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Government-backed Numergy finally launching its Cloud Offer aimed at startups and developers

May 20, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Numergy, one of the two “French Cloud” providers that came out of Andromede, is finally launching a standard, direct-to-customer cloud offer. After having focused until now on custom offers available only via select partners/distributors, this new offer will be self-service, available directly on their site. The primary target for this...

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Anonymous targets the Belgium Government with accusations of government censorship

May 15, 2013 by LiamBoogar

As if the Belgian government didn’t have enough people against its very existence, yesterday a site claiming to be linked to Anonymous, censorthis.be sent out a mass email declaring cyber war on the Belgian government. Claiming that the government is “actively blocking internet sites on the web, without even a trace...

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ICANN announces .paris & .bzh among 6 French gTLDs coming this year

May 13, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Last week the ICANN announced a suite of new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) which will usher in a new era of domain extensions – I’m still holding out for .rude, but it looks like that will be awhile. The domain extensions that have passed ICANN’s rigorous examination include .PARIS, whose application...

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Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax

May 13, 2013 by LiamBoogar

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François Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in France. This report will detail a plan to add a tax on smartphones and tablets, a tax which will go to pay for art & culture in...

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Drawing conclusions from the Yahoo-Dailymotion affair – what does it all mean?

May 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

What a week. I thought most certainly that François Hollande’s announcement of 10 pro-business measures for France would have made international news, but of course, like the great ugly PR machine that France is, they managed to put the spotlight on something else during that very same week – Yahoo walking away...

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Has Yahoo walked away from the Dailymotion deal? Might this be good news?

May 1, 2013 by LiamBoogar

The WallStreetJournal reported early this morning that Yahoo is no longer interested in the Dailymotion purchase. News of the potential deal began months ago with rumors, and as things progressed, it became more and more clear that the “international partner” that Orange was looking to offload its stake in Dailymotion...

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May 14th France Digitale Event at Google explores how evolving regulations affects startups

Apr 30, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Google and France Digitale, one of France’s leading associations representing entrepreneurs, startups and investors, are teaming up to offer a workshop on May 14th which will explore in more depth the actual and potential regulatory changes affecting the digital space and the implications for France’s startup ecosystem. With things constantly...

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French President announces 10 pro-business measures to redefine French business as we know it

Apr 30, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Francois Hollande Assise de l'entrepreneuriat

Yesterday, at the closing of the Assises de L’entrepreneuriat, François Hollande gave a closing speech that wrapped up a series of 9 talks (“Les Assises”) which discussed entrepreneurship in France – its problems, its potential, etc. During the closing words, Hollande gave a look into the future for the entrepreneurs,...

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The irony of the French government’s intervention in the Yahoo! – Dailymotion deal…

Apr 29, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Last week, my cofounder wrote about how the French government’s may potentially be slowing the deal for Yahoo to acquire 75% of Dailymotion (currently 100% owned by Orange). This morning, Les Echos confirmed that the government is indeed looking for alternative solutions, and, essentially, refuses to let foreign companies buy a...

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Did the French government put the breaks on the Dailymotion – Yahoo deal?

Apr 25, 2013 by Trista Bridges

As was widely reported last month, Yahoo had supposedly been in ongoing talks with Orange to take a majority stake of 75% in Dailymotion, the 31st ranked site globally. However, now comes the news from Le Monde that the talks have abruptly come to an end. It’s well-known that Orange...

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Government-backed Numergy finally launching its Cloud Offer aimed at startups and developers

Anonymous targets the Belgium Government with accusations of government censorship

ICANN announces .paris & .bzh among 6 French gTLDs coming this year

Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax

Drawing conclusions from the Yahoo-Dailymotion affair – what does it all mean?

Has Yahoo walked away from the Dailymotion deal? Might this be good news?

May 14th France Digitale Event at Google explores how evolving regulations affects startups

French President announces 10 pro-business measures to redefine French business as we know it

The irony of the French government’s intervention in the Yahoo! – Dailymotion deal…

Did the French government put the breaks on the Dailymotion – Yahoo deal?

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