AI Tour de France in Sophia Antipolis
The AI Tour de France organized by MEDEF and Numeum kicked off in Sophia Antipolis on November 4th for an evening rich in exchanges and insights. This stop brought together experts and key players in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to explore the transformations that AI brings to businesses of all sizes, from large...
AWS at Revolution Summit, Onepoint 2025: AI, Between Innovation Driver and Productivity Accelerator
Revolution Summit, May 2025 On the Revolution Summit 2025 stage, Stephan Hadinger, Director and Head of Technology at AWS, opened a strategic session by posing a fundamental question: "Is AI a productivity tool or an innovation driver?" A question that resonates strongly in digital ecosystems where generative AI is emerging as the catalyst for a...
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...
When OpenAI Invests in Accounting Firms: AI Moves from Rhetoric to Balance Sheets
For a long time, artificial intelligence was portrayed as a technological promise. A race for model performance, increasingly sophisticated benchmarks, spectacular demonstrations of cognitive capabilities. In recent months, the narrative has been shifting subtly, yet profoundly. AI is no longer content with being observed, tested, or commented upon. It is beginning to embed itself in...
Ipsos and the €1.2 Billion Bet
The figure is striking because it goes beyond mere announcement effects. Ipsos plans to invest €1.2 billion over five years in artificial intelligence and acquisitions, with an explicit horizon: to "reinvent" itself by 2030. Behind the sum lies a more uncomfortable reality for a research leader: growth has slowed, and shareholders expect a clear trajectory....
2026: What Major Financial Trends Really Tell Entrepreneurs in the AI Era
Critical reading of the Financial Times' "Top trends for 2026" for executives and founders At first glance, the Financial Times' annual exercise dedicated to trends for the coming year appears to be an editorial ritual. A macroeconomic snapshot. A mapping of geopolitical forces. A state of play of financial markets. But for entrepreneurs, this type...