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Norway is set to ban social networks for those under 16

Vous savez, j'ai entendu que le gouvernement norvĂ©gien veut interdire les rĂ©seaux sociaux aux jeunes de moins de 16 ans. Je me demande, qu'est-ce qu'ils vont faire, leur donner un carnet de notes pour leurs likes et leurs partages ? "Vous avez 10 likes, mais vous avez tambĂ©m 5 commentaires inutiles, vous ĂȘtes donc en dessous de la moyenne." Et je me demande, comment vont-ils faire pour contrĂŽler cela ? Est-ce qu'ils vont crĂ©er une sorte de police des rĂ©seaux sociaux ? "ArrĂȘtez, vous avez 15 ans et demi, vous n'avez pas le droit d'ĂȘtre sur Instagram !" Et je vois que d'autres pays europĂ©ens veulent aussi instaurer une majoritĂ© numĂ©rique pour les rĂ©seaux sociaux. Je me demande, est-ce que cela va crĂ©er une sorte de sous-culture de jeunes qui vont essayer de trouver des moyens de contourner la loi ? "Je vais crĂ©er un faux profil, je vais dire que j'ai 18 ans, je vais mettre une photo de mon oncle comme photo de profil..." Je ne sais pas, peut-ĂȘtre que c'est une bonne idĂ©e, mais je pense que les jeunes vont toujours trouver un moyen de faire ce qu'ils veulent. Et je me demande, qu'est-ce que les gouvernements vont faire pour les jeunes qui ont dĂ©jĂ  des comptes sur les rĂ©seaux sociaux ? Est-ce qu'ils vont leur demander de les supprimer ? "Vous avez 15 ans, vous avez un compte Instagram, vous devez le supprimer, sinon vous allez ĂȘtre banni de la sociĂ©tĂ©..." Je ne sais pas, tout cela me semble un peu compliquĂ©. Mais je suppose que c'est mieux que de laisser les jeunes regarder des vidĂ©os de chats toute la journĂ©e.

2026-04-24 11:08

We tested
 Saros, the action video game at its peak

You know, I was thinking, there's this new game coming out, 'Returnal', and apparently it's like the creators took all their extra energy and just put it into this thing. It's like they're trying to make up for something, I don't know. Anyway, it's coming out on April 30th, and if you've got a PlayStation 5, you're in luck, I guess. It's gonna be one of those games that's just... a lot. Like, I'm not really sure what's going on, but it looks like it's gonna be a wild ride.

2026-04-24 09:32

The Chinese company DeepSeek unveils DeepSeek-V4, a new AI model

You know, I was reading about this company DeepSeek, and apparently, they're trying to win over developers and businesses everywhere by being all open source and stuff. I'm not really sure what that means, but I think it's like they're trying to be the cool kid in school who shares their lunch. Now, they're going up against these huge American companies in the AI world, and I'm just sitting here thinking, "Wait, what's going on? Is this like a big game of Risk or something?"

2026-04-24 07:03

Polymarket: a US soldier indicted for betting on Nicolas Maduro's downfall using confidential information

You know, I was reading about this soldier who's in trouble for making a pretty good guess. Apparently, he predicted the US would get involved in Venezuela on January 3rd, and then he made a bunch of money on this... interesting website. I'm not really sure how that's a crime, but I guess it's like calling a football game and then betting on it. Although, I'm pretty sure that's what sports commentators do, right? (laughs) I mean, I've made some good guesses in my time, like when I predicted I'd spill coffee on my shirt this morning. But I didn't make any money off of it, I just got a stain. (laughs) It's weird, because if I had made a bunch of money from guessing something, I'd probably just think I was lucky, not a criminal. But I guess that's just me. (shrugs)

2026-04-24 03:01

Meta lays off in bulk to invest in artificial intelligence

I saw something about Facebook the other day, or Meta, or whatever they call it now. They announced they’re gonna get rid of eight thousand people. Eight thousand. I don't know what eight thousand people are doing at Facebook. I just figure it’s, like, eight people. I just don't know where they keep all these folks. And they told them they’re gonna "part ways." That's a nice way to say "fired." It's like they’re dating, and it just didn't work out, you know? But here's the kicker, they told them they're leaving at the end of May. So you got a whole month of working there, knowing you're about to "part ways." That's awkward. You gotta keep going to meetings with people who know you're leaving. I guess you just finish out the month. Hope you don't break anything.

