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On the program this week: a open-source clone of twitter, a high-speed electric and vertical take-off aircraft, the new Xbox Scorpio and a duel of giant robots.

Selected in late 2016 by the “Grands Défis Numériques” (Great Digital Challenges) initiative, the CONDOR project (Connected Optimized Network & Data in Operating Rooms) supported by b<>com, aims to deploy a control tower for the operating room through a new global standard for surgery video.

On the program this week: A 3D-printed house built in 24 hours, Elon Musk launches a venture to merge the humain brain with AI, Samsung is aiming to widen access to contactless payments and Electric planes to Paris in ten years.

From April 22 to 27, 2017, the NAB Show, the annual conference of the broadcasting industry, will be held in Las Vegas, with over 100,000 attendees and 1800 exhibitors. After participating in the 2016 edition, b<>com is now showing the fruits of its labors, presenting five exclusive demonstrations.

This month, more than 400 members of the OpenStack community gathered in Atlanta. Two people from b<>com were on-site to host debates about Watcher*. This was a chance for us to talk with David Tardivel, recently named Director of the Cloud Computing Laboratory at b<>com, on his team's new projects.

On Monday evening, b<>com hosted the first OpenStack MeetUp in the region of Rennes, France. More than 70 people were present to talk about OpenStack, an open-source software stack that enables the deployment of cloud computing infrastructure.

South by Southwest Interactive and Film ended in Austin on Thursday. A record crowd came out, with many widely seen moments like always, such as appearances by astronaut Buzz Aldrin (his "We explore or we expire " was the theme of the week) and Vice President Joe Biden. But besides the stars, the event is the place where creators and innovators from all over the world meet to discuss trends for 10 days. This 2017 edition will be defined by the "E factor": E for Experience, Experimentation, Engagement and Empowerment.

On the program this week: Google’s reCaptcha turns "invisible", a tracking smartphone app for parents, a new payment system embeded sunglasses, an artificial retina and a chameleon TV.

From March 22 to 26, b<>com and its partner Orange will be present at the Laval Virtual conference, an important event in the fields of new technology and practices for all things virtual.

South by Southwest, considered the world's largest gathering devoted to innovation and creation, began last Friday in Austin, Texas and will last all week long. An essential benchmark for taking the pulse of the markets and emerging practices, the first days of the 2017 edition were dominated by debates about artificial intelligence and new experiences.