The Reality of Working Conditions in Amazon’s Warehouses: A Comprehensive Report Reveals Alarming Findings

2023-10-14 03:52:37 A report prepared at the request of Amazon’s central CSE paints a grim picture of working conditions within the company’s warehouses, with a sharp increase in workplace accidents, high absenteeism, and numerous departures. On the contrary, the company claims to offer its employees “a safe and modern working environment”. Published on: 14/10/2023 – … Read more

NASA reveals the contents of the sample from the asteroid Bennu

2023-10-12 02:00:20 The asteroid Bennu begins to reveal its secrets. NASA began analyzing the contents of the sample brought back to Earth last month: it contains water and a lot of carbon, crucial elements in the formation of planet Earth. Published on: 12/10/2023 – 04:00 4 mn The sample from the asteroid Bennu brought back … Read more

American Claudia Goldin becomes the third woman to win the “Nobel in Economics”

2023-10-09 09:51:48 The American Claudia Goldin received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel on Monday for her work on the place of women in the job market. She is the third woman to win the “Nobel Prize” in economics. Published on : 09/10/2023 – 11:51 4 mn The … Read more

Banning VPNs: the false good idea that can turn into an attack on freedom

2023-10-06 17:01:52 Published on: 06/10/2023 – 19:01 In discussion on the bill aimed at securing and regulating the digital space, around thirty French deputies tabled an amendment aimed at limiting the use of certain VPNs (virtual private network, in French) on mobile. However, this technology which allows changing the IP address is crucial for teleworking … Read more

the great illusion of AI personality

2023-09-29 15:52:06 Meta announced on Wednesday the arrival of artificial intelligence which would be equipped with personalities close to certain celebrities and with whom it will be possible to chat. Presented as a distracting evolution of ChatGPT and others, this anthropomorphism can be dangerous. For Meta (formerly Facebook), these are “fun” AIs, for others, it … Read more

NASA finds “black dust” when opening the Osiris-Rex capsule

2023-09-26 23:37:00 A first lid of the Osiris-Rex capsule which collected pieces of the asteroid Bennu was opened by NASA, which announced on Tuesday that it had immediately “found black dust and debris”. The bulk of the sample has yet to be collected. Published on: 09/27/2023 – 01:37 Modified on: 09/27/2023 – 01:36 2 mn … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Elon Musk to fight anti-Semitism on X

2023-09-18 20:23:08 During a conversation on X (formerly Twitter), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to reduce anti-Semitism on his social network. The two men also discussed the theme of artificial intelligence. Published on : 18/09/2023 – 22:23Modified : 18/09/2023 – 23:53 5 mn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more

Covid-19, Droughts, and Economic Crisis: The Impact on Morocco’s Vulnerable Population

2023-09-11 20:42:24 The Covid-19 pandemic had caused Morocco to fall back to the levels of poverty that the kingdom experienced in 2014. Since then, tourism has resumed but it only represents 7% of the country’s GDP. Agriculture accounts for 18% of Moroccan gross domestic product but has been threatened for years by the climate crisis … Read more