Hacker News with Generative AI: France

The Last Letter (aeon.co)
On a wintry day in Bordeaux, France, I took refuge from the rain inside a cosy bookshop stacked to the ceiling with books.
Literature, France, Books
84 points by HR01 3 days ago | 33 comments
France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source Principles (unite.un.org)
The United Nations Open Source United community is proud to announce a major milestone: The Government of the French Republic became the first national government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.
Government, Open Source, United Nations, France
4 points by ponsfrilus 3 days ago | 1 comments
French state covered up Nestle water scandal: Senate report (indiatimes.com)
The French government "at the highest level" covered up a scandal over the treatment of mineral water by food giant Nestle, including the iconic Perrier brand, a Senate investigation said Monday.
France, Government, Nestle, Water, Scandal
36 points by wslh 4 days ago | 6 comments
Germany drops opposition to nuclear power in rapprochement with France (ft.com)
Germany, Nuclear Power, Energy Policy, France, International Relations
49 points by chickenbig 4 days ago | 114 comments
France Endorses UN Open Source Principles (gouv.fr)
France, Open Source, United Nations, Government
612 points by bzg 5 days ago | 215 comments
Missed Metric Moment (physicsworld.com)
On 17 January 1794 a French doctor and botanist named Joseph Dombey stepped aboard the Soon, a brig departing from Le Havre for Philadelphia.
History, Science, France
12 points by hbartab 6 days ago | 0 comments
Major VPN Providers Ordered to Block Pirate Sports Streaming Sites (torrentfreak.com)
The world's leading VPN providers have been ordered to block around 200 pirate site domains following legal action in France by Canal+ Group.
VPN, Piracy, Legal Action, Sports Streaming, France
5 points by DanAtC 7 days ago | 1 comments
Orcas abandoned in shuttered marine park filmed in algae-infested pool (nypost.com)
France’s last two captive orcas were filmed stranded in an algae-infested marine park near Cannes months after the park closed, leaving the fate of the marine mammals uncertain.
Animal Welfare, Orcas, France, Marine Parks
24 points by rguiscard 7 days ago | 7 comments
Police investigating crypto kidnappings with execs tied up and fingers cut off (news.sky.com)
Authorities in France are investigating a series of kidnappings linked to the world of cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency, Crime, France, Security
5 points by austinallegro 9 days ago | 2 comments
Reviving a modular cargo bike design from the 1930s (core77.com)
French mobility company Cyclauto has gone through the history books to revive an alternate design from the 1930s.
Transportation, Design, History, France
233 points by surprisetalk 11 days ago | 181 comments
Another World (anotherworld.fr)
Video Games, France, Entertainment
41 points by myth_drannon 13 days ago | 5 comments
We have reached the "severed fingers and abductions" stage of crypto revolution (arstechnica.com)
French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL! shenanigans one usually reads about. No, these crimes involve abductions, (multiple) severed fingers, and (multiple) people rescued from the trunks of cars—once after being doused with gasoline.
Cryptocurrency, Crime, France
9 points by nobody9999 16 days ago | 1 comments
The Merovingians: 'Do-Nothing Kings'? (historytoday.com)
The Merovingians have a reputation for long hair and barbarity. Instead, the dynasty, born out of the chaos of civil war, was one of peace, diplomacy, and bureaucracy.
History, European History, Medieval History, France
10 points by Thevet 20 days ago | 2 comments
Choose Europe Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts (france24.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe.
Science, Europe, France, Politics, Immigration
9 points by rbanffy 30 days ago | 0 comments
Get your Minitel back, the COMPUTEL videotex BBS is back (medium.com)
After sleeping more than 30 years and 5 years after the “official” shutdown of the Minitel (actually the shutdown of the “Télétel kiosk”, the famous 3615 and others) here is how I restarted my COMPUTEL videotex BBS on Apple IIe as it was running at the end of 1986…
Retrocomputing, Technology, History, France
64 points by rbanffy 33 days ago | 9 comments
Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics 'scientific asylum' (theguardian.com)
Nearly 300 academics have applied to a French university’s offer to take in US-based researchers rattled by the American government’s crackdown on academia, as a former French president called for the creation of a “scientific refugee” status for academics in peril.
