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Fossile d’« Homo » quasi adulte du site de Dmanissi en Géorgie, daté d’environ 1,8 million d’années, scanné par l’European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. MUSÉE NATIONAL DE GÉORGIE La croissance de nos dents s’est inscrite jour après jour dans des stries qui apparaissent dès notre naissance – et parfois même un peu avant – dans l’émail et la dentine. Elles informent sur la vitesse à laquelle notre dentition se forme. Visibles dans des coupes au microscope, elles peuvent être détectées grâce à de puissants rayons X tels que ceux produits par l’European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), à Grenoble. Cet outil a été utilisé par une équipe internationale pour analyser le développement des dents d’un représentant du genre Homo. Trouvé sur le...

Exposition « Le Temps d’un rêve », au Musée des Confluences. MUSÉE DES CONFLUENCES - BERTRAND STOFLETH C’est une véritable exploration des songes que propose le Musée des Confluences, à Lyon, avec l’exposition temporaire « Le Temps d’un rêve ». Si le sujet concerne tout le monde, et fascine, il reste encore méconnu. Comment nous aider à mieux cerner ce « voyage aventureux de tous les soirs », comme l’appelait Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) ? « Nous proposons plusieurs points de vue et interrogeons plusieurs disciplines : neurosciences, ethnographie, arts, histoire, psychanalyse… », explique Yoann Cormier, chef de projet de l’exposition. D’emblée, on est intrigué par une pieuvre en train de dormir, filmée par le biologiste amér...

The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too.The filing includes a broad range of requirements the DOJ hopes the court will impose on Google — from restricting the company from entering certain kinds of agreements to more broadly breaking the company up. The DOJ’s latest proposal doubles down on its request to spin out Google’s Chrome browser, which the government views as a key access point for searching the web. The possibility of an Android spin-out could hang over Google’s headWhile the government isn’t going as far as to demand Google spin out its Android business, it’s leaving the option open. The possibility of an Android...

Honda set up a demonstration facility in Japan to show off its plans to mass-produce solid-state batteries at lower costs, which could be crucial to unlocking higher-range, longer-lasting electric vehicles for the future.Solid-state batteries have been elusive for many companies due to the complexity of scaling up production. The technology swaps out the liquid electrolytes found in current lithium-ion batteries with dry conductive materials, promising higher energy density and longer lifespans. But it will require a whole new production process to be successful.Roll pressing of cathode for solid-state batteries. Image: HondaHonda says it is accelerating research at its new 27,000 square-meter demo facility set up in Sakura City, Japan, and is shortening the time required to make a sing...

DOGE will work with legal experts embedded in government agencies, aided by advanced technology, to apply these rulings to federal regulations enacted by such agencies. DOGE will present this list of regulations to President Trump, who can, by executive action, immediately pause the enforcement of those regulations and initiate the process for review and rescission. This would liberate individuals and businesses from illicit regulations never passed by Congress and stimulate the U.S. economy.

Ahead of the LA Auto Show this week, Hyundai showed off its brand-new three-row all-electric SUV with a suite of features that the Korean automaker is convinced will appeal to fickle American car buyers. The Ioniq 9 is a battery-electric three-row SUV based on the Seven concept that the company showed off in 2021. The new EV is built on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, which underpins all the other electric Hyundais on the market, including the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Ioniq 5N. And it will have a 110.3kWh battery that Hyundai said should get more than 300 miles of range for all models.The SEL trim... Image: Hyundai... and the Calligraphy trim. Image: HyundaiA variety of optionsThe new Ioniq 9 will come in two versions: Long Range and Performance, each with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive opt...

Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October, 2025. Earlier this year, Microsoft started using fullscreen prompts to warn Windows 10 users about the support cutoff, and now it’s using similar prompts to try and tempt people to buy a new Windows 11 PC instead.Over the weekend some Windows 10 users have noticed these new fullscreen prompts, and Microsoft is using them to suggest you can “do more with a new Windows 11 PC” or “level up to the new Copilot Plus PCs” to get “the ultimate Windows 11 experience.” Like the prompts earlier this year, the read more link goes to a promotional site that includes links to new Windows 11 PCs.Microsoft’s latest fullscreen prompt for Windows 10 u...

Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company on the back of AI chips, passing Microsoft and Apple along the way, and in today’s Q3 2025 earnings, the company suggested its record AI revenue and profits are only the beginning. While The Information recently reported that its new flagship Blackwell AI servers might have cooling issues, the company didn’t address that on today’s call — instead, Nvidia assured investors that Blackwell is in “full production,” is “full steam” ahead, and that the company would continue to deliver more of the chips each quarter from here on out. Nvidia has already shipped 13,000 Blackwell samples to its customers this quarter, said CFO Colette Kress, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed Blackwell’s success can already be measured in the billions as a res...

Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against it, saying the government’s complaint includes speculative arguments and the government doesn’t plausibly argue it has monopoly power.“The court is allowed to use common sense,” countered DOJ counsel Jonathan Lasken at a hearing in New Jersey on Wednesday. “We’re here today based on the idea that it’s not plausible that [Apple] has monopoly power, but instead is at the mercy of supposed global behemoths who are a fraction of its size.”The government and more than a dozen states sued Apple earlier this year for maintaining an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market, ultimately driving up prices and locking consumers into its ecosystem. It pointed to five examples of its alleged anticompetitive con...

SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, will no longer use AI-powered “scores” to evaluate whether someone using housing vouchers would make a good tenant. On Wednesday, US District Judge Angel Kelley issued final approval for a roughly $2.3 million settlement to prevent SafeRent from discriminating against tenants based on income and race.The settlement stems from a 2022 class action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts. The suit alleged that SafeRent’s scoring system disproportionately harmed people using housing vouchers — specifically Black and Hispanic applicants. In addition to violating Massachusetts law, the complaint also accused SafeRent of breaking the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits housing discrimination.As outlined in the initial lawsuit, SafeRent’s scoring algorithm...