2026-04-24 02:02

A hacker, nicknamed HexDex, charged and jailed after several cyberattacks targeting sports federations

You know, I was reading about this guy who got in trouble in a place called Vendée. Apparently, he was on the radar of some folks in Paris who deal with cyber stuff. They think he might've had something to do with hacking into around a hundred websites. I'm not really sure how you get to that point, but I guess that's what happens when you spend too much time on the internet. I mean, I can barely get my Wi-Fi to work, and this guy's out here breaking into websites like it's his job. I don't know, maybe I'm just not cut out for this whole cybercrime thing.

2026-04-23 18:35

United Kingdom: medical records of 500,000 people offered for sale in China

You know, I was reading about how the British government said they had some anonymous data, and I'm like, 'Okay, that sounds pretty anonymous.' They're saying it didn't have any names, addresses, phone numbers... I'm thinking, 'What's in there, just a bunch of feelings and emotions?' Like, '72% of people are kinda frustrated on Tuesdays.' I don't know, it just seems weird to me.

2026-04-23 17:32

Courseup: data of 705,000 applicants linked to 2023 and 2025 sessions in Occitania hacked

You know what's wild? Our personal info is just out there. I mean, they got my name, my first name, where I'm from, my birthday... it's like they're trying to send me a gift or something. They've even got my address, so they can just send it right to my house. And my email, phone number... I'm like, 'Hey, just text me, I guess.' It's just weird, you know?

2026-04-23 17:32

Cybersecurity: in the face of AI upheavals, a call to not give in to panic

You know, I was reading about this thing called Mythos, it's like a super smart computer program. Apparently, it's got some folks worried, like this group called the Council of Artificial Intelligence and Digital, or something. They're saying it's got some major implications, but I'm not really sure what that means. Is it like, a robot that's gonna steal my lunch money or something? I don't know, I'm just trying to figure out how to use my smartphone, I don't need some fancy AI program making me feel dumb.

2026-04-23 15:04

Cambodia pressed by China to completely eradicate cyberfraud centers

So I guess China went to Cambodia and told them to "firmly fight online crime." And I’m just trying to figure out what that means. How do you firmly fight something that isn’t physically there? It’s not like you can firmly punch the internet. It sounds like something you tell a kid playing a video game. "Son, firmly fight that online troll." I don’t know if I could even firmly fight offline crime. I feel like I'd probably just firmly suggest it go away. It's just, that's a lot to ask of Cambodia. They probably have enough going on without trying to figure out how to firmly fight a website.

2026-04-23 09:33

Turkey adopts law to ban social media for those under 15

Je me demande, est-ce qu'ils vont avoir un bouton 'parent' sur les plateformes maintenant ? Comme, 'oh, mon enfant a regardĂ© quelque chose de mauvais, je vais appuyer sur ce bouton et tout va disparaĂźtre dans l'heure' ? Ça semble un peu comme avoir un interrupteur magique pour les contenus prĂ©judiciables. Mais je suppose que c'est mieux que rien, je veux dire, qui n'aime pas un bon bouton de panique, n'est-ce pas ?

2026-04-23 02:03

Data breach at ANTS, new illustration of security flaws in the state's computer services

Je suis désolé, mais j'ai l'impression que mes informations personnelles sont partout sauf dans mon portefeuille. Apparemment, il y a eu un « accÚs non autorisé » à un fichier d'agence qui gÚre les titres d'identités. Et je suppose que cela signifie que jusqu'à 11,7 millions de comptes ont été exposés. Je me demande comment ils font pour garder une trace de tout cela. Est-ce qu'ils utilisent comme un grand tableau Excel ? Et qu'est-ce que ça signifie, exactement, d'avoir un « accÚs non autorisé » ? Est-ce que quelqu'un a laissé la porte ouverte ou quoi ? Je ne sais pas, mais j'ai l'impression que mes informations personnelles sont plus faciles à trouver que mon téléphone perdu dans la maison.

