France's meteorological service Météo France maintained weather warnings for 35 departments stretching from Loire Atlantique in the west to Ardennes in the north east (see map below). Those living in the areas where weather warnings are in place have been advised to avoid all unnecessary […]
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk shared a moment of bromance ahead of SpaceX’s monster rocket launch
If the launch is a success, it'll send Musk's own 2008 Tesla Roadster into an elliptical orbit between Mars and the Sun. David Bowie's "Space Oddity" is expected to blast from the car stereo, for the universe to hear (except for the fact that sound […]
A vegan student came travelling… in Europe
Food holds a lot of cultural importance in France and its consumption of meat and cheese is ingrained in the culture. Veganism is an alien concept and so vegans who travel there should be prepared to tuck into lots of bread and crudités. However, this […]
NASCAR developing two different e-sports championships
In early January, Sports Business Daily reported that Blake Davidson, the sanctioning body’s VP of licensing and consumer products, was working on an e-sports championship that would take place at tracks during race weekends. Tournament players could choose to play in either NASCAR Heat 2, […]
My France Favourites: Alison Hughes
France Today magazine is proud to have an expert team of contributors, whose knowledge of France is vast and inspiring. In a series of interviews highlighting “France Favourites,” we shine the spotlight on our team. Here we share travel tips from Alison Hughes. Having lived […]
SpaceX could launch another Falcon Heavy in a few months (if the first one doesn’t blow up the launch pad)
Tomorrow is a huge day for SpaceX: It’s the first-ever flight of the company’s massive, reusable rocket, Falcon Heavy. (It’s also the day, if all goes as planned, that Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster will go to space.) But will it go as planned? This one […]
Tencent-backed ‘Arena of Valor’ World Cup boasts $500,000 purse
Mobile eSports are becoming a big deal. Last year, mobile MOBA Vainglory‘s big eSports tournament was backed by Amazon. Supercell put on a Clash Royale $1 million tournament last summer, too. Now China’s Tencent Games is getting in on the action with plans for a […]
The best free web proxy 2018
If you’re looking for the best free web proxy in 2018, then you’ve come to the right place, as we’ve gathered the very best proxies that will help you protect your privacy. Not sure what a web proxy is? A web proxy is a remote […]
Elon Musk Unveils ‘Starman’ in Tesla Roadster Launching on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket
One day before SpaceX's new Falcon Heavy rocket is slated to blast off on its maiden voyage with a Tesla Roadster on board, Elon Musk has revealed that the electric sports car may have a passenger. In a series of Instagram photos captioned "Starman in […]
Watch Ehang’s passenger drone take flight
Like many who attended CES 2016, we were taken with the Ehang 184. If nothing else, the passenger drone was a nice break from all of the smartphones and giant TVs. That said, the big quadcopter amounted to little more than a giant paper weight […]