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French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance

French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance

Well-meaning but falls short of data protection standards.
Mathieu Rosemain Jun 18 2020 6:24AM Hardware
France to go ahead with digital tax this year

France to go ahead with digital tax this year

Regardless of possible international deal.
Staff Writer May 15 2020 12:40PM Financial Services
France to force web giants to delete some content within the hour

France to force web giants to delete some content within the hour

Or face a fine of up to 4 percent of their global revenue.
Staff Writer May 14 2020 2:19PM Telco/ISP
France deals blow to Amazon as warehouses remain shut

France deals blow to Amazon as warehouses remain shut

State-funded scheme to subsidise employee salaries out of reach.
Mathieu Rosemain and Gwénaëlle Barzic May 5 2020 6:49AM Strategy
France launches AI voice assistant to help coronavirus patients

France launches AI voice assistant to help coronavirus patients

Will keep anonymised data for seven days.
Staff Writer Apr 28 2020 12:27PM Software
Amazon to close French warehouses until next week after court order

Amazon to close French warehouses until next week after court order

E-commerce giant "puzzled" by ruling.
Mathieu Rosemain and Gwénaëlle Barzic Apr 16 2020 12:55PM Financial Services
France says pressure on Amazon workers 'unacceptable' amid lockdown

France says pressure on Amazon workers 'unacceptable' amid lockdown

Workers hit out at sanitary conditions.
Caroline Pailliez and Mourad Guichard Mar 20 2020 1:00PM Strategy
French antitrust regulator fines Apple €1.1bn

French antitrust regulator fines Apple €1.1bn

Found guilty of anti-competitive behaviour.
Mathieu Rosemain Mar 17 2020 12:00PM Financial Services
French watchdog to fine Apple over anti-competitive behaviour

French watchdog to fine Apple over anti-competitive behaviour

Targets sales and distribution network.
Staff Writers Mar 13 2020 1:51PM Financial Services
With West divided, Huawei plans first European 5G factory in France

With West divided, Huawei plans first European 5G factory in France

As the Chinese telecom giant seeks to ease worldwide concerns.
Mathieu Rosemain Feb 28 2020 6:43AM Strategy
French telco boss says Huawei fears are 'complete nonsense'

French telco boss says Huawei fears are 'complete nonsense'

As concerns threaten 5G rollout.
Mathieu Rosemain Dec 19 2019 1:00PM Strategy
France will not exclude Huawei from 5G rollout

France will not exclude Huawei from 5G rollout

Minister says it will be a case by case basis.
Staff Writer Nov 26 2019 12:30PM Networking
France's 5G spectrum to be sold at floor price of €2.17bn

France's 5G spectrum to be sold at floor price of €2.17bn

Ministry at odds with telco regulator.
Mathieu Rosemain Nov 25 2019 1:09PM Telco/ISP
Time running out to get off Amazon's addictive cloud French minister warns

Time running out to get off Amazon's addictive cloud French minister warns

"AWS is a soft drug."
Mathieu Rosemain Oct 16 2019 1:25PM Strategy
Google to pay €1 billion in France to settle fiscal fraud probe

Google to pay €1 billion in France to settle fiscal fraud probe

May create precedent for other large tech firms.
Simon Carraud and Mathieu Rosemain Sep 13 2019 6:40AM Software
France, Germany to propose public investment in data centres for AI

France, Germany to propose public investment in data centres for AI

Public money for data storage to wean Europe off of foreign cloud.
Staff Writer Aug 29 2019 1:19PM Cloud
Macron presses US to help reform taxes on big tech

Macron presses US to help reform taxes on big tech

Ahead of G7 summit.
Staff Writer Aug 22 2019 1:34PM Financial Services
French digital service tax harms global tax reform: US tech leaders

French digital service tax harms global tax reform: US tech leaders

"Harmful to digital economy."
Jonas Ekblom and David Shepardson Aug 20 2019 1:00PM Strategy
US may Trump French digital tax with wine-stopper

US may Trump French digital tax with wine-stopper

US President Donald Trump promised "substantial reciprocal action" after new Paris tax plan.
David Shepardson and Sarah White Jul 29 2019 6:17AM Strategy
US to probe French plan to tax tech companies

US to probe French plan to tax tech companies

Wants 'unfair' protectionist policy dropped.
David Shepardson Jul 11 2019 12:41PM Financial Services

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