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05.22.2023
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been criticised for the huge amounts of electricity required to make them secure. Researchers are exploring new pathways towards more virtuous blockchains.
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02.09.2023
Fog computing, which is based on reduced computing resources situated as close to users as possible, can avoid reliance on large data centres. This approach is particularly adapted to the Internet of...
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03.24.2022
From election campaigns to the war in Ukraine, social networks are now used on a massive scale to influence public opinion. David Chavalarias, director of the Politoscope project and author of a...
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10.23.2019
French research has just equipped itself with a new supercomputer called Jean Zay, one of the most powerful in Europe. What will this supercomputer change? How are France and Europe positioning...