Le lancement de l'iPad Air M4 est a priori imminent : ses stocks sont en baisse un peu partout et de multiples rumeurs anticipent un lancement d'ici au printemps, potentiellement dès le mois de mars. Il s'agira d'une mise à jour mineure dont le passage de la puce M3 à la puce M4, plus performante...
Apple a lancé son AirTag 2 en janvier 2026, près de cinq ans après l'AirTag 1 en avril 2021. Dans cet article, vous retrouverez toutes les différences entre ces deux générations du traqueur d'Apple. Localisation et portée L'AirTag 2 dispose de la puce U2 qui améliore la portée de la...
C'est un tweet d'Apple Music qui n'est pas passé inaperçu ce week-end, passant désormais les 30 millions de vues : « Au fait, on est toujours au même prix. » Il est assez inhabituel qu'Apple fasse référence à ses concurrents dans ses campagnes de communication, même indirectement. C'est...
More than 250 quantum scientists have signed a “manifesto” opposing the use of quantum research for military purposes. The statement – quantum scientists for disarmament – expresses a “deep concern” about the current geopolitical situation and “categorically rejects” the militarization of quantum research or its use in population control and surveillance. The signatories now call for an open debate about the ethical implications of quantum research.
While quantum science has the potential to improve many different areas – from sensors and medicine to computing – some are concerned about its applications for military purposes. They includes quantum key distribution and cryptographic networks for communication as well as quantum clocks and sensing for military navigation and positioning.
Marco Cattaneo from the University of Helsinki in Finland, who co-authored the manifesto, says that even the potential applications of quantum technologies in warfare can be used to militarize universities and research agendas, which he says is already happening. He notes is not unusual for scientists to openly discuss military applications at conferences or to include such details in scientific papers.
“We are already witnessing restrictions on research collaborations with fellow quantum scientists from countries that are geopolitically opposed or ambiguous with respect to the European Union, such as Russia or China,” says Cattaneo. “When talking with our non-European colleagues, we also realized that these concerns are global and multifaceted.”
The idea for a manifesto originated during a quantum-information workshop that was held in Benasque in Spain between June and July 2025.
“During a session on science policy, we realized that many of us shared the same concerns about the growing militarization of quantum science and academia,” Cattaneo recalls. “As physicists, we have a strong – and terrible – historical example that can guide our actions: the development of nuclear weapons, and the way the physics community organized to oppose them and to push for their control and abolition.”
Cattaneo says that the first goal of the manifesto is to address the militarization of quantum research, which he calls “the elephant in the room”. The document also aims to raise awareness and open a debate within the community and create a forum where concerns can be shared.
“A longer-term goal is to prevent, or at least to limit and critically address, research on quantum technologies for military purposes,” says Cattaneo. He notes that “one concrete proposal” is to push public universities and research institutes to publish a database of all projects with military goals or military funding, which, he says, “would be a major step forward.”
Cattaneo claims the group is “not naïve” and understands that stopping the technology’s military application completely will not be possible. “Even if military uses of some quantum technologies cannot be completely stopped, we can still advocate for excluding them from public universities, for abolishing classified quantum research in public research institutions, and for creating associations and committees that review and limit the militarization of quantum technologies,” he adds.
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Johann Wadephul says French president needs to make ‘difficult decisions’ and to ‘act accordingly’ to meet Nato spending targets
The press conference between the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in Budapest, is expected to start shortly:
In other news, the Kremlin has dismissed assessments from five European countries that concluded that the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin administered by the Russian state two years ago.
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La dernière mise à jour de macOS Tahoe embarque de nouveaux composants qui interrogent. En explorant les entrailles de macOS 26.3, le fin limier Howard Hoakley a trouvé deux nouvelles extensions du noyau (kexts) liées au Thunderbolt : AppleThunderboltUSBType2DownAdapter et AppleThunderboltUSBType2UpAdapter.
Les kexts servent à ajouter au système d’exploitation des capacités matérielles à bas niveau. Le rôle de ces nouveaux modules est pour l’instant très flou, mais Howard Hoakley émet l’hypothèse qu’ils sont là pour prendre en charge de nouvelles fonctions matérielles de futurs Mac à puce M5 Pro/Max.
