WhatsApp, the messaging application, affected by a global outage

WhatsApp, the messaging application, affected by a global outage

By Le Figaro with Reuters Published on 04/03/2024 at 9:43 p.m. Around 12,000 US users have reported issues with the messaging platform. tashatuvango / stock.adobe.com More than 20,000 users in India, around 46,000 in the UK and more than 42,000 in Brazil have reported issues with the platform. WhatsApp, the messaging application owned by Meta, … Read more

Microsoft Reaches $3 Trillion Market Capitalization, Surpasses Apple

Microsoft Reaches $3 Trillion Market Capitalization, Surpasses Apple

Par Ingrid Vergara Published 2 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Having become a diversified technology giant, Microsoft is benefiting from its investment in OpenAI. Mariakray / stock.adobe.com The capitalization of the giant passed this threshold for the first time during the session. Only one company, Apple, had achieved this feat before her. The symbol is … Read more

DPD chatbot controversy: Customer makes AI say bad things about company

DPD chatbot controversy: Customer makes AI say bad things about company

DPD’s chatbot said bad things about its company at the simple request of a customer after an error. Screenshot X @ashbeauchamp The delivery company, a subsidiary of La Poste, cited an “error after an update” of the artificial intelligence of its online support, which responded to all customer requests, even the most eccentric. «DPD is … Read more

Atos President Vows Commitment to Transparency in Exclusive Interview

Atos President Vows Commitment to Transparency in Exclusive Interview

“We made a commitment to transparency when I was named board chair.” Atos EXCLUSIVE – For his first interview since his arrival at the helm, the president of Atos wants all stakeholders to take their responsibilities to avoid the collapse of the group. Those who know him use the same formula: Jean-Pierre Mustier is “on … Read more

American Teenager Beats Tetris Game After 40 Years – A Historic Feat

American Teenager Beats Tetris Game After 40 Years – A Historic Feat

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 13 minutes ago, Updated now The video game Tetris, created in June 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, a young researcher at the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Adobe Stock While the famous video game will celebrate its 40th anniversary next June, Willis Gibson, 13, managed to beat the Tetris game after … Read more

Frenchman Pleads Guilty in NFT Fraud Case: Mutant Ape Planet Scam

Frenchman Pleads Guilty in NFT Fraud Case: Mutant Ape Planet Scam

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 27 minutes ago, Updated 27 minutes ago The Frenchman pleaded guilty to “criminal conspiracy to commit electronic fraud” in the context of this “Mutant Ape Planet” NFT scam. Rokas / stock.adobe.com The Frenchman pleaded guilty to “criminal conspiracy to commit electronic fraud” in the context of this fraud case. … Read more

CyberDog, Xiaomi’s not-so-cute companion robot

The Chinese group in turn enters the dance of electronic giants with a robotics offer. Xiaomi is present on all fronts: smartphones, connected watches, scooters … and now, a companion robot. His CyberDog is strangely reminiscent of those of Boston Dynamics. He is a long way from Aibo, Sony’s robot dog. No little “kawai” (cute … Read more

Didi, the “Chinese Uber”, denies the rumors of exit from the New York Stock Exchange

The application of vehicles with driver contradicts the information of the Wall Street Journal, in order to calm its tensions with China. Didi, the “Chinese Uber“, Has just denied the hypothesis of an exit from the New York Stock Exchange in order to appease Beijing’s anger, an option mentioned a few hours earlier by the … Read more

Amiens, French champion of the smiling selfie

Thanks to an AI capable of analyzing expressions on Instagram photos, the LookFantastic site discovered that some French cities were more conducive than others for big smiles – Paris being at the back of the pack. Can we determine the level of happiness of the inhabitants of a city thanks to their photos on Instagram? … Read more