Test your vision with your smartphone
Purchasing the right eyeglasses is still a hassle. You have to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist, have your eyes tested, get a prescription and then go to an optician for appropriate frames. Among the different industries, eyewear still finds it difficult to “uberize” in favor of the individual. But this may now change with […]
Democratize online courses on a professional social network
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which have now become common and are listed on résumés, provide easy access to training for their many fans. These online platforms frequently offer an opportunity to learn more about a given subject, develop new skills or learn how to use a new tool in parallel to the course taker’s […]
Make online purchases that agree with your values
When we buy online or make daily purchases, many of us would like to have a broader choice than the one offered by the leading consumer brands. Now this is possible, thanks to the ingenious DoneGood solution. Using an extension that can be installed on Chrome, DoneGood informs you of the existence of sustainable or […]
Consume fashion differently
Need a little black dress for a special evening or a new jacket for a job interview? Nothing easier than to go to one of the major fashion brands you find everywhere. But are we fully aware of the cost of this accessibility for the planet? Although many brands today claim to have fairer and […]
Fact check a speech or information automatically in real time
By Laurent Laboutiere
— Nov 17, 2016
An analysis published by BuzzFeed this week revealed that during the last month of the U.S. electoral campaign, erroneous information, disinformation and other fake news reached a larger audience that cross-checked information published by the traditional media. And particularly on Facebook. Barak Obama was deeply concerned by this during his last press conference in the […]