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The Technology Revolution is Leaving Europe Behind

Europe has created just 14 companies worth more than $10 billion over the past 50 years compared to 241 in the United States, underscoring the continent's struggle to compete in the global technology race despite having a larger population and similar education levels. The productivity gap has widened dramatically since the digital revolution began. European workers produced 95% of what their American counterparts made per hour in the late 1990s, but that figure has dropped to less than 80% today. Only four of the world's top 50 technology companies are European, and none of the top 10 quantum computing investors operate from Europe. Several high-profile European entrepreneurs have relocated to Silicon Valley, including Thomas Odenwald, who quit German AI startup Aleph Alpha after two months, citing slow decision-making and lack of stock options for employees. "If I look at how quickly things change in Silicon Valley...it's happening so fast that I don't think Europe can keep up with that speed," Odenwald said. The challenges extend beyond individual companies. European businesses spend 40% of their IT budgets on regulatory compliance, according to Amazon surveys, while complex labor laws create three-month notice periods and lengthy noncompete clauses.

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La carte mère de la Nintendo Switch 2 est déjà en vente en Chine

Avec 12 Go de RAM, la Nintendo Switch 2 dispose de trois fois plus de RAM que la première Nintendo Switch (et de 4 Go de plus qu'une PS4 Pro). Elle embarque également la puce Nvidia T239, sortie en 2021. C'est ce que l'on apprend dans la dernière vidéo du YouTuber chinois Geekerwan, qui a acheté la carte mère de la console sur la plateforme Xianyu.

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Europe Pledges Half a Billion Euros To Attract Scientists and Researchers

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The European Union launched a drive on Monday to attract scientists and researchers to Europe with offers of grants and new policy plans, after the Trump administration froze U.S. government funding linked to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. "A few years ago, no one would have imagined that one of the biggest democracies in the world would cancel research programs under the pretext that the word diversity was in this program," French President Emmanuel Macron said at the "Choose Europe for Science" event in Paris. "No one would have thought that one of the biggest democracies in the world would delete with a stroke the ability of one researcher or another to obtain visas," Macron said. "But here we are." Taking the same stage at the Sorbonne University, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU's executive branch would set up a "super grant" program aimed at offering "a longer-term perspective to the very best" in the field. She said that 500 million euros ($566 million) will be put forward in 2025-2027 "to make Europe a magnet for researchers." It would be injected into the European Research Council, which already has a budget of more than 16 billion euros ($18 billion) for 2021-2027. Von der Leyen said that the 27-nation EU intends "to enshrine freedom of scientific research into law" with a new legal act. As "the threats rise across the world, Europe will not compromise on its principles," she said. Macron said that the French government would also soon make new proposals to beef up investment in science and research. [...] While not mentioning the Trump administration by name, von der Leyen said that it was "a gigantic miscalculation" to undermine free and open research. "We can all agree that science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party," she said. "We believe that diversity is an asset of humanity and the lifeblood of science. It is one of the most valuable global assets and it must be protected." Macron said that science and research must not "be based on the diktats of the few." Macron said that Europe "must become a refuge" for scientists and researchers, and he said to those who feel under threat elsewhere: "The message is simple. If you like freedom, come and help us to remain free, to do research here, to help us become better, to invest in our future." Further reading: 75% of Scientists in Nature Poll Weigh Leaving US NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile'

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Nintendo attaque Genki, la marque qui nous avait montré une « Switch 2 » au CES 2025

À Las Vegas en janvier, Nintendo était devenu malgré lui l'attraction du CES 2025 à cause d'un accessoiriste un peu trop bavard, et potentiellement menteur, qui prétendait détenir une vraie Switch 2. Après un premier démenti officiel, le géant japonais a décidé d'attaquer en justice Genki, à qui il reproche ses multiples provocations.

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Le report de GTA VI est une bonne nouvelle pour le jeu vidéo

En décidant de reporter de plusieurs mois la sortie de GTA VI, Rockstar Games admet ce que tout le monde devinait déjà. Surtout, le studio libère une partie de l'industrie du jeu vidéo, qui n'aurait pas osé sortir de jeux au même moment que le prochain Grand Theft Auto. La fin d'année 2025 devrait être malgré tout enthousiasmante pour les fans de jeux, sur PlayStation, Xbox, Switch et PC.

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