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Benoît Tabaka

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowEternel représentant de Google depuis plus de dix ans, après un passage comme secrétaire général du Conseil national du numérique et un autre à l’Association des services internet communautaires (ASIC), Benoit Tabaka est une vigie bien installée de la tech en France. Sous sa houlette, le géant du numérique a su tisser des liens avec des ministres, comme des collectivités locales, et s’éviter une partie du backlash auquel ses homologues Microsoft ou Meta font régulièrement face en Europe.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Google’s top lobbyist in France, Benoît Tabaka is a well-known name in the French tech bubble. He has maintained good relations with key policymakers and elected officials and partly sheltered Google from the backlash suffered by other tech giants in the country.*Check out the full Power 40 — Paris class of 2023 lis...

Alexis Kohler

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowLe “deuxième cerveau” du président est aussi connu que redouté des cercles macronistes, qui savent son pouvoir sur les dossiers économiques les plus sensibles comme sur les remaniements. L’énarque aux cheveux gris a beau être empêtré dans une retentissante affaire de conflits d’intérêts liée à l’armateur MSC — dont ses cousins sont les principaux actionnaires —, il a gardé la confiance du président. Et d’une partie de sa promotion d’étudiant, désormais répartie à la tête des administrations et entreprises les plus prestigieuses du pays.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Dubbed Macron’s “second brain,” the president’s chief of staff is the most powerful man in the Elysée second only to his boss. Kohler has a strong grasp of the most sensitive political and policy issues in France. The gray-haired civil servant is embroiled in a poten...

Sophie de Closets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowL’affaire Orpea, c’est à elle qu’on la doit. Sans le flair de l’éditrice parisienne, le journaliste Victor Castanet n’aurait pas eu le champ libre pour investiguer un scandale que tout le monde soupçonnait. Mais auquel elle seule a consacré de tels moyens : triplement du budget d’enquête, plusieurs années de travail, le renfort du duo d’enquêteurs Davet-Lhomme et un lancement orchestré de main de maître ont valu à Sophie de Closets l’un des plus retentissants succès en librairie de 2022 avec “Les Fossoyeurs”. Partie en claquant la porte de Fayard, l’éditeur où elle a fait ses armes, Sophie de Closets poursuit désormais sa route chez Flammarion, où elle continue de flairer les prochains coups qui feront trembler les lecteurs… et les agences de communication de crise ?*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***High-profile publisher Sophie de...

Kylian Mbappé

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowOn ne compte plus les records accumulés par le serial buteur du PSG. À moins de 25 ans, aucun des dribbles chaloupés ou, du reste, des prises de position de ce gamin natif de Bondy — personnalité française la plus suivie d’Instagram — n’échappe à la furie des réseaux sociaux. Sur et en dehors du rectangle vert, “Donatello” gagne peu ou prou toutes ses batailles. Il a récemment fait plier la Fédération française de football en la contraignant à modifier ses règles en matière de partenariats publicitaires : il réclamait un droit de regard plus important pour que son image soit alignée avec ses valeurs. Chaque rumeur de départ de la coqueluche des Bleus, régulièrement annoncée au Real Madrid, suscite une vague d’analyses politiques et géopolitiques, poussant Emmanuel Macron à l’interventionnisme. Son élocution soignée et son vocabulaire choisi laissent dire à certains qu’on pourrait le retrouver plus tard sur le terrain politique. N’en fait-il ...

Mayada Boulos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

`  Read this profile in English belowPas facile de faire plier Jean Castex, à peine arrivé à Matignon, à l’exercice du portrait photo dans les pages de Match. Encore moins d’enchaîner avec des mois rythmés par des conférences de presse sur la gestion de la crise du covid. Mayada Boulos a pourtant accompli sa mission de conseillère com’ d’un des Premiers ministres les moins connus de France avant sa prise de poste, avant de repartir vers les terres où elle s’est formée : celles de Puteaux, où Havas a son siège, et l’a nommée présidente exécutive. Touchant aussi bien aux comptes de certains Etats sensibles qu’au conseil aux dirigeants, Mayada Boulos reste discrète sur son réseau et ses galons de femme d’influence, tout en allant disputer les plus gros budgets aux géants du secteur de la communication.*Découvrez le classement 2023 de Power 40 Paris, et lisez la lettre de nos éditeurs pour comprendre comment nous avons élaboré notre sélection.***Mayada Boulos will be remembered as ...

