[ad_1] Gibmedia manages websites offering everything from weather forecasts to corporate data and directions, and Google claims the company ran deceptive ads. In a statement provided to Engadget, a Google spokesperson said: “People expect to be protected from exploitative and abusive ads and this is what our advertising policies are for. Gibmedia was running ads […]
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Huawei is suing French critics who say it’s tied to the Chinese state
[ad_1] Huawei said it’s only suing over claims that it is controlled by the Chinese state and that is using its expertise to commit acts of espionage. “These statements are false,” it added. The claims come at a delicate time, however, as France recently enacted new legislation dubbed the “Huawei Law.” That will allow any […]
Disney+ will hit the UK and four other European countries March 31st
[ad_1] Disney+ will officially debut in the US, Canada and the Netherlands November 12th, and Australia and New Zealand a week later. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer to stream the likes of Avengers: Endgame and The Mandalorian on the service. But Disney fans in the UK, Germany, France, […]
The forgotten pioneers of computer animation
[ad_1] The short-lived show followed a fictional war between two insect races: the heroic and brightly colored Joyces, and the evil and monochromatic Beurks. You could appreciate most episodes on their own, but some had small story and character developments that carried over into subsequent episodes. In episode one, for instance, the heroic Fulgor receives […]
A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a paralyzed man walk again
[ad_1] As part of a study with the University of Grenoble Alpes in France, the patient, who goes by Thibault, agreed to have two five-centimeter discs of his skull replaced with brain sensors, each with 64 electrodes. The researchers mapped Thibault’s brain to determine which areas become active when he thinks about walking or moving […]
Google told it doesn’t have to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ results globally
[ad_1] The dispute kicked off in 2015, when France’s privacy regulator CNIL ordered Google to remove links allegedly containing misleading or damaging information about an individual. Google said it complied by geoblocking the results in Europe, but the CNIL insisted that the results needed to be removed around the world. It argued, among other things, […]
Google to pay $1.1 billion in France following tax probe
[ad_1] Google’s tax status in the European Union has always been contentious. It pays very little tax in most European countries despite doing business on the continent, because a loophole allows it to avoid taxes by essentially running a shell company in Ireland. This well-known loophole is called the Double Irish arrangement and has been […]
France says it will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe
[ad_1] Speaking at an OECD conference in Paris on Thursday, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Libra would put the sovereignty of governments at risk. “All these concerns around Libra are serious,” he said, according to a translation by CNBC. “So I want to say this with a lot of clarity: In these conditions, […]
Paris is testing ‘noise radar’ that will automatically ticket loud cars
[ad_1] Just shy of 40 of the devices are in use so far, primarily near bars in Paris’ entertainment regions as well as 17 around major buildings. The two-year trial isn’t meant to fine anyone. Rather, it’s meant to both test the viability of the technology and determine the noise levels that lead to penalties. […]
French inventor is first to cross English Channel using a hoverboard
[ad_1] It took a second try, but Franky Zapata has become the first to cross the English Channel using a hoverboard. The French inventor used his jet-powered Flyboard Air to travel the 22 miles from France to England in 22 minutes, briefly landing on a boat to replace his kerosene-filled backpack. The board wasn’t slow, […]