiSanté withdraws its appeal against the Cnam
In this decision dated July 15, the Council of State acknowledges the withdrawal, requested on June 29, of the action initiated in March 2019 by DigiSanté. The association contested a decision of January 3, 2019 in which the director of the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam) terminated the reimbursement of teleconsultation acts carried out by […]