Red Sox burst out for 6 in the 7th, beat the AL West-leading Rangers 10-6

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Kiké Hernández blooped a bases-loaded, broken-bat single in the seventh to give the Red Sox the lead and then drove in another run on an infield hit later in the six-run inning as Boston rallied to beat former pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers 10-6 on Thursday night.Boston led 1-0 and 3-1 before the AL-West leading Rangers scored two runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. The Red Sox got one back in the sixth, when they chased Eovaldi, and then sent 12 batters to the plate against four pitchers in the seventh.No. 9 hitter Connor Wong had three hits for Boston, and Josh Winckowski (3-1) got the win with a scoreless inning of relief. The Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games.Corey Seager had three hits for the second straight night, including a solo homer in the ninth that made it 10-6. Adolis Garcia walked before Chris Martin came in and threw one pitch to end it, getting Josh Jung on a double play.The Rangers were up...

House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Greene before July Fourth break, congressman says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

(CNN) — A majority of the House Freedom Caucus voted to remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia just before the current congressional recess on June 23, according to Republican Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, though her ultimate fate in the group remains unclear.“A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus – for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told reporters Thursday. According to Harris, Greene can no longer attend weekly meetings as they are reserved for members. This would be the first time a member has been ejected from the caucus. Politico first reported the vote.It is unclear if the process is officially complete as members are still out of town and the rules for kicking out a member of the Freedom Caucus are tightly held. CNN has reached out to the caucus for comment.“As far as I know, that’s the way it is,” Harris said when asked if Greene is officially out after the vote occurred.Greene did not address her me...

Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles to 14-1 drubbing of Yankees with 4 hits, 2 homers in first 4 innings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

When Gunnar Henderson lofted the seventh pitch of Thursday night’s game at Yankee Stadium out to left field, it provided a bit of early offense the Orioles had lacked of late. But there was much, much more to come.Paced by three more hits and another home run by Henderson, the Orioles beat the New York Yankees, 14-1, with all but one of Baltimore’s runs coming in the first four innings. Henderson recorded a hit in each of those frames, becoming only the second major leaguer since 1984 with four hits and two home runs through four innings.A week past his 22nd birthday, Henderson became the second youngest Oriole to achieve that feat in a whole game, only nine days older than Curt Blefary was in 1965. Since, only eight major leaguers younger than Henderson have posted such a stat line: Joe Morgan, Rubén Sierra, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Upton, Jason Heyward, Carlos Correa, Juan Soto and Rafael Devers.Entering the season as baseball’s top prospect and a favorite to ...

Luis Severino lit up again as Orioles obliterate Yankees to split 4-game set

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

The Yankees have a serious problem, and his name is Luis Severino.The starter stumbled and then some again on Thursday as the second-place Orioles beat the third-place Yankees, 14-1, in the Bronx. The Yankees had a chance to win their four-game series against their division rivals after taking the first two games, but a Wednesday loss and Severino’s continued struggles resulted in a split.Severino put himself and his team in an immediate hole, as Gunnar Henderson led off with a home run. The Yankees’ righty didn’t allow any more runs in the first or second innings, but a Baltimore bombardment knocked Severino out before could finish the third frame.While a would-be strike-three call and some defensive mishaps — particularly from Isiah Kiner-Falefa in left field — worked against Severino, there was no excusing the hurler’s performance. Severino totaled just eight outs while giving up seven earned runs and 11 hard-hit balls. He only walked one and s...

Mets’ slumping slugger Pete Alonso heads to 3rd-career All-Star game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:49 GMT

PHOENIX — Pete Alonso knows the numbers: His expected batting average is .264 and his current average is .217.“I’ve looked at my expected batting average and based on the numbers, the discrepancy is probably one of the largest in all of Major League Baseball,” Alonso told the Daily News on Wednesday at Chase Field. “I think it’s in the .260s and that’s kind of on par with who I’ve been in the past, but this year it’s not that. Now I’m hitting in the high .210s, but that’s like a 50-point discrepancy and that’s got to be the largest margin in the big leagues. That’s tough.”Coming into Wednesday, his math wasn’t far off. It’s a 47-point discrepancy. Alonso made the All-Star team largely based on his 25 home runs, which currently rank third in the league, tied with Luis Robert of the Chicago White Sox. Earlier this season, Alonso emerged as an NL MVP candidate, but this recent skid has coole...