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The Internet of Everything

The Internet of Everything (IT) was one of the main tendencies in 2015 according to Gartner. The term To-do Internet is quite recent and there is confusion between Internet of Everything (IT) and Internet of Things (IC). To clarify this difference, let us begin with definitions and applications and examine the future of this new concept.

Eye on Africa: Fally Ipupa marks 20 years of career

Congolese music star Fally Ipupa is marking 20 years in the industry with new albums and major concerts in Paris, celebrating a journey that took him from Kinshasa to becoming one of Africa’s most recognized artists, known for pioneering a modern take on Congolese rumba by blending it with R&B, pop and urban sounds. Clarisse Fortuné reports. [...]

Eye on Africa: Migrants deported from US stuck in DRC

After being quietly deported from the United States, 15 migrants from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru told AFP on Wednesday that they endured a 27-hour flight in handcuffs and shackles before eventually arriving in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a report by Emily Boyle. [...]

Eye on Africa: Tanzania poll violence report

The commission of inquiry into electoral violence in Tanzania released its report on Thursday, a document commissioned by President Samia Suluhu, re-elected with 97.66% of the vote, which has been rejected by the opposition but acknowledges that hundreds of demonstrators were killed in the aftermath of the presidential election, as reported by regional correspondent Bastien Renouil. [...]

Orient Express train exhibition in Paris

Finally, a legendary rail journey from Paris to Istanbul is in the spotlight as the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris hosts an exhibition dedicated to the Orient Express, with France 2 taking a closer look, in a report brought to us by Nick Rushworth. [...]

Warner Bros. takeover by Paramount

HBO Max, Harry Potter and CNN could soon come under Paramount after Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approved an $81 billion sale of the company on Thursday, bringing the long-running takeover saga closer to completion, though the deal still faces regulatory scrutiny and criticism from those concerned about its impact on media plurality, as Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles. [...]