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If last year's model were a car, it would be a family sedan without a steering wheel. But this time, Apple has corrected all its sins and created a smartphone - the iPhone 17e - for $ 599 with a flagship engine and a rich set of standard equipment. Is this the only device that the average user really needs?

Admit it, how many times have you stared up at the endless starry sky on a warm summer evening, perhaps with a glass of cold wine in your hand, and felt that strange mixture of fear and excitement at the thought: "Is there anyone else up there?" It's that classic existential debate that usually develops after the second round of drinks and ends with philosophizing about the size of the universe. But while we're just guessing and browsing conspiracy theories on the Internet, Steven Spielberg - the man who taught us that aliens can be cute (ET) or much less friendly (War of the Worlds) - took this question deadly seriously.

Imagine a world where your watch is not just a fashion accessory, but part of a complex mechanical ecosystem. Louis Vuitton x De Bethune have just unveiled the LVDB-03, a project that revives the forgotten art of "cute" watches and costs as much as a small fleet of supercars.