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France’s regulatory boomerang: when laws miss their target and hit European businesses
Chinese low-value parcels diverted through Belgium, a digital tax passed on to advertisers, textile transparency requirements imposed on every French…
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Protection of minors: Brussels reins in Paris without derailing its fight against social media
While the European Commission endorses the principle of setting a minimum age of 15 for access to social media, it…
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Britain’s WORLDMODELDATA raises €8 million: will video games train the robots of tomorrow?
Video games are no longer merely an entertainment market. They could become one of the most strategic resources for the…
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Switzerland’s silicon photonics revival: how AI is giving the technology a second life
Before the rise of generative artificial intelligence, few investors paid attention to the optical components used in data centres. The…
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Germany’s PORELIO raises €2.4 million: industrial wastewater becomes a source of critical metals
Industrial wastewater is generally perceived as a cost: the cost of treatment, environmental compliance and pollution management. This view is…
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France’s QONTO shuts down REGATE: accounting becomes a platform battleground
QONTO accelerates its transformation: following the acquisition of ACASI and the announcement of an integrated certified accounting service, the fintech…
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With OPTIMABIO, French university hospitals aim to make every prescription an AI-assisted decision.
€17 million to transform hospital prescribing: OPTIMABIO brings together AP-HM, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Limoges University Hospital and Kiro to…
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Why SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC is paying $3.1 billion to become a major player in industrial AI
TL;DR Schneider Electric is investing $3.1 billion to acquire Cognite, a valuation deemed high by the markets but one that…
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German defence tech company QUANTUM SYSTEMS raises $1.2 billion: the drone race gives way to the battle for defence platforms
TL;DR: key takeaways A landmark funding round: QUANTUM SYSTEMS has closed a $1.2 billion Series D, bringing its valuation to…
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