Posted the 05/03/2021 14:19 Video length: 4 min. GROSS Article written by Thomas Pesquet tells about his new life on the International Space Station, a space he shares with 11 astronauts. So that’s what his life on board the ISS…
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New world. Trump’s “de-platforming”: Facebook’s Supervisory Board confirms ban but calls for duration review
Former United States President Donald Trump. Illustrative photo. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) It was January 7th. In the aftermath of the rioter assault on Capitol Hill, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram blocked Donald Trump’s accounts, to prevent him from continuing to…
Nuclear: the French ill-prepared for a disaster
Posted the 05/05/2021 11:07 Video length: 2 min. franceinfo Article written by An association, the ANCCLI, wants to educate the French who live near nuclear power plants. She assures us that “we are insufficiently prepared” for the nuclear risk. “Unsuitable…
franceinfo junior. Why send tourists into space?
The French astronaut Jean-François Clervoy at the Cité de l’Espace, in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) on February 23, 2016 (FRÉDÉRIC FLEUROT / FRANCE BLEU OCCITANIE / RADIO FRANCE) 20 years ago, on April 28, 2001, a wealthy businessman became the first space…
Space: François Chopard, founder of Starburst, describes “a second cold war” between China and the United States
François Chopard, founder of Starburst (May 4, 2021). (FRANCE INFO / RADIO FRANCE) How far will China go? Beijing has just sent into space the first element of its “heavenly palace”, its own space station, while the ISS has just…
New world. Paid social networks? Facebook raises the threat
Illustration of the Facebook application. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) “Help Facebook to stay free.” This is the message that users of the Facebook app on iPhone have recently seen appearing on iPhone. Ditto for Instagram [qui appartient à Facebook]. Blackmail…
The French not sufficiently prepared for the nuclear risk
Cattenom nuclear power station (Moselle). Illustrative photo. (VIANNEY SMIAROWSKI / FRANCE-BLEU CHAMPAGNE / RADIO FRANCE) We are the nuclear-powered country in the world. Yet the culture of nuclear risk is not sufficiently developed among the French. This is the observation…
New world. Apple-Fortnite lawsuit: the economic model of the App Store called into question
The Apple and Epic Games logos. Illustrative photo. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) It’s an epic trial that starts this Monday, May 3 in California. The word game is easy but appropriate because the hearing, which is to last three weeks,…
United Kingdom: a test concert brought together 5,000 people in Liverpool
Posted the 05/03/2021 4:50 PM Video length: 1 min. FRANCE 3 Article written by 5,000 people attended a concert Sunday, May 2 in Liverpool (United Kingdom), which has become a guinea pig city with a view to returning to a…
Space: four astronauts are back on Earth
Posted the 05/03/2021 10:40 Video length: 1 min. franceinfo Article written by After spending 160 days on the International Space Station, four astronauts reunited with their loved ones on the night of May 1 to 2. Four astronauts who left…