La piste est crédible, puisque macOS 26.3 devrait être la version installée par défaut sur les MacBook Pro M5 Pro et M5 Max, attendus dans les prochaines semaines. On peut aussi se demander si ces ajouts ne sont pas liés d’une manière ou d’une autre à un futur Studio Display. Le modèle actuel exploite le Thunderbolt 3, tandis que son éventuel successeur pourrait passer au Thunderbolt 5.
Ce nouvel écran externe pourrait avoir une fréquence de rafraîchissement de 90 Hz, un progrès par rapport aux 60 Hz actuels, mais un taux inférieur aux 120 Hz des écrans ProMotion des iPhone, iPad et MacBook Pro. Cette limite, si elle se confirme, pourrait s’expliquer par des contraintes liées au Thunderbolt : même si le Thunderbolt 5 est capable de gérer du 5K à 120 Hz, Apple pourrait chercher à préserver suffisamment de bande passante pour les périphériques chaînés, sans saturer le bus. Les nouveaux kexts s’inscriraient peut-être dans ce contexte.
Studio Display 2 : du 90 Hz pour ménager le Thunderbolt 5 ?
Pour rappel, le Thunderbolt 5 propose deux modes de fonctionnement : une bande passante symétrique de 80 Gb/s ou un mode asymétrique allant jusqu’à 120 Gb/s dans un sens et 40 Gb/s dans l’autre. Il faudra sans doute attendre l’arrivée des Mac M5 Pro/Max pour comprendre la raison d’être exacte de ces nouveaux composants.
MacBook Pro M5 : une arrivée imminente dans le sillage de macOS 26.3 ?
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Solberg of Norway looks like he’s going nicely, but he’s still well off the lad at every checkpoint. Increasingly, it looks like getting out first was a big advantage, Atle Lie McGrath still in front, as Sala of Italy joins the growing list of those who didn’t finish.
Visibility isn’t great as Dave “The Rocket” Ryding” sets off for his penultimate Olympic run. The GB veteran isn’t likely to trouble the podium, but he’ll want to make the second run, and he finishes 13th, 3.74 off the lead.
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Alistair Connor writes in and wants to know, “what’s the record of this Italian side against ... Scotland?”
Hmmm. Well, according to a quick Google search, they’ve played each other once with Scotland winning by 73 runs.
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Low pressure system funnels rain over already saturated areas, compounding risk of further flooding
A deep area of low pressure to the south-east of New Zealand’s North Island swept into the region on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds and dangerous coastal swells that lashed exposed shorelines. The storm triggered power outages, forced evacuations, and damaged infrastructure, with further impacts likely on Monday as the system lingers for a time, before tracking southwards later.
Its arrival came after days of widespread flooding in the Ōtorohanga district, where a man was found dead after his vehicle became submerged in flood waters. Some areas recorded more than 100mm of rain in 24 hours on Thursday, with Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and the Bay of Plenty bearing the brunt of the deluge. The Tararua district and Wairarapa have also been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds from the storm, with 24-hour rainfall totals reaching more than 100mm locally, and wind speeds of about 80mph (130km/h) along coastal parts.
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Vous le savez sans doute, 2026 sera une année très tendue pour le marché des composants. Les prix de la mémoire (RAM comme stockage) explosent, notamment à cause de la forte demande pour l’IA. Si Apple est bien armée pour négocier, elle va également devoir s’adapter. Selon les rumeurs, la Pomme aurait accepté les conditions du fournisseur Kioxia pour payer environ deux fois plus cher certains achats de mémoire NAND.
Rumor: Apple has agreed to Kioxia’s terms to double NAND unit prices starting in the January–March quarter, with pricing to be adjusted on a quarterly basis thereafter.$AAPL https://t.co/A8n3KLnNeF
— Jukan (@jukan05) February 14, 2026
L’information nous vient du fuiteur @jukan05, affirmant qu’Apple aurait accepté de payer 2 fois plus pour la NAND de Kioxia sur le premier trimestre 2026. Apple n’achèterait pas la tranquillité : le tarif serait renégocié chaque trimestre, ce qui suggère un marché encore très instable.
La NAND correspond au stockage Flash intégré aux iPhone et, plus largement, à une bonne partie de la gamme Apple. Quand son prix grimpe, ce n’est pas forcément le ticket d’entrée qui bouge en premier : les constructeurs ont tendance à lisser le choc en jouant sur les marges, les volumes et surtout les configurations. Ming-Chi Kuo estime qu’Apple pourrait rogner sur ses marges pour éviter d’augmenter ses prix. Elle pourrait ainsi grignoter les parts de marché de la concurrence, obligée d’augmenter ses prix.
