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Unpacking the AI Revolution in Large Enterprises 🚀 Exciting update from a recent IBM study: 26% of large French enterprises have fully embraced AI, transforming their operations and setting a new benchmark in the industry! 🌟 Key Insights: Adoption: While a quarter of large companies are reaping the benefits of AI, a significant 45% are still navigating the adoption phase. Challenges: The main hurdles? Skill shortages, high implementation costs, and ethical concerns are at the forefront. Strategies for Success: Leading companies are overcoming these barriers by focusing on training, ethical AI use, and identifying clear, impactful use cases. Actionable Tips: Capitalize on Data: Leverage AI to unlock new insights from existing data pools. Target Quick Wins: Focus AI applications in areas that promise immediate improvements, like customer support. Plan for the Future: Treat AI as a long-term play. The real magic happens with continuous adaptation and learning. Thought Starter: Imagine AI as the new engine in an old but reliable car. It promises enhanced performance but needs expert hands for installation and maintenance. Just like AI transforms businesses, it requires the right skills and strategic deployment. 💡 I'd love to hear from you! How is your company approaching AI integration? What challenges and successes have you encountered? #AI #DigitalTransformation #BusinessInnovation #TechLeadership #IBMStudy The study ( in french ) , here : https://shorturl.at/AU126

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“Impossible n’est pas français”, impossible is not French so for the French anything is possible, and for the few days I spent in Paris I also felt anything was possible too! France had so much to offer NZ startups, and it was a privilege to be part of the first cohort of wahine Māori in tech exploring opportunities through our EU free trade agreement with Te Taumata and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. France pulled out all the glitz and glam for new tech opportunities, offering abundant funding, strategic European access, pro-business support, and a high quality of life. The #French tech scene is booming with initiatives like La French Tech, providing a supportive ecosystem for innovation and growth. Paris alone hosts one of the world's largest startup campuses, STATION F , and the government’s commitment to R&D is paving the way for groundbreaking advancements in #AI, #biotech, and #sustainability. If the shiny lights of the Eiffel Tower don’t get you, the tech industry might! For us at CiRCLR exporting to France and the EU also means being closer to the #policy #regulations we follow in our #reporting. We align with many #corporate #strategies in this #market, and their #progressive #sustainability motives resonate with our #circulareconomy and #transparent #supplychain goals. Being in France enhances our ability to #collaborate on cutting-edge projects and stay ahead in sustainable #innovation. Meg Smith - Cloverbase, Maria Ngawati - IndigiShare Hanna Hegan Ngatai - Taurus Concrete, Robyn Kamira Paua Interface Ltd, Melissa Gollan (Te Rarawa) - RIPA Global, Andrea Rongonui - Go Media NZ, Rawinia Rimene - Girl Native, Naomi Manu #Māoritrade #CircularEconomy #Export #BusinessExpansion #ParisTech

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Platform economy - while tech companies are building their own veritcalized platforms, many existing "non tech" companies are entering the software ecosystem : - ability to value their own assets, based usually on long period of self usage and deep understanding of the fondamentals of the business ; - a huge existing customer base. Nevertheless, this type of approach is also a challenge : - moving from a custom software, well designed for its own business is not that easy to transform into a full platform for a diverse customer base ; - building a reliable roadmap requires investments and a change of mindset to a product oriented approach. It is key to onboard people and teams that are experienced in building and developing such roadmaps; IT service companies went also through this transformation : building solutions instead of providing only services - the change management is as challenging ! https://lnkd.in/eiTkew8y

