Tech News update Amazon to extend French warehouse closures after union dispute Apr 20, 2020 PARIS: Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over sanitary conditions amid the…
Tech News update French regulator orders Google pay copyright fees to media groups Apr 9, 2020 PARIS – France’s competition regulator said Thursday (April 9) that Google must start paying media groups for displaying their content, ordering it…
Tech News update Global Savings Group acquires French cashback company iGraal for €123.5M Mar 23, 2020 Germany’s Global Savings Group (GSG), the e-commerce content company, has acquired French cashback company iGraal for €123.5 million in a mixture of…
Tech News update Netflix will nearly double the number of French language originals Jan 18, 2020 Netflix today signaled a significant new investment in France with the opening of its new Paris office and a content roadmap that will see the…
Computing French Tobacco Retailers to Sell Bitcoin From January Nov 24, 2018 Tobacconists in France are reportedly going to be selling bitcoin to the public from New Year. According to France-based radio station Europe 1,…
Social Media How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good | Social Media Nov 22, 2018 A ruling in late October against a little known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website earlier this month, is…
Social Media Facebook to let French regulators investigate on moderation processes | Social Media Nov 13, 2018 Facebook and the French government are going to cooperate to look at Facebook’s efforts when it comes to moderation. At the start of 2019, French…
Cyber Security French Dark-Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in US Prison | Cyber Security Oct 12, 2018 A dark web drugs kingpin who was arrested last year when he arrived in the United States to compete in the World Beard and Mustache Championships…
Tech News update Emmanuel Macron meets with the French tech community | Industry Oct 11, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron came to France’s ginormous startup campus Station F to talk to the French tech community. The event is organized by…
Computing French MPs Propose Legal Framework for All ‘Digital Assets’ Providers, Sources Report | Crypto Sep 24, 2018 The French government is reportedly planning to provide a legal framework for all “digital assets” providers, local news agency LesEcho.fr…