1 – Paris Olympics, let’s go!
At 11:24 pm on Friday 26 July, the last torchbearers Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Olympic flame cauldron in the middle of the large pond in the Tuileries Gardens in the heart of the capital. The final chapter of a grandiose opening ceremony organised around the Seine. EDF participated in the design of this balloon-cauldron that will light up the Parisian sky without fuel: it is in fact a circular curtain of water mist lit by thousands of LEDs. An electric “flame” that will fly 60 metres above the ground every evening from sunset to 2 am.
2 – SNCF targeted by serial sabotage
The SNCF network was the target of a series of coordinated malicious acts on the night of July 25-26, a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Traffic on several TGV lines was severely disrupted all weekend. An investigation has been opened to try to identify the perpetrators of this sabotage. (Photo Thibaud Moritz – AFP)
3 – Boom is (slowly) approaching supersonic flight
The American company Boom took advantage of the Farnborough Air Show, from July 22 to 27, to give news of its supersonic aircraft project. In particular, it presented the future (very digital) cockpit of the aircraft. It is giving itself five years before a first test flight.
4 – New change in the management of Atos
Fifth CEO in two years for Atos ! Jean-Pierre Mustier will combine the positions of chairman and CEO after the departure of Paul Saleh. His departure comes as the Nanterre Commercial Court has just opened an accelerated safeguard procedure for Atos.
5 – The KNS nickel plant in danger
In New Caledonia, some 1,200 employees of the Koniambo Nickel Solutions (KNS) nickel plant will be collectively dismissed for economic reasons. The Usine du Nord, abandoned by its shareholder Glencore, has been on standby since March 2024.
Source: www.usinenouvelle.com