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Would you like to become a major player in the artificial intelligence landscape in France? 🚀 Read carefully what follows: you will learn all about the new CEDIA, the Preligens AI Training and Development Center! Preligens, a pioneer in AI applied to geospatial data for defense and aerospace, has recently appointed Vincent Cornillet to lead its brand-new CEDIA in Rennes. 🏭 A high-tech center dedicated to sovereign geospatial AI, capable of processing sensitive data in a secure manner. What does this ambitious project involve? 💪 ✅ Develop cutting-edge AI algorithms to automatically analyze satellite imagery, videos, and acoustic data ✅ Accelerate the massive annotation of training data for AI models ✅ Strengthen France's sovereign capabilities in artificial intelligence Behind this technological feat lies a renowned expert: Vincent Cornillet. 🧑‍💼 From major groups like Renault and Parker Hannifin, he has nearly 20 years of experience in strategic positions in France and internationally. His challenge? To make the CEDIA a cornerstone of European defense AI! 🌍 And this, in close collaboration with AMIAD, the new agency of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. In short, the CEDIA embodies Preligens' avant-garde vision: to master the entire production chain of AI algorithms made in France. A true industrial revolution for the future of sovereign artificial intelligence! 🇫🇷 Could your company also benefit from customized AI solutions? At CREAFIX, we offer free audits to increase productivity through intelligent automation. Book now! 📆 https://lnkd.in/eWvjqsAy #FrenchTech #ArtificialIntelligence #Defense #Data #Aerospace

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"I'm worried about what France will be like without Emmanuel Macron." I shared this thought, among many others around tech and entrepreneurship, with Aurélie Pasquier of Maddyness at #VivaTech last month. If you can’t read French, here are the key takeaways from our conversation: A decade ago, France was one of the worst places in Europe to do business. Now, France is the country that’s leading technology innovation and economic growth in Europe. I give full credit to President Macron for this shift and have been honored to serve as the Global Ambassador of the French Tech to help execute his vision of building a #startup nation. I’m placing my bets on France, as well as India, to be the major players in fostering the next generation of the global innovation ecosystem.

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📢 Where are the marketers in deploying solutions based on generative AI? 🤖 Since the arrival of ChatGPT 18 months ago, marketing uses have evolved significantly. Our expert, Pierre Biousse head of the GenAI offer, explains in the latest article published by Minted advices on how #AI makes it possible to produce quality content on a large scale while respecting regulatory constraints. It also discusses the role of humans in this process, its potential risks, the latest emerging technologies, and other use cases for generative AI. Excuse me it’s in French 🇫🇷 but you can also use AI to help you translate : To view the full article 👇 #AI #GenAi #SustainableBusinessPerformance #DataScience

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France 🇫🇷: This is (almost) the end of an era for frequency modulation. The White Paper on Radio, unveiled this morning by Arcom, mentions 2033 as the date for totally digital French radio. Cleverly, there is no question of abandoning FM but of favouring DAB, which will inevitably and gradually take over. In less than 10 years' time. #DAB #Digitalradio #DABplus https://lnkd.in/eYKnVNB5

