Apple fined $8.5 million in France over targeted App Store ads (updated)
Apple allegedly didn't ask for permission when gathering data.
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Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS feature goes live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK
It works if you need aid but have no cellular signal.
New French law will require parking lots to install solar panels
It's an attempt to catch up in renewables compared to other EU nations.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Google launches its News Showcase program in France
It will give users free access to some paywalled content from partner publications.
Apple wins appeal to slash its $1.2 billion French antitrust fine by two-thirds
Both Apple and French regulators may appeal the decision.
France is working on a program to let people lease EVs for €100 per month
The country currently offers up to €6,000 off new electric car purchases.
Disney's big holiday movie will skip French theaters in release window protest
The animated film 'Strange World' is going straight to Disney+ instead.
France officially bans English gaming terms like 'eSports' and 'streaming'
'Streamer' is now 'un joueur en direct' and 'eSports' is 'jeu video de competition'
Intel plans to build a $19 billion chip plant in Germany
It'll invest up to $88 billion in Europe over the next decade.
Tesla is opening more of its European Superchargers to third-party EVs
The company is expanding a pilot beyond the Netherlands to France and Norway.
That time France tried to make decimal time a thing
Ain’t nobody working 9 to 5 in this mess.
French regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookies
It ruled that they didn't allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking.
ProtonMail under fire after giving authorities an activist's IP address
It's a reminder that the encrypted email service isn't fully anonymous.
Ubisoft sued in France over alleged 'institutional harassment'
A union claims Ubisoft's system tolerates harassers for the sake of convenience.
France fines Google $590 million in latest antitrust action
Regulators say the company offered publishers 'negligible' payments for using their news content.
France orders streaming services to reinvest in local content
The likes of Netflix and Disney+ will need to spend at least 25 percent of French revenue on local productions.
Google to adapt its ad technology after France hands it a $267 million fine
It also promised to make it easier for competitors to use its ad tools.
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot tested in combat training with the French army
It was one of several robots tested at a military school.
European privacy group claims Android's ad-tracking code is illegal
The complaint comes from the same group that blasted Apple's methods.
Facebook is being sued in France for alleged 'deceptive' safety claims
RSF says the social network lets hate and misinformation proliferate.