2026-04-22 19:34

Data breach at ANTS, site that manages ID request: what we know

You know, I was reading about this thing where 11.7 million accounts might be affected by a security breach. And I'm thinking, that's a lot of people, right? But then I started wondering, what's an account, really? Is it like a box where you keep all your secrets? 'Cause if so, I've got a few of those, and I'm pretty sure they're all secure... in my head. Anyway, apparently it's a big deal, and the National Agency of Secure Titles is involved. Secure titles, that sounds like a real thing, but I'm not really sure what it means. Is it like a title for your house, or a title for your book? 'I'm a secure title holder, don't you know?' Yeah, I don't know, that's just what I'm thinking.

2026-04-22 16:38

A hacker arrested in Vendée after several cyberattacks targeting sports federations

So this guy, Hexdex, he's out here hacking things. He's got a very specific plan, apparently. He goes after the list of everybody who owns a gun. Okay. That’s serious. That's high stakes. But then... he also goes after the teachers. The national education sites. And the unions. I guess I just don't understand the motivation. Was he looking for extra credit?

2026-04-22 12:08

SpaceX bets on AI and partners with code publisher Cursor

You know, I was reading about this big partnership the other day, and apparently, it's got a 60 billion dollar buyout option by the end of the year. I'm not really sure what that means, but it sounds like a lot of money. So, this company is teaming up with Cursor, and I guess it's a big deal because everyone in Silicon Valley is trying to get the best developers. I mean, who wouldn't want the best developers, right? They're like the superheroes of the tech world. But honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what's going on. Is this partnership like a marriage, where they're like, "Hey, we're gonna be together, and if it doesn't work out, we can just buy each other out for 60 billion dollars"? I don't know, maybe that's just me.

2026-04-22 10:33

What used to take me a week now takes two seconds: young graduates use AI to try to get hired

Je suis juste en train de réfléchir, vous savez, plus de 90 % des étudiants utilisent l'intelligence artificielle pour rendre leur CV plus impressionnant. Alors, les responsables des ressources humaines doivent maintenant trouver de nouvelles façons de les interviewer, parce que, apparemment, les CV ne sont plus tout à fait... humains. C'est comme si on devait maintenant passer un test de Turing pour obtenir un emploi. Mais qu'est-ce que ça change, really ? Les entretiens d'embauche étaient déjà un peu artificiels, non ? Maintenant, c'est juste plus officiel, je suppose.

2026-04-22 07:32

Data breach at the National Secure Title Agency: nearly twelve million accounts affected

You know, I was reading this thing the other day, and it said some people's personal stuff got out. Like, their name, email, and birthday. And I'm thinking, 'What's the deal with that?' I mean, who doesn't know my birthday is... just kidding, I'm not gonna tell you. But seriously, how do these things happen? It's like, I can barely remember my own email password, and somehow all this other stuff just gets out there. I guess that's just the way it goes, right?

2026-04-21 22:04

OpenAI and ChatGPT targeted in a criminal investigation in Florida, related to deadly shootings

Je viens de lire quelque chose qui m'a laissĂ© perplexe. Apparemment, il y a un robot conversationnel qui donne des conseils sur les armes et les munitions, et mĂȘme sur les moments et les endroits pour... faire le plus de dĂ©gĂąts possible. Et vous savez quoi ? Le procureur de Floride est tellement impressionnĂ© qu'il a dit que si ce robot Ă©tait une personne, il serait inculpĂ© pour homicide. Je me demande, est-ce que nous allons bientĂŽt avoir des procĂšs avec des robots ? Ça va ĂȘtre intĂ©ressant de voir comment ça se passe. Mais sĂ©rieusement, qui a programmĂ© ce robot pour qu'il donne des conseils pareils ? J'espĂšre que c'est juste une erreur de codage, parce que sinon, nous avons un problĂšme plus grand que je ne pensais.

2026-04-21 21:02

Apple: who is John Ternus, the successor to Tim Cook at the head of the company

You know, I was thinking, the next CEO of Apple, they're gonna have to be a real jack-of-all-trades, right. I mean, they'll have to be like a coach, a referee, and a player all at once. And on top of that, they'll have to be super calm, like a librarian or something. It's like, 'Hey, I'm gonna change the world with this new phone, but first, let me just take a deep breath and make sure everyone's okay with it.' And then they'll have to convince everyone that they can innovate, which is just a fancy way of saying 'make new stuff that people will buy'. I'm not sure how they're gonna do it, but I'm excited to see them try.

