Benoit Georges

New York

Journalist at Les Échos

« Well I got nothin' 'gainst the press They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true » (Joe Jackson)

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U.S. vs. China, Who Will Win The Race For Humanoid Robot Domination?

May 5, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Benoit Georges |Frédéric Schaeffer |Peter Gittins

Future A visitor shakes hands with a humanoid robot during the China International Digital Economy Expo 2023. Luo Xuefeng/Xinhua/ZUMA Future A visitor shakes hands with a humanoid robot during the China International Digital Economy Expo 2023. Luo Xuefeng/Xinhua/ZUMA You've reached your limit of free articles. To read the full story, start your free trial today. Get unlimited access. Cancel anytime.
Café Joyeux, Joyfully Inclusive

Mar 27, 2024 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

A coffee shop like no other has just opened in the heart of Manhattan, on the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 52nd Street. In this corporate district near Rockefeller Center, Café Joyeux’s careful furnishings and peaceful atmosphere are in stark contrast to neighboring eateries, which tend to emphasize speed of service and a minimalist decor. But the main difference in this new French chain is above all human.
The American Dream of a Serial Bookseller

Mar 13, 2024 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

Paris, Avignon, and now Manhattan! At the age of 41, Cyril Dewavrin has already taken over or set up three bookstores in France. For his fourth, he decided to cross the Atlantic. Last December, he opened La Joie de Vivre at 145 West 27th Street. For now, the space has been launched as a pop-up with a limited selection of 3,500 books in French and English. Meanwhile, he is finishing work on the “big” bookshop, due to open in mid- March.
March 2024 - France-Amérique

Mar 1, 2024 | france-amerique.com | Guy Sorman |Benoit Georges |Clément Thiery |Diane de Vignemont

Every month in France-Amérique,discover the best of French and Francophone culture in the United States and Canada.
An American Adventure for the Founders of Yuka

Jan 4, 2024 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

Spending a year in New York City to conquer America was the challenge accepted by the three founders of French start-up Yuka, who moved to Brooklyn a few months ago. “We gave ourselves a year to test as many things as possible,” explains Julie Chapon, 36, who founded the company in 2016 with brothers Benoît and François Martin.
January 2024 - France-Amérique

Dec 31, 2023 | france-amerique.com | Guy Sorman |Benoit Georges |Diane de Vignemont |Clément Thiery

Every month in France-Amérique,discover the best of French and Francophone culture in the United States and Canada.
Rémy Martin, a French-American Heritage

Dec 13, 2023 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

What do Quentin Tarantino’s movie Reservoir Dogs, Jay-Z’s song “Can’t Knock the Hustle” and the video for “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams have in common? All three contain a reference to a French brand born in the heart of the Charente département almost 300 years ago.
December 2023 - France-Amérique

Nov 30, 2023 | france-amerique.com | Anthony Bulger |Benoit Georges |Roland Flamini |Diane de Vignemont

Every month in France-Amérique,discover the best of French and Francophone culture in the United States and Canada.
FIAF, a Francophile Incubator for 125 Years

Nov 6, 2023 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

France-Amérique: The Alliance Française of New York, the original organization that became FIAF, was founded 125 years ago. What was the context in which it began? Tatyana Franck: The Alliances Françaises network was created in the late 19th century. France had just been defeated in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War; the country was ruined and feared that German would become its official language.
The French Entrepreneur Running for New York City’s Homeless

Nov 1, 2023 | france-amerique.com | Benoit Georges

Among the more than 50,000 people competing in the 52nd New York City Marathon, a small number will be running for a very specific cause. This group will be supporting the Bowery Mission, one of the oldest homeless non-profits in Manhattan. Their charitable, good-natured challenge is pitting two teams – one French, one Australian – against each other to achieve three objectives: to get the best time, to raise the most money, and to recruit the highest number of individual donors.