Orange’s financial results beat expectations, Spain returns to growth
The third quarter saw a surge in Orange's profits. The telecom operator has regained its footing on the Spanish market.
Orange said its third-quarter core operating profit edged up 0.2 percent from last year, according to a report by Reuters. The organization, which holds the title of France's ... Read more
France fines Clearview the maximum amount allowed for GDPR violations
Clearview AI has been fined again in Europe. The organization allegedly violated the GDPR by taking imagery and other personal data from the internet to power its AI-driven identity-matching service for law enforcement and other sectors.
Clearview AI develops face detection and recognition tech... Read more
Severed fibre cables in Europe cause Internet connectivity problems
Major communications cables in France and Scotland were severed in the space of a day.
A major internet cable in the South of France was severed on Thursday at 20:30 UTC, according to a report in BleepingComputer. The damage impacted subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia and the United State... Read more
Apple’s fine in France has been reduced by 2/3 to 372 million euros
A French court reduced a fine against iPhone manufacturer Apple for suspected anti-competitive behavior to 372 million euros ($366.31 million) from 1.1 billion euros before.
The first penalty was levied in 2020 by France's antitrust authorities for Apple's anti-competitive behavior toward its re... Read more
Atos plans to split into two companies in 2023 ‘at the earliest’
The French group says it will complete its split in 2023 "at the earliest".
Atos's plan to split into two publicly listed companies will be completed by mid-2023 at the earliest, the French IT consulting group told Reuters on Tuesday, contradicting an earlier report by French media BFM TV. In a ... Read more
Visma acquires Inqom, expands into France
Visma announces the acquisition of Inqom. The French software developer automates accountancy through artificial intelligence (AI). Visma acquires Inqom to expand into France.
Inqom was founded in 2016. The company grew to 100 employees in the following years. Its automation software is used by ... Read more
French data regulator investigates Twitter’s “egregious” data security
The authority will investigate allegations made by Twitter’s former head of security.
France's data protection watchdog CNIL is investigating a whistleblower's claims that Twitter made "egregious" misrepresentations to international regulators about its data security measures, according to a r... Read more
French hospital hit with $10 million ransomware attack
The attack forced the hospital to send its patients to other facilities.
The Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF) suffered a cyberattack on August 21, according to a report in BleepingComputer. The 1000-bed hospital near Paris was forced to refer patients to other establishments and postpone... Read more
Criteo could face a $65M fine in France for breaching consent rules
French advertizing giant Criteo was found in violation of European Union data protection legislation and fined $64 million in a preliminary verdict after a multi-year inquiry by the country's national privacy authority. The verdict is the latest setback to Criteo's unsettling 'tracking-ads' system.... Read more
‘6G needs to provide more bandwidth for increasing demand’
The first 6G standard is in development by French researchers from state institute CEA-Leti in Grenoble. The future technology should offer more bandwidth and less latency than current 5G standards, according to Computer Weekly.
The tech website reports that the new 6G standard spells major chan... Read more