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A large early investment has been received by a French firm to "rearchitect compute infrastructure" for developers who wish to create and train AI #applications more quickly. The Paris-based startup, dubbed FlexAI, has been working covertly since October 2023. However, on Wednesday, it will publicly launch with capital of €28.5 million ($30 million), and it has teased its first product, an AI training on-demand cloud service. Brijesh Tripathi, co-founder and CEO of FlexAI, was previously a senior design engineer at Nvidia, the AI darling that was once a major player in the GPU market. Tripathi then went on to work as a senior engineer and architect at Apple, Tesla, Zoox, and, most recently, as vice president of Intel's supercompute #platform and AI division, AXG. Dali Kilani, CTO of FlexAI and co-founder, also has an outstanding resume. Tripathi told #TechCrunch, "Using any infrastructure in the AI space is complex; it's not for the faint of heart, and it's not for the inexperienced." "To use infrastructure, you have to know too much about how to build it." Later in the year, FlexAI will introduce its first commercial product after putting its current version of the product through its paces with a small number of beta users. The IT sector is now producing an abundance of LLMs, while at the same time, demand for GPUs is soaring. However, GPUs may be costly to #operate, so hiring them for shorter tasks or ad hoc use cases may not always be cost-effective. The foundation of FlexAI is the fact that most developers don't really give a damn about the GPUs or CPUs they utilize, be it Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Graphcore, or Cerebras. Their primary focus is on developing AI and #creating apps while staying within their financial limits. This is where FlexAI's idea of "universal AI compute" enters the picture. Using the user's specifications as a guide, FlexAI determines which architecture is best suited for the task at hand and handles all necessary platform conversions, be it Nvidia's CUDA, AMD's ROCm, or Intel's Gaudi infrastructure. "I used to build GPUs, so I know enough about GPUs," Tripathi remarked of his seven years at Nvidia, which came to an end in 2007 when he left to work for Apple around the introduction of the first iPhone. According to Tripathi, this will be financed via debt financing, continuing a recent pattern in which competitors in the industry, such as CoreWeave and Lambda Labs, have used Nvidia #processors as collateral to get loans rather than providing more stock. www.tycoonstory.com #AIInfrastructure #ComputeInfrastructure #StartupFunding #SeedRound #TechInnovation #CloudServices #AIOnDemand #GPUComputing #TechLeadership #FounderPedigree #AIModeling #VirtualHeterogeneousCompute #AWSAlternative #UniversalAICompute #ITSector #DataProcessing #MachineLearning #InfrastructureSimplicity #DebtFinancing FlexAI Brijesh Tripathi Dali Kilani Jean-Baptiste Louazel Marine Talaucher Ryan Wallace Matthieu Paret Thibault Naline

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EV sales in France marking a pause and all brands feel the end of the subsidies. Other countries are feeling the pinch as well at a time when interest rates broadly remain high and the supply chain is under pressure with the restrictions on some key maritime routes. Many manufacturers are setting cost savings programs to adapt.

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I just listened to an interesting Mozza podcast interview with Arthur Muller, co-founder and CPO of Explain. It was great to learn about how they're using generative AI to improve the way businesses interact with the public sector. I noticed quite a few similarities between Explain's approach and our own at Meero. A couple of key points that stood out to me: 1️⃣ The value of vertical AI applications. Like Explain, we believe that AI solutions tailored to the specific needs of users in a particular industry can deliver more relevant and impactful results. Focusing on a well-defined domain allows for a deeper understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities. 2️⃣ The importance of integrating with users' existing workflows. Many AI proofs-of-concept struggle to translate into production because they don't align with how people actually work. To be effective, AI tools need to fit seamlessly into users' daily routines. 3️⃣ Structuring teams for success in the age of AI. We've also found that embedding AI/ML talent within product & software teams, rather than siloing them in a separate research group, leads to better outcomes. This approach ensures that AI development is closely tied to the product and design process, while still allowing for longer-term explorations. It's always nice to see other companies taking a thoughtful, user-centric approach to building AI products. Looking forward to seeing what Explain does next. #AI #GenerativeAI #ProductManagement #Startups

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From Gaelle Le Gars at asvin: The Action Plan builds on the EU Cyber Resilience Act framework and the U.S. cybersecurity labelling programme U.S. Cyber Trust Mark. At the beginning of 2024, the EU and the US have agreed on an action plan to align their cybersecurity requirements and support convergence in their approaches on the practical implementation of their respective freshly adopted legislation. The ultimate goal of the EU-US joint CyberSafe Products Action Plan is a seamless transatlantic market for trusted products

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The last part of this 6-part series on how to model a P&L, translated into French and published on Frenchweb. https://lnkd.in/eWHYamDD

