Carmakers apply for French EV subsidies under more stringent rules
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - Automakers will from Tuesday submit the specifications of their electric vehicles (EV) to French authorities in the hope they can continue to benefit from subsidies under new conditions that are likely to edge out many
Manta 5 ‘s revolutionary water e-bike
In a brilliant display along the Seine River in Paris, New Zealand-based company Manta 5 showcased their latest innovation, the Hydrafoiler SL3, during France's premier tech event, VivaTech, in the summer of this year. This unconventional water e-bike offers a sustainable alternative for water
Nvidia: Why is France raiding the graphics card company?
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A raid by French authorities of the offices of a technology firm named as Nvidia in media reports is the latest among a string of such actions by European regulators as they look to check
French authorities received a software update for Apple’s iPhone 12
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities have received a software update from Apple for its iPhone 12 and are reviewing it, a source at the French digital ministry told Reuters on Tuesday. The U.S. tech company had pledged to update
Belgium reviews Apple’s iPhone 12 after France halts sales over radiation
By Tassilo Hummel and Marine Strauss PARIS (Reuters) - Belgium said on Thursday it would review potential health risks linked to Apple's iPhone 12, raising the prospect that more European countries might ban the model after France ordered a halt to
Why has France banned sales of Apple’s iPhone 12?
By Jennifer Rigby and Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. The Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) said on Tuesday the
French ministers urge EU’s Vestager to reconsider US pick for antitrust post
By Foo Yun Chee and Michel Rose BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister and government minister have called EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to reconsider her appointment of a U.S. economist and former antitrust official to a senior job at the
France inaugurates first of four gigafactories in the north
By Gilles Guillaume BILLY-BERCLAU, France (Reuters) - France will inaugurate on Tuesday a battery-making gigafactory, the first of four such plants European and Asian companies plan to build in the north of the country. The development by Automotive Cells Company, a joint-venture
Hacker attack hits Italy and France, what we know
5 February VMware ESXi vulnerability involved and dozens of systems with, for now, undetectable damage Hacker attack: On Sunday afternoon, 5 February, thousands of computer systems worldwide were exposed to a ransomware attack targeting specific systems, just days after a trader in the