France’s Digital Minister says he’s ready to ‘ban’ Twitter
Jean-Noël Barrot threatened to ban Twitter from the EU if it doesn't comply with the bloc's new rules against disinformation.
Twitter "will be banned" from the European Union in the event of a breach of its rules, said French Minister for Digital Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday. The "rules... Read more
‘Netherlands and France enter chip and quantum computing cooperation’
The Netherlands and France are going to cooperate on processor technology and quantum computing.
This is confirmed by sources from both countries to the political website Politico. According to the sources, it will be announced during French president Macron's current state visit. The two count... Read more
Spain asks EU privacy board to review OpenAI’s ChatGPT
The move is the latest in a series of actions by European watchdog agencies challenging the chatbot's legality under EU law.
Spain's data protection agency, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) this week asked the European Union's privacy watchdog to evaluate privacy concerns sur... Read more
‘France considering antitrust action against Apple’ – Axios
France's antitrust watchdog is responding to complaints about Apple's app tracking policy changes.
The French governmental antitrust agency is about to proceed with an investigation into Apple over complaints tied to changes that the US tech giant made in 2021 to its app tracking policies, accor... Read more
French Digital Minister: ‘ChatGPT should not be banned’
France's tech minister admits that the chatbot violates the GDPR, but still opposes a ban such as Italy has imposed.
France's Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he thinks OpenAI's ChatGPT doesn't respect the EU's privacy laws, but nonetheless argued against banning it, according to a report... Read more
US tech giants find it hard to lay off European workers
The American policy of "hire and fire" is simply not allowed under some European labour laws.
After announcing massive rounds of layoffs, US tech companies like Amazon and Google are struggling to reduce staff in places like Germany and France, according to Bloomberg.
In the highly volatile U... Read more
France warns against TikTok but also goes after US social apps
French lawmakers want to stop not just TikTok, but also its American cousins.
This week POLITICO reports that "top members of France's National Assembly" have strongly encouraged fellow MPs to "limit" their use of social media apps and messaging services. The urging message was sent in what POLI... Read more
‘Italian court upholds nullification of ruling over Vivendi’s control of TIM’
Italy's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that overturned a market regulator resolution indicating that French media group Vivendi had "de facto" control of Telecom Italia.
In 2017, Italian market regulator Consob ruled that Vivendi, the largest shareholder of Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), assume... Read more
Audensiel acquires Brussels-based Cream Consulting
French IT services provider Audensiel announced the acquisition of Cream Consulting.
Cream Consulting provides managed services in the areas of software development, infrastructure, security and business intelligence. The Brussels-based organization was founded in 2010.
Its 200 employees s... Read more
France plans mass surveillance for Paris 2024 Olympics
France aims to expand its surveillance capabilities for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics by implementing real-time camera systems to detect suspicious behaviour, such as unsupervised luggage and potentially dangerous crowd movements.
A law proposing temporary government powers will be voted on by ... Read more