VivaTech Draws 200,000 Visitors to Paris for 10th Edition

VivaTech opened its 10th edition in Paris with approximately 200,000 visitors attending the technology and startup event. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined French President Emmanuel Macron at the gathering, which features major French companies including LVMH, Orange, L'Oréal, and Airbus.

" Euronews reported that visitors most often named artificial intelligence when asked which technology worried them most and which excited them most.

Audio company Skyted exhibited an earpiece designed to let people speak privately in noisy public places. Marketing consultant Clémence Gorjux demonstrated the device, which targets business leaders, politicians, and individuals seeking quiet conversations.

Batterizy, a French association where 75 percent of employees are disabled people, showed a solar-rechargeable mobile battery system intended for festivals and building sites.

French company Lifepods presented a personal survival capsule built for flood zones, tsunami risk areas, and earthquake zones.