France

France Fines Apple $162 Million, Alleging Privacy Tool Violated Competition Law
France Fines Apple $162 Million, Alleging Privacy Tool Violated Competition Law
March 31, 2025  |  Apple

France’s competition regulator has fined Apple 150 million euros (about $162 million), alleging that the company’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) made the use of third-party...

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Meta Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in France Over AI Training
Meta Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in France Over AI Training
March 12, 2025  |  Meta

Meta is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit in France brought by trade associations representing publishers and authors, who accuse the company of training its generative...

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AI Regulations: Trump Repeals Biden’s Order, French Minister Critiques EU AI Act
AI Regulations: Trump Repeals Biden’s Order, French Minister Critiques EU AI Act
January 22, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

As expected, President Donald Trump repealed his predecessor Joe Biden’s 2023 artificial intelligence (AI) regulations on his first day in office. The former executive order...

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Spendesk Launches Payment Institution to Expand Spend Management Platform Capabilities
Spendesk Launches Payment Institution to Expand Spend Management Platform Capabilities
November 27, 2024  |  Spend Management

Spendesk launched a payment institution that enables it to offer payment solutions to its clients across France and the European Union. The new Spendesk Financial...

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Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
November 22, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Digital wallets are becoming essential tools for French consumers, especially as the country embraces the convenience of mobile payment solutions. In the past year, 38%...

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Jump Raises $12.2 Million to Grow Platform for French Freelancers
Jump Raises $12.2 Million to Grow Platform for French Freelancers
September 23, 2024  |  Investments

Jump has raised 11 million euros (about $12.2 million) to grow its platform that provides French freelancers with some of the benefits associated with traditional...

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France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
August 14, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Consumers in France are embracing digital wallets for payments. For example, more than one-third (38%) use them for online shopping. Surprisingly, we find millennials in...

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Scammers Target Olympic Venue With Ransomware Attack
Scammers Target Olympic Venue With Ransomware Attack
August 06, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

French police are reportedly investigating a ransomware attack at a Paris Olympic venue. The attack, the subject of a Tuesday (Aug. 6) report by Reuters, is the...

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France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
July 29, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Amid a worldwide data breach surge, France is dealing with an older-school type of cyberattack. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (July 29), vandals have cut...

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