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TikTok Shop, Amazon's New Rival in 2024?

02/08/24

TikTok Shop, Amazon's New Rival in 2024?

In 2024, TikTok is raising its ambitions a notch. Its new project: an integrated online shopping platform.

# Social media# E-commerce
"3 Years Without a Smartphone Transformed My Relationship With Digital Technology"

06/02/2024

"3 Years Without a Smartphone Transformed My Relationship With Digital Technology"

In France in 2024, how many people would (voluntarily) be ready to give up a smartphone? Maëlys, a member of Generation Z and a digital native, decided to embark on what seems today like a real adventure: going completely without a smartphone for 3 years. She shares how this experience slowly but surely changed her relationship with digital technology.

# Digital disconnection
32 million euros fine for "excessively intrusive surveillance": Amazon protests against CNIL's decision

02/01/2024

32 million euros fine for "excessively intrusive surveillance": Amazon protests against CNIL's decision

January 2024: Amazon expresses outrage over the fine imposed by the CNIL at the end of 2023. The reason: overly pressing surveillance of its employees' activities.

# E-commerce# Regulation# Personal data
TikTok, an Educational Tool? Yes, but Only in China

30/01/2024

TikTok, an Educational Tool? Yes, but Only in China

With more than a billion users worldwide, TikTok is one of the most used applications in 2024. However, between the Chinese version of this platform and the application offered internationally, the differences in content provided to minors raise questions.

# Social media
End of Windows 10: Millions of Computers Destined for Disposal

24/01/2024

End of Windows 10: Millions of Computers Destined for Disposal

In 2025, Microsoft will bring an end to Windows 10: the end-of-support date for its users has been determined. Beyond that, everyone will use this operating system at their own risk. This decision has environmental repercussions, as millions of still-functioning computers will cease to be used.

# Carbon Footprint# Obsolescence
Too much screen time for children: the French President gathers a group of experts

01/22/24

Too much screen time for children: the French President gathers a group of experts

January 16: Emmanuel Macron declares his intention to implement concrete measures aimed at regulating access to digital devices for minors.

# Digital disconnection# Regulation
Is Infinite Scroll Coming to an End?

18/01/2024

Is Infinite Scroll Coming to an End?

A simple line of code added to numerous applications. This line allows, with a simple thumb gesture, the endless scrolling of content on your electronic devices. In the process, it makes you lose sense of time to the extent that governments are looking into regulating it.

# Social media# Development
Planned for January 2024, Where Did the Durability Index Go?

16/01/2024

Planned for January 2024, Where Did the Durability Index Go?

Since the launch of the repairability index in January 2021, France has been a pioneer in considering the impacts of our electronic devices. However, at the end of 2023 Europe halted the deployment of the durability index, which was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024.

# Sustainablity# Regulation
Copyright: The New York Times attacks ChatGPT while OpenAI positions itself as defender of the press

01/12/24

Copyright: The New York Times attacks ChatGPT while OpenAI positions itself as defender of the press

The legal battle between The New York Times and OpenAI, regarding copyright, will have significant repercussions for the press and AI creators.

# Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things (IoT): Helpful... but Energy-Intensive

11/01/2024

Internet of Things (IoT): Helpful... but Energy-Intensive

In France in 2020, there were 244 million connected devices. This number is expected to double in six years, according to the latest figures from ADEME-Arcep. Faced with this avalanche of connected devices ready to be manufactured, it is time to examine the ecological costs that these devices can generate.

# Internet of Things# Carbon Footprint

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