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Amazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts

Amazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts
Amazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts
January 10, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Amazon has signed a seven-year deal with French robotics company Balyo, which has a navigation system that turns forklifts into self-driving vehicles. The deal stipulates...

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Uber Faces Fine From France For 2016 Data Breach
Uber Faces Fine From France For 2016 Data Breach
December 20, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The French Data Protection Authority said Thursday (Dec. 20) that it fined Uber $460,000 over its 2016 data breach that exposed the data on 57...

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France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
December 18, 2018  |  Europe

France, which had vowed to start taxing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on a digital tax,...

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France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants
France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants
December 17, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Bruno Le Maire, France’s economy minister, announced today (Dec. 17) that he wants France to start taxing big tech giants beginning Jan. 1, 2019, according...

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SoftBank Soars While France’s X-Mas Sours (For Retailers)
SoftBank Soars While France’s X-Mas Sours (For Retailers)
December 14, 2018  |  Exclusive Series

Sizzle SoftBank Mobile IPO: With $23.5 billion in corporate pockets, becomes the biggest listing in Japan on record and the second largest stock market listing...

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Macron, French Banks Agree Not To Raise Bank Fees
Macron, French Banks Agree Not To Raise Bank Fees
December 12, 2018  |  Europe

France’s major banks have agreed to freeze the fees they charge next year in an effort to stop “yellow vest” protests that have recently hit...

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In France, Protests’ Ripple Effect Hits Holiday Season
In France, Protests’ Ripple Effect Hits Holiday Season
December 10, 2018  |  Retail

Christmas, cancelled? Not really, but in France, the so-called “yellow vests” who are protesting over taxes have been taking an economic bite – enough so...

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‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Have Cost French Retailers One Billion Euros
‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Have Cost French Retailers One Billion Euros
December 07, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

The “yellow vest” protests have cost French retailers about $1.1 billion dollars in revenue since they started last month, according to The French retail federation...

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