Spotify is mad at the French government and taking it out on usersIt’s raising subscription prices in response to a French tax designed to aid the music industry.By W. Shanklin, 03.07.2024
France fines Amazon $35 million over ‘intrusive’ employee surveillanceThe system was dinged for "requiring employees to justify every break or interruption."By L. Bonk, 01.23.2024
Apple will release software update to address iPhone 12 radiation concernsThe company says it's not a safety issue and blames France’s testing protocols. By L. Bonk, 09.15.2023
French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillanceCivil liberties groups are concerned about potential abuses.By J. Fingas, 07.06.2023
Apple fined $8.5 million in France over targeted App Store ads (updated)Apple allegedly didn't ask for permission when gathering data.By J. Fingas, 01.04.2023
Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS feature goes live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UKIt works if you need aid but have no cellular signal. By S. Dent, 12.13.2022
New French law will require parking lots to install solar panelsIt's an attempt to catch up in renewables compared to other EU nations. By S. Dent, 11.09.2022
Google launches its News Showcase program in FranceIt will give users free access to some paywalled content from partner publications. By M. Moon, 10.20.2022
Apple wins appeal to slash its $1.2 billion French antitrust fine by two-thirdsBoth Apple and French regulators may appeal the decision. By S. Dent, 10.07.2022
France is working on a program to let people lease EVs for €100 per monthThe country currently offers up to €6,000 off new electric car purchases.By I. Bonifacic, 08.29.2022
Disney's big holiday movie will skip French theaters in release window protestThe animated film 'Strange World' is going straight to Disney+ instead.By S. Dent, 06.08.2022
France officially bans English gaming terms like 'eSports' and 'streaming''Streamer' is now 'un joueur en direct' and 'eSports' is 'jeu video de competition'By S. Dent, 05.31.2022
Intel plans to build a $19 billion chip plant in GermanyIt'll invest up to $88 billion in Europe over the next decade.By K. Holt, 03.15.2022
Tesla is opening more of its European Superchargers to third-party EVsThe company is expanding a pilot beyond the Netherlands to France and Norway.By K. Holt, 01.31.2022
That time France tried to make decimal time a thingAin’t nobody working 9 to 5 in this mess.By A. Tarantola, 01.17.2022
French regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookiesIt ruled that they didn't allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking. By S. Dent, 01.06.2022
ProtonMail under fire after giving authorities an activist's IP addressIt's a reminder that the encrypted email service isn't fully anonymous.By D. Hardawar, 09.06.2021
Ubisoft sued in France over alleged 'institutional harassment'A union claims Ubisoft's system tolerates harassers for the sake of convenience.By J. Fingas, 07.18.2021
France fines Google $590 million in latest antitrust actionRegulators say the company offered publishers 'negligible' payments for using their news content.By K. Holt, 07.13.2021
France orders streaming services to reinvest in local contentThe likes of Netflix and Disney+ will need to spend at least 25 percent of French revenue on local productions.By K. Holt, 06.30.2021