Digital Dependency: €264 Billion Per Year to the United States—What Can Europe Do?
€264 billion per year. That's the sum European companies inject into the American economy through their purchases of software and cloud services. A recurring cost, invisible at first glance, but heavy with macroeconomic and strategic impacts. The Asterès report takes the measure: Europe buys, the United States captures the value and employment. And if part...
AI and the Environment: Perspectives at the Senate
1st Francophone Business Forum at the Senate: when artificial intelligence meets the climate challenge Paris, Senate — In the hemicycle of the Palais du Luxembourg, the Francophone Business Group (GPF) launched its first Forum "Digital Solutions for Climate". This event, unprecedented in its scope and ambition, brought together political decision-makers, diplomats, entrepreneurs and experts to...
Taiwan: Diplomacy, Economy and Semiconductors at the Heart of Franco-Taiwanese Dialogue
On September 16, 2025, the French Foreign Trade Advisors in Paris organized a conference dedicated to Taiwan. A meeting where diplomats, entrepreneurs and experts shared their visions on the future of Franco-Taiwanese relations, in a context of geopolitical rivalries and industrial restructuring. Olivier Cadic, senator representing French citizens established abroad, opened the discussions by recalling...
RAG or Not RAG: Why Long Context Models Make RAG Obsolete
The RAG Myth, or How Companies Tried to Give Their AI a Memory For nearly two years, any discussion about artificial intelligence in business started with the same question: "We're doing RAG, right?" This phrase, which became a ritual in innovation departments, summed up a collective obsession: providing memory to large language models (LLMs) incapable...
Le Plongeoir 2025: How Talent is Reinventing the Future of Startups
At the French Tech event in Nice, the panel discussion led by Isabelle Auzias and Karine Wenger placed the question of talent at the heart of entrepreneurial transformation. The title announces the trajectory: to reinvent the future, technical innovation is no longer enough. An organization's ability to attract, develop, and grow diverse profiles becomes a...
MonacoTech Demo Day: Strategic Transition, Sovereign AI and Sustainable Data Centers
The Demo Day evening was both a startup showcase and a pivotal moment for MonacoTech. It marked the culmination of Sandrine Sauval-Chanteloube's four years of leadership. Her tenure shaped the incubator, strengthened its methods, expanded its network and structured an environment conducive to demanding innovation. Yesterday's event sealed this work. It offered a final snapshot...