Academia, Immigration, Politics, France, United States
18 points by mraniki 36 days ago | 0 comments
Russian Propaganda Campaign Targets France with AI-Fabricated Scandals (newsguardtech.com)
A Russian propaganda operation that previously took aim at elections in the U.S. and Germany has a new target: France.
Propaganda, AI, France, Elections, Russia
45 points by colinprince 36 days ago | 15 comments
How the French Are Winning the Currency War One Croissant at a Time (marginalrevolution.com)
Every year, American tourists pour billions of dollars into France, wandering the Louvre, sipping overpriced espresso in Montmartre, and snapping selfies along the Seine—while far fewer French tourists bother making the reverse pilgrimage to admire, say, Disney World. The result? A massive tourism deficit.
Tourism, Economics, France, Currency, United States
6 points by paulpauper 42 days ago | 2 comments
France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why can't we have that? (grist.org)
Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its upcoming fifth-generation high-speed train, the TGV Inoui.
Transportation, France, High-Speed Rail, USA
80 points by devonnull 43 days ago | 143 comments
Toulouse University wants to host US researchers whose work is at risk (univ-toulouse.fr)
In response to the targeted and drastic budget cuts threatening scientific research in the United States, the Toulouse academic community is launching an initiative to host researchers whose work is at risk.
Research, Science, Academic, United States, France
81 points by _tk_ 44 days ago | 18 comments
The 'ghost reporters' writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa (aljazeera.com)
Al Jazeera finds that an influence campaign using nonexistent writers is spreading anti-France sentiment across West and Central Africa.
Propaganda, Journalism, Africa, Russia, France
18 points by gnabgib 46 days ago | 0 comments
France suggests targeting Big Tech's data use in response to US tariffs (politico.eu)
French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard has suggested striking back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs broadside by more strictly regulating U.S. Big Tech's use of data.
France, Big Tech, Data Privacy, Trade Policy, US Economy
18 points by giuliomagnifico 47 days ago | 3 comments
France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking (arstechnica.com)
France's competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications use for targeted advertising.
Privacy, Regulations, Apple, Mobile Advertising, France
250 points by sebastian_z 53 days ago | 205 comments
France's Le Pen sentenced to jail, banned from public office (nbcnews.com)
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her political cause in a generation.
Politics, France, Law, Elections
10 points by Anon84 53 days ago | 1 comments
Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence (theguardian.com)
French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trial
Politics, France, Law, Elections
213 points by tlogan 53 days ago | 398 comments
Marine Le Pen Barred from 2027 French Presidency Run (bloomberg.com)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
19 points by Ozarkian 53 days ago | 6 comments
French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office (france24.com)
A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office on embezzlement charges Monday, dashing her ambitions of standing in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals. She also received a four-year prison sentence.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
47 points by WastedCucumber 53 days ago | 44 comments
The Culture Shock of Flossing (theguardian.com)
In fairness to the French, there is actually very little data to support the benefits of flossing.
Culture, Health, Dental Hygiene, France
12 points by andsoitis 55 days ago | 3 comments
'What the hell is this stuff?': French people on the culture shock of flossing (theguardian.com)
In fairness to the French, there is actually very little data to support the benefits of flossing.
Culture, Health, France, Dentistry
8 points by howard941 56 days ago | 0 comments
Pompidou Center – The pioneering building that scandalised Paris (bbc.com)
The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its design was first unveiled – yet it has continued to influence the architecture of public buildings ever since. As the building approaches a major renovation, its co-creator Renzo Piano recalls the furore.
Architecture, History, France, Art, Design
3 points by pseudolus 56 days ago | 1 comments