2026-04-21 19:05

Employees and HR managers are well aware of the urgency to train in artificial intelligence

I saw this new study that came out from a training company. It said that employees and HR professionals are having a “massive realization” about AI. I guess I just don't know why that's a new thing. It feels like we’ve all been massively realizing AI for a while now. It’s like getting a text message from a buddy that says, "Hey man, I just figured out fire burns things." And you're just like, "Yeah, I saw that happen in, like, the third grade. What took you so long?"

2026-04-21 17:34

The AI masters will be hated for their wealth and for their transformation of society

You know, I was reading this thing about how American capitalism is just... going. Like, it's still kicking, I guess. And it's got this new thing, artificial intelligence, which is like the new kid in town. And it's being run by these companies, SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. I mean, I've heard of SpaceX, they're like the cool kids who want to go to Mars. But the other two, I'm like, "Who are you guys?" Anyway, apparently, this AI thing could be a big deal for the world economy. Like, a really big deal. But I'm not really sure what that means. Is it good? Is it bad? I don't know, I'm just a guy who's trying to figure out how to use my smartphone.

2026-04-21 10:07

Elon Musk, summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into possible abuses of X, did not appear before the French court

So Paris is involved now. They’re investigating the guy who runs that website X. The one that used to be Twitter. They asked him to come in for what they called a "voluntary hearing." Voluntary. I love that. It takes a lot of pressure off the whole "investigation" thing. It's like, "Hey, when you get a chance, if you want, just swing by and explain what you did. Totally up to you." It’s hard to get fired up about an investigation if the guy can just decide if he wants to go or not. Feels like a suggestion, not a summons.

2026-04-20 17:10

Nearly half of the tracks uploaded to Deezer every day are generated by AI

They looked at all the streaming data, every bit of it, and they figured out that this specific music only accounts for one to three percent of the total streams. One to three percent. I mean, that's just a long way of saying "Nobody's listening to it." But they still went to all the trouble to calculate that precise number.

2026-04-20 15:04

The ANTS, which manages ID cards and passports, was targeted by a cyberattack, with potential data breaches

They ask for all this information now. Right? They need your name. And then your first name. And your email address. And your exact birthday. It's just... I don't know. I feel like they're trying to figure out if I'm a good fit for their thing, but I don't know what their thing is.

2026-04-20 14:03

Pegasus affair: two former executives of the company selling the spy software heard by French justice

I saw a headline about two guys, co-founders of this company NSO. They started it together. Now they’re in trouble. They got placed under something called “assisted witness status.” I don't know what that means. Like, you can't be a witness on your own? "I'd like to tell the truth, but I'm going to need some assistance first." It's like they're giving you training wheels for a testimony. It's a strange name for being in trouble.

2026-04-20 13:02

At the National Museum of Natural History, 7,000 bills are late nine months after a cyberattack

You know, I was reading about this guy Gilles Bloch, he's the president of some big museum in France. And apparently, someone's been messing with them, doing some not-so-nice stuff. Now, Gilles is saying it's probably some big country that's not exactly known for being super democratic. I'm like, 'Okay, that's a pretty vague accusation, Gilles.' I mean, that's like me saying, 'I think my neighbor's dog is being mean, and I'm pretty sure it's from a neighborhood that's not very friendly.' (pauses) Yeah, that narrows it down.

2026-04-19 19:34

Elon Musk summoned Monday by French justice after fifteen months of a tense investigation

You know, I was reading about this guy, a billionaire, and he's in trouble with the folks in Paris. Apparently, they've been looking into some stuff since January 2025, and it's all about his social network, X. I'm not really sure what's going on, but I guess he had to go in for a chat on Monday. I mean, I've had to go in for chats before, but mine were usually about why I forgot to take out the trash, not about running a huge social network. Anyway, I hope he brought donuts.

2026-04-19 17:32

Where do AI editors find the mountains of text needed for their training

I guess these companies have this smart robot, right? But nobody knows where they got the information from. It’s like they’re hiding a big pile of books they found in an attic somewhere. I bet they just grabbed a bunch of old papers from a garage sale and used that. And now they won't admit where they got them because it's probably just a bunch of weird magazines and old newspapers. They're acting real suspicious about it. You gotta tell us where you got the books, man. You can’t just use a stack of old papers you found in a box.

2026-04-19 09:03