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Ce type de fonctionnement contractuel n’aurait rien d’exotique. Selon une note de JPMorgan Chase, une part importante des contrats de Kioxia reposerait sur des engagements de volume annuels et des négociations de prix trimestrielles. Les volumes pour 2026 seraient déjà en grande partie calés, tandis que certains clients data center et entreprise pousseraient même pour des accords allant jusqu’en 2027, voire 2028. Un signe de plus d’un marché sous tension.
Apple n’est pas totalement pieds et poings liés car elle travaille avec plusieurs fournisseurs, et sa puissance d’achat lui donne d’ordinaire un net avantage à la table des négociations. Mais même avec sa force de frappe, il semblerait qu’elle ait accepté de sortir le chéquier pour sécuriser des volumes et un calendrier. L’enjeu, ici, n’est pas seulement le prix : c’est aussi la garantie de livrer des millions d’appareils sans accrocs.
Tout ceci est à prendre avec des pincettes étant donné qu’il s’agit d’informations non confirmées. Ce « x2 » sur les prix peut seulement désigner certaines références ou certains lots. La tendance générale reste claire : 2026 s’annonce tendue pour la RAM comme pour le stockage, et la RAMPocalypse ne devrait pas épargner Cupertino.
Two time-stamped poems are taken from a book-length sequence tracking the human moments of a factory night shift
01.29
When we look up at stars on break
we see only stars behind
the exhaled Milky Way
of Bobby’s Golden Virginia,
ways to navigate shift patterns,
nothing seismic or anything approaching
truth; for us stars mean only night shift,
insanity of depth,
the slow individual seconds
during which the dotted starlight
doesn’t burn fast enough.
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© Illustration: Rowan Righelato
© Illustration: Rowan Righelato
Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative ‘anti-woke’ reviews
For years, the gaming storefront Steam has let abuse and bigotry pass through its moderation, according to players and developers who use it. The platform is now host to reams of content that violate its own guidelines.
According to developers who spoke with the Guardian, abuse – particularly directed towards transgender creators – is a fact of life on the platform. “Everyone is at one another’s throats all the time in reviews, discussions, forums, anywhere you can possibly find it on Steam,” says content creator and Steam curator Bri “BlondePizza” Moore. “It ensures no one is safe on the platform; developers and consumers alike.”
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The latest in our ongoing series of writers picking their comfort watches is an appreciation of Doris Day’s rule-defying heroine
There was a real vogue for gunslinging heroines back in mid-20th century American cinema. Gene Tierney wrangled civil war rebels in Belle Starr. Betty Hutton pranced around with a shotgun in a sparkly red cowgirl get-up, alongside a cowhide-wearing Howard Keel, in Annie Get Your Gun. But cinemagoers were thrown a curveball three years later when they got Doris Day – again with baritone sidekick Keel in tow – dressed, wise-cracking and swaggering exactly like a man.
Admittedly, when I first saw Calamity Jane aged nine, I was also not immediately sold. Not because of Day’s gender non-conformity, which had me hooked, but because of the bizarreness of the pseudo-biopic’s synopsis and its grating musical numbers. The New York Times had a point when they deemed it “shrill and preposterous”. Then there was the fact that on first look it appeared to be a western. Part crooning romcom, part frontier drama, it’s a strange beast of a film, but I was soon won over.
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If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects
Alarm bells are ringing in the UK research community. Physics departments may close and researchers leave the UK. What is happening and why?
The alarm comes from changes in the way taxpayers’ money is invested by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which recently published its plan on how to disburse £38.6bn of public research and development funding over the next four years. Change is always unsettling, and as the UKRI’s chief executive, Ian Chapman, says, there will always be those who lose out when change happens. Difficult choices must be made.
Jon Butterworth is professor of physics at University College London, and a member of the ATLAS Collaboration at Cern
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The world No 5 says she has been disturbed by events back home, and is not afraid to speak up about issues in the United States
While getting treatment and preparing for this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Coco Gauff has had the news on in the background almost every day.
Gauff could be forgiven if she’s not up-to-date on everything that’s been happening back in the United States: she is on the road for nearly 11 months a year, often thousands of miles away from her home in Delray Beach, Florida.
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