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Emmanuel Macron, France's president
Politics

French president Macron is urging his people and Western allies to boost military: ‘This has been a real revolution in recent years, and it’s a revolution that has been pushed forward by France’

By Ania Nussbaum and Bloomberg
April 16, 2024
Arthur Mensch, cofounder and CEO of Mistral AI attends the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park.
Tech

Millennial boss of French OpenAI challenger says tech CEOs’ obsession with AI outsmarting humans is a ‘very religious’ fascination: ‘I’m a strong atheist. So I don’t believe in AGI’

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April 12, 2024
Stef Reid of Great Britain competes in the Women's Long Jump
Retail

Paralympian criticizes Nike and Decathlon for refusing to sell single shoes after displaying amputee mannequins

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April 11, 2024
a board showing Atos logo
Finance

French IT firm Atos was once a crown jewel valued at $15 billion. Now, it’s drowning in debt, and the government is helping it stay afloat

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April 10, 2024
a man standing with his hands joined
Success

Gucci owner Kering’s Gen Z heir claims his grandfather François Pinault’s seat on Christie’s board in major succession move

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April 5, 2024
shelves of Pepsi displayed
Retail

French supermarket Carrefour ends its spat with PepsiCo over inflation after it slapped warnings of ‘unacceptable’ price increases on its products

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April 5, 2024
BlaBlaCar co-founder and chief executive officer Nicolas Brusson gives an interview during the 2017 Web Summit in Lisbon on November 9, 2017.
Retail

French carpooling app BlaBlaCar secures $108 million to ‘buy other firms and grow larger’ after turning first profit

By Mark Bergen and Bloomberg
April 3, 2024
man sitting on a chair speaking
Conferences

Schneider Electric head says the future of energy ‘is in a deadlock’—but demand for clean electricity will show the way

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April 2, 2024
Laurent de Brunhoff
Leadership

‘Babar, c’est moi’: Laurent de Brunhoff, Parisian turned Floridian who sold millions of children’s books, dies at 98

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
March 25, 2024
LVMH’s Belloni signs off after 23 years as second-in-command, amidst the luxury group’s reshuffle and longstanding succession suspense
Retail

LVMH’s Belloni signs off after 23 years as second-in-command, amidst the luxury group’s reshuffle and longstanding succession suspense

By Angelina Rascouet and Bloomberg
March 22, 2024
Ex-French minister sparks controversy after calling for 3GB per week limit on data to make the internet less toxic
Tech

Ex-French minister sparks controversy after calling for 3GB per week limit on data to make the internet less toxic

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March 21, 2024
Guests attend the inauguration of a Google Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Paris on February 15, 2024.
Newsletters

Google becomes the first AI company to be fined over training data

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March 20, 2024
The foundation behind Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk is funding an Nvidia-backed AI supercomputer project
Health

The foundation behind Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk is funding an Nvidia-backed AI supercomputer project

By Chris Morris and Prarthana Prakash
March 20, 2024
people shopping at a luxury store
Retail

Gucci and Saint Laurent owner Kering follows Burberry in issuing a rare profit warning as luxury sales in Asia stall

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March 20, 2024
lady playing with two young kids
Lifestyle

France is piloting a 4-day work week—but there’s a catch. Only divorced parents qualify for it

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March 20, 2024

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