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France Moves Toward Full-Blown Surveillance State

France is taking steps toward becoming a full-blown surveillance state, voting in favor of a law that would allow police to spy on individuals via the...

France Bans Short Flights Over Environmental Concerns

France has taken a step to address climate change, banning short-haul domestic flights where travel by train is a viable option....

France Investigating Apple’s Alleged iPhone ‘Planned Obsolescence’

France is investing alleged "planned obsolescence" on the part of Apple, which has long faced accusations of intentionally crippling older iPhones....

Google Search May Pull Out Of Australia Over News Content

Google has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to pull its search engine out of Australia if it’s forced to pay for news content....

France Poised for Antitrust Action Against Apple

Apple may soon face antitrust action in France, with the French Competition Authority looking at Apple's app tracking policies....

France Shoots Down Free Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in School

France has shot down the possibility of schools using free versions of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace....

France Wants Flying Taxis in Time for 2024 Paris Olympics

France is hoping to have flying taxis available for visitors to the 2024 Paris Olympics and is moving forward with trials....

France Will Give People Who Trade Car for E-Bike €4,000

France is ramping up its efforts to go green, offering individuals €4,000 to trade their car for an e-bike....

France Testing Anti-Drone Laser System for 2024 Olympics

The French military is testing a laser-powered anti-drone system it hopes can be used to protect the 2024 Olympics....

France Clears Microsoft and Google’s Cloud Technology for Sensitive Data

France has decided Google and Microsoft’s cloud technology can be used for sensitive data — with caveats....

Google Search May Pull Out Of Australia Over News Content

Google has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to pull its search engine out of Australia if it’s forced to pay for news content....

French Military Clears Hurdle to Bionic Troops

The French military has been granted permission to develop augmented troops by an ethics committee tasked with evaluating the issue....

France Wants To Impose Its Laws On Google Worldwide

Google is fighting a ruling in France that requires Google to not just honor search removal requests from users in France, but to also censor those re...

Uber Ban Constitutional, Says French High Court

According to France’s Constitutional Court, laws banning he operation of UberPOP, Uber’s low-cost service using non-professional drivers a...

Google ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Appeal Shut Down

In June, French regulators ordered Google to extend its “Right to be Forgotten” search engine delistings to its sites around the world rat...

Uber France Execs Reportedly Arrested

Uber France CEO Thibault Simphal and Uber Europe GM Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty have both been taken into custody, according to reports from the AFP and ...

French Taxi Drivers Burn Tires, Flip Cars in Massive Uber Protest

If you’re looking to get around Paris today, expect delays. And fires. Roads to and from Paris airports and train stations are blocked, as is th...

More European Regulatory Interest In Search Emerges

Google has been under investigation by the EU for five years, and last week, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Google alleging...

Charlie Hebdo Gets Help from Google for Massive Print Run

Though French weekly Charlie Hebdo was knocked down, the satirical magazine is looking to bounce back in a big way – and Google has stepped up to he...

Microsoft Launches Cortana In More Countries

Microsoft announced today that it is launching Cortana (its Siri competitor) in four new countries in Europe: France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. ̶...

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