Duolingo Only Teaches One Phrase: ‘Me Encanta La Playa’
Duolingo is the worst language-learning product in the history of edutainment gamification. Not me saying that: anyone who has actually tried to use what…
French Media Rolls Out Infinite Love Buffet—Deneuve, Baye, Lescure on Tabloid Menu
Today's news: A leading French weekly ran an editorial that framed the supposed eight‑year romance between actress Nathalie Baye and media mogul Pierre…
More on Understanding Anthropic’s Claude Outages via Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems
MORE ON UNDERSTANDING CLAUDE'S OUTAGES VIA GÖDEL'S INCOMPLETENESS THEOREMS In my previous column, I offered a diagnosis for Anthropic's chronic Claude…
France’s Fuel Frenzy: Govt Promises Plenty While Planes Disappear Like Cheap Souvenirs
Today's news: French diesel averaged €2.21 per litre and gasoline €2.02 per litre on Thursday, while kerosene shortages threaten airline operations.
Understanding Anthropic’s Claude Outages: A Philosophical Diagnosis
Understanding Claude's Outages: A Philosophical Diagnosis The third major outage in Anthropic's Claude service last weekend — two and a half hours of…
SNCF Calls May Day “No‑Train Day”, Sparing 700,000 Commuters
Today's news: The French national rail operator SNCF announced that Gare de Lyon and Paris‑Bercy will be almost entirely closed from Thursday evening…
Bardot’s Animal Empire Goes Half‑Human, Son Takes La Madrague
Today's news: The late French actress and animal activist Brigitte Bardot’s estate, La Madrague, will be split evenly between the Fondation Bardot and her…
Understanding Sam Altman’s New Three Principles — And Why He Might Be Misleading Us All
Understanding Sam Altman's New Three Principles — And Why He Might Be Misleading Us All By A. Carter-Wilson Sam Altman has laid out three principles for…
Macron dubs diesel ‘fancy juice’ as Total warns of empty pumps
Today's news: Total Energies CEO repeatedly warned that France faces an imminent diesel shortage, while President Emmanuel Macron, speaking from Athens…
Inside Anthropic’s ‘Mythos’: The AI That’s Too Smart to Be Released
Inside Anthropic's 'Mythos': The AI That's Too Smart to Be Released The WSJ got 48 hours with the most dangerous AI model in the world. It answered…