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Exciting news in the French public sector cloud market! The French government is taking significant steps to accelerate cloud adoption, awarding a major €600 million contract to Crayon France and SMLB. This initiative aims to simplify the transition to cloud services for public administrations, offering a wide range of IaaS and PaaS solutions. The importance of managed services in this transition cannot be overstated. With the complexity of cloud infrastructures and the need for tailored solutions, expert guidance and support are crucial. The selected providers, Crayon France and SMLB, specialize in sourcing, procurement, distribution, and customer/supplier relations, ensuring a smooth and efficient cloud integration process. This strategic move aligns with the broader trend of recognizing the value of managed services in navigating the evolving IT landscape. By leveraging the expertise of specialized providers, organizations can optimize their cloud strategies, enhance operational efficiency, and achieve their digital transformation goals. Stay tuned for the launch of AltCloud by AllEdge, a managed cloud services marketplace on September 2024! #CloudComputing #DigitalTransformation #ManagedServices #PublicSector

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It is extremely rare for three AI giants to fail simultaneously. This could indicate a larger issue related to infrastructure or the internet, similar to those that sometimes affect multiple social networks at the same time. Another hypothesis is that the outages of Claude and Perplexity are related to a sudden influx of traffic following the unavailability of ChatGPT, rather than internal bugs. See the article below

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📺 Yesterday I was interviewed on #BFMBusiness to share the insights of our recent study on the bankruptcies of post-Series A companies in France. Since we created the company 10 years ago, we have always aimed to provide the best insights to facilitate investment in private companies. With this report, we want to highlight the structural and conjectural challenges faced by entrepreneurs & investors to anticipate the risks. Thanks a lot to Laure Closier for this dynamic interview! #startup #scaleup #growth #tech #scalex #scalexinvest ScaleX Invest By Early Metrics https://lnkd.in/dGqfqMDg

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‘Le Chat’ ‘la platform’ Mistral AI artificial intelligence, France’s Startup Darling, Takes Aim at the US Market : Mistral's edge could come from customers that want to avoid being locked into particular cloud companies “Customers are even saying ‘Le Chat’ and ‘la platform’ It seems that the French touch is having an effect.” opportunity is huge — Bloomberg Intelligence estimated that the software and cloud market in generative AI market could reach $350 billion by 2032 : Mistral is going after OpenAI’s home turf “They do not want to be forced into an AI stack” “They want choices” Mistral released a series of AI models, which power generative AI services, and a ChatGPT-like feature called Le Chat : US manager says businesses are looking for alternatives to Big Tech : will find customers through these partners as well as via direct deals with companies using its open-source models. Open source is one of Mistral’s main selling points : the approach — where the underlying computer code is openly shared and tweakable — as a safer, more versatile method than closed systems offered by OpenAI and others : Mistral’s open-source models on-premises, with data stored in local servers instead of with public cloud providers ---- generative artificial intelligence ---

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😎 THERE WE GO! Wooclap has obtained 𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝟐𝟕𝟎𝟎𝟏:𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🚀 🎉 I am thrilled to announce that Wooclap has achieved the ISO 27001:2022 certification! This milestone reflects months of hard work by our outstanding Security Team and underscores our commitment to security excellence. 🗣️ Lorenzo Risi, our Security Lead shares: “We are pleased to formalize the continuous improvement process that has long been in place at Wooclap. Just like for GDPR, our security team is deeply committed to protecting your data whether you are a student, a teacher, or any other Wooclap, Wooflash, or Quiz Wizard user.” Why did Wooclap pursue this certification? 🔵 Because you have the highest security requirements! 🧑‍🏫 🔵 Because your data deserves the best security and confidentiality! 🔒 🔵 Because we want to be indestructible! 🛡️ And now? Well, security improvement is an endurance sport, so we’ll never stop! I extend my heartfelt thanks to our dedicated team for their hard work and commitment in achieving this certification. 💙 For more information, check out our blog article: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHRUzi79 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡, 𝐼𝑆𝑂 27001 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑊𝑜𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑝 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 (𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒? ;))! #ISO27001 #InformationSecurity #DataProtection #CyberSecurity #ISMS #CESIN #EdTech #DataSecurity #Compliance #GDPR #Wooclap #Education

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