Author: France 24

Artificial intelligence is the next frontier – but is it also the next bubble? That’s the question investors have been asking since tech giants began investing billions of dollars in AI and driving stock market gains. We put the question to an expert.

For some designers, fashion is less about clothes themselves, and more about what those clothes can convey. They see fashion as primarily a political endeavour, a means of challenging a status quo that too often seeks to erase the individual for the alleged benefit of the social order. They champion diversity, gender fluidity and disruption. Jeanne Friot, Walter van Beirendonck, Ahmed Hassan, Louis-Gabriel Nouchi, Yohji Yamamoto and Willy Chavarria are among the group’s most outspoken voices. FRANCE 24 checks out their latest collections.

The United States and Iran have begun talks in Oman on a potential new nuclear deal, the first since US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme last June. While both sides say the nuclear issue is central, Washington wants to broaden the discussions to include Iran’s missiles and human rights record, demands Tehran has rejected. The talks are taking place amid ongoing regional tensions.

The Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx on Thursday, a website aimed at helping Americans access discounted prescription drugs directly from manufacturers. The initiative, part of broader efforts to tackle rising health care costs, includes weight-loss and fertility medications.

France sent a clear message in their Six Nations opener, overpowering Ireland 36–14 at the Stade de France to collect a bonus point. Five tries, led by Louis Bielle-Biarrey, put the champions in firm control early, before Ireland’s late rally proved too little, too late on a rain-soaked night as their title defence began in emphatic style.

Businesses across Italy could see a windfall of some $6 billion, as spectators head to the Alps for the Winter Olympics. The Milano-Cortina 2026 Games have run over-budget, although by a smaller amount than previous competitions. Giulia Wedam, Co-Founder & CEO of the tourism agency Cortina IN, says she’s expecting a boost in business that will outlast the Games themselves. 

From “Babygirl” with Nicole Kidman to Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness”, Harris Dickinson is one of Britain’s most compelling actors and now one of its most exciting new directors. His debut film “Urchin” is a raw and tender portrait of a homeless addict in London. As the film is released in France, he talks to Laura Di Biasio about filming the London he knows, acting versus directing, and his upcoming role as Beatles icon John Lennon.

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. He offers a frank assessment of where the Ukraine-Russia peace talks stand. Does the mere fact both sides are talking signal hope? There is some progress, yes, but there are no breakthroughs. The current talks can be simply summed up by small wins: prisoner exchanges, and deep divides: territorial claims and security guarantees. Then there’s the broader geopolitical dynamics: the role the US could play… but isn’t.

As France 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet / Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen. From his lab in Copenhagen, Professor Engelholm describes a seismic shift underway in pancreatic cancer research, the result of a decade-long commitment to the steady evolution of translational science.

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, February 4, 2026: Team USA’s Olympics base camp is making headlines since it had to change its name from Ice House to Winter House. But first, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced the country is planning a social media ban for under-16s. Next, Russian athletes could soon be back competing under their national flag. Meanwhile, the 2030 Olympic Games in France are off to a slow start. Finally, scientists study what love might look like in space.