Press Review: May 17, 2023


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6 infos cette semaine ! Voici le choix de la “rĂ©dac” StoriesOut 🙂
On s’intĂ©resse Ă  l’Ecosse qui teste les bus sans chauffeur 🚍 On regrette les rĂ©cupĂ©rations faĂźtes au nom du fĂ©minisme đŸ’Ș On souhaite la bienvenue Ă  la nouvelle CEO de Twitter 🛜 On observe concrĂštement l’effet de l’index Ă©galitĂ© professionnelle sur la rĂ©munĂ©ration des femmes đŸ«°On s’interroge sur les effets potentiels de l’IA sur le travail đŸŠŸ Et enfin, on dĂ©couvre une nouveau webzine 🔭   

 

🇬🇧 This week’s six stories! Here are the StoriesOut editor’s picks 🙂
We look at Scotland testing driverless buses 🚍 We regret the recuperations made in the name of feminism đŸ’Ș We welcome the new CEO of Twitter 🛜 We observe concretely the effect of the professional equality index on women’s pay đŸ«° We wonder about the potential effects of AI on work đŸŠŸ And finally, we discover a new webzine 🔭

 

👉 UK’s first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh
👉 “En entreprise, l’égalitĂ© femmes-hommes est au service de la performance”
👉 Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
👉Index Ă©galitĂ© professionnelle : quel effet concret sur la rĂ©munĂ©ration des femmes ?
👉 ‘Why would we employ people?’ Experts on five ways AI will change work
👉 Un nouveau webzine sur les Nouvelles technologies et les actualitĂ©s high-tech : La Revue Technique 


#1. UK’s first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh

The UK’s first full-sized driverless buses have started operating for passengers in Edinburgh. The autonomous vehicles, operated by Stagecoach, run across the Forth Road Bridge from Ferrytoll park-and-ride in Fife to Edinburgh Park station.

Despite the “driverless” name, the buses operate with two staff on board.

One will sit in the driver’s seat to monitor the technology, and a so-called bus captain will help passengers with boarding and buying tickets. Stagecoach said the five single-decker buses have the capacity for about 10,000 passenger journeys per week. The vehicles have sensors enabling them to travel on pre-selected roads on the 14-mile route at up to 50mph.

👉 UK’s first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh – BBC News

#2. “En entreprise, l’égalitĂ© femmes-hommes est au service de la performance”

Le fĂ©minisme, un puissant outil de marketing et de management pour les entreprises ? Dans son essai “ChĂšres Collaboratrices”, Sandrine Holin examine les consĂ©quences de sa version “start-up nation”.

Formations Ă  l’empowerment et au leadership destinĂ©es aux femmes, mise en place de rĂ©seaux d’entraide, mentorat, campagnes de communication intĂ©grant des slogans fĂ©ministes
 Depuis quelques annĂ©es, les entreprises dĂ©veloppent un intĂ©rĂȘt marquĂ© pour les questions de genre et d’égalitĂ© entre les sexes. Bonne nouvelle ? Pas vraiment, selon l’autrice Sandrine Holin dans son essai ChĂšres Collaboratrices. Car cette attention reste motivĂ©e par le profit et non par une rĂ©elle quĂȘte d’égalitĂ© Ă©thique. À l’ñge d’or du fĂ©minisme nĂ©olibĂ©ral, les employĂ©es reprĂ©sentent avant tout un « capital ambulant Ă  valoriser », estime cette reconvertie du secteur financier, ancienne cadre du CAC 40.

👉 “En entreprise, l’égalitĂ© femmes-hommes est au service de la performance”

#3. Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk on Friday named longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter, months after he promised to step back from the role. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote in a tweet on Friday. He said she “will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.” Earlier in the day, Yaccarino announced that she was leaving her role as chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. “It has been an absolute honor to be part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead the most incredible team,” she said in a statement Friday. “We’ve transformed our company and the entire industry.”

As CEO, Yaccarino will face a long list of challenges that have piled up under Musk’s ownership, including an advertiser exodus, service disruptions, regulatory scrutiny and a growing list of rivals. Musk’s controversial policy changes and statements have also alienated some longtime Twitter users. Even as Musk steps back from the CEO role, he will likely still maintain significant control over the future direction of the company. Musk previously said he would serve as the company’s executive chairman and CTO, as well as being the owner of the platform.

👉 Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO | CNN Business

#4. Index égalité professionnelle : quel effet concret sur la rémunération des femmes ?

Mis en place depuis 3 ans, l’index d’égalitĂ© professionnelle permet aux entreprises de dĂ©terminer les Ă©carts de rĂ©munĂ©ration entre les sexes et de lutter plus facilement contre. Mais, concrĂštement, quels sont ses effets sur les inĂ©galitĂ©s de salaires hommes / femmes ?

Dans le cadre de son Ă©tude « Ce que veulent les candidats en 2023 », le cabinet Robert Half a analysĂ© les diffĂ©rences entre Femmes et Hommes en termes d’aspirations professionnelles, satisfaction au travail, et parfois d’inĂ©galitĂ©s de salaire. On y apprend qu’il existe toujours des disparitĂ©s entre les sexes sur le marchĂ© de l’emploi. Selon l’enquĂȘte, les femmes sont moins sollicitĂ©es que les hommes par les employeurs. 55% des femmes interrogĂ©es ont dĂ©clarĂ© ne pas avoir Ă©tĂ© sollicitĂ©es par des recruteurs au cours des six derniers mois, contre seulement 37% pour les hommes.

👉 Index Ă©galitĂ© professionnelle : quel effet concret sur la rĂ©munĂ©ration des femmes

#5. ‘Why would we employ people?’ Experts on five ways AI will change work

From farming and education to healthcare and the military, artificial intelligence is poised to make sweeping changes to the workplace. But can it have a positive impact – or are we in for a darker future?

The European parliament’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act is likely to deem the use of AI across education, law enforcement and worker management to be “high risk”. Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI”, recently resigned from his position at Google, citing concerns about the technology’s impact on the job market. And, in early May, striking members of the Writers Guild of America promised executives: “AI will replace you before it replaces us.”

👉‘Why would we employ people?’ Experts on five ways AI will change work

#6. Un nouveau webzine sur les Nouvelles technologies et les actualités high-tech : La Revue Technique 

La Revue Technique est dĂ©diĂ©e Ă  l’actualitĂ© des technologies des entreprises dans sa globalitĂ©, dirigĂ©e par des jeunes journalistes passionnĂ©s par la Tech qui se donnent Ă  fond tous les jours pour relayer l’actualitĂ© Ă  chaud sur le site et sur nos rĂ©seaux sociaux respectifs.

Nous sommes Ă  l’affĂ»t de tous les sujets High tech, et tout nous intĂ©resse, la petite News d’aujourd’hui, peut s’avĂ©rer ĂȘtre la grosse nouveautĂ© de demain qui fera le Buzz sur internet, voyez le cas avec certaines Startup.

👉 La Revue Tech

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