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Natacha Polony

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Natacha Polony

French journalist and essayist
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(TR) Here, Tuesday, June 2, the first results of Parcoursup were released, and with them, the joys of the young people who obtained the desired training, but I sympathize with all the others, who remain in doubt or are deeply disappointed, especially since they do not understand the...

(TR) Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and a central figure in the development of contemporary artificial intelligence, tells us: "We envision a future where intelligence becomes a service, like electricity or water, which everyone will consume by paying for it as they use it."

(TR) In 2022, the war in Ukraine. In 2025, American economic blackmail. In 2026, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Energy crises succeed one another and always reveal the same weakness: our dependency. A geopolitical dependency first, which constrains us too much.

(TR) Here is the kind of statements made not to unite, but to divide the French people, and which furthermore reveal a caricatured vision of the classes they want to appeal to. The vast majority of the French, whatever their background, are dismayed by

(TR) Agriculture is much more than an economic sector. It is one of the foundations of French identity, shaping the landscapes, the terroirs, the know-how, and this gastronomic diversity that makes France renowned. However, behind this richness lies...

(TR) It is with immense sadness that I learn of the passing of Edgar Morin. He was one of the last witnesses to the great upheavals of the twentieth century and had drawn a wisdom that was precious to us. His story and his life allowed him to remind reason to all those.

(TR) The dates are piling up and this can give the impression of a fanatic of commemoration. But this May 29 is a date that we must cultivate in our collective memory until our democracy finally emerges from the minority trap. On May 29, 2005, the people

(TR) As with each heatwave episode, we observe the weakness of our preparation against extreme heat: canceled, delayed trains... But above all, suffocating heat in far too many indoor spaces. In schools, hospitals, workplaces,

(TR) This factory had been presented as the symbol of "industrial revival," of "regained sovereignty," a bri…

(TR) While China puts a nuclear reactor into service every six weeks, while SpaceX prepares for the crewed return...

(TR) Madam High Representative, The greatness of a country is not measured by its size, its population, or the size of its economy. These are important but superficial elements because they are contingent and surpassable. The greatness of a country lies in the imprint it leaves.

(TR) Democracy cannot stop at the doors of the company. In our Republic, citizens vote to govern the country. But at work? Employees do not elect their leaders. Strategic decisions belong to a few shareholders. The report of https://t.co/AguNyAtBxt

(TR) We believe that we have time ahead of us to fight against demographic collapse, but it is simply a cognitive bias...

(TR) The German domestic intelligence has just chosen a French company instead of #Palantir. Germany does not...

70 dead at work. 70 lives broken since the beginning of the year. Is this the ambition we have for France? Is this the acceptable cost of our economic activity? Behind these cold numbers, there are first names, faces, families that we plunge into a (Original: 70 morts au travail. 70 vies brisées depuis le début de l’année. Est-ce là l’ambition que nous portons pour la France ? Est-ce là le prix acceptable de notre activité économique ? Derrière ces chiffres froids, il y a des prénoms, des visages, des familles que l'on plonge dans un) #WorkersRights #WorkplaceSafety #EconomicJustice #FR

We commemorate May 8th, the end of World War II in Europe and the surrender of Nazi Germany. Memory must endure, of this atrocious war that caused between 40 and 60 million deaths, mostly civilians. For such are modern wars. (Original: Nous commémorons le 8 mai la fin de la Seconde guerre mondiale en Europe et la capitulation de l’Allemagne nazie. La mémoire doit se perpétuer, de cette guerre atroce qui a fait entre 40 et 60 millions de morts, en majorité des civils. Car telles sont les guerres modernes. Les) #WWII #NeverForget #Remembrance #DE #FR

Emmanuel Macron continues to place his very close allies in key positions of the Republic. After his most loyal follower Amélie de Montchalin at the Court of Auditors, it is now the turn of his Secretary General of the Elysée Emmanuel Moulin, whom he sends to the Bank of France, thanks to (Original: Emmanuel Macron continue de placer ses très proches aux postes clés de la République. Après la fidèle d'entre les fidèles Amélie de Montchalin à la Cour des comptes, c'est au tour de son secrétaire général de l'Elysée Emmanuel Moulin, qu'il envoie à la Banque de France, grâce à) #Macron #PoliticalAppointments #FrancePolitics #FR