Hacker News with Generative AI: France

Ys (wikipedia.org)
Ys (pronounced /ˈiːs/ EESS), also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean.
Mythology, Brittany, France
46 points by sans_souse 15 hours ago | 7 comments
French group encourages mass departure from Elon Musk's X platform (euronews.com)
A group of French organisations are asking the public to leave X on January 20th, the day that incoming US President Donald Trump will be inaugurated.
Social Media, Politics, France, Elon Musk
13 points by doener 1 day ago | 1 comments
AI Brad Pitt dupes French woman out of €830k (bbc.co.uk)
A French woman who was conned out of €830,000 (£700,000; $850,000) by scammers posing as actor Brad Pitt has faced a huge wave of mockery, leading French broadcaster TF1 to withdraw a programme about her.
Artificial Intelligence, Scams, Celebrity, France
69 points by monkeydust 2 days ago | 128 comments
17th-century priory in France converted into a medieval-inspired topiary garden (houseandgarden.co.uk)
An inspiring sense of complete peace pervades the garden of Le Prieuré de Vauboin, an old priory in Sarthe, in western France, following its medieval-inspired conversion into a green sanctuary defined by formal parterres and a spectacular array of box topiary
Gardening, History, France
67 points by NoRagrets 9 days ago | 6 comments
Picasso was suspected of stealing the 'Mona Lisa' (newyorker.com)
In 1911, the world’s most famous painting was stolen from the Louvre.
Art Theft, History, Art, France, Painting
90 points by bookofjoe 11 days ago | 56 comments
A sneak peek at Notre-Dame's new stained glass designs (smithsonianmag.com)
The French government has revealed modern designs to replace six of Notre-Dame’s windows with new stained glass, which commemorate the cathedral's successful restoration after it was nearly burned down.
Architecture, Art, France, History, Restoration
46 points by prismatic 23 days ago | 40 comments
The New York Bookstore That Lets You Visit France for an Afternoon (nytimes.com)
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.
New York, Books, France, Culture
6 points by rmason 25 days ago | 2 comments
France Links First New Nuclear Reactor to Grid Since 1999 (yahoo.com)
Electricite de France SA connected a new nuclear reactor to the French power grid for the first time in a quarter century on Saturday, adding low-carbon electricity supply at a time when a sputtering economy has made demand sluggish.
Nuclear Power, France, Energy, Economy
24 points by isaacfrond 26 days ago | 2 comments
France's most powerful nuclear reactor connected to grid after 17-year build (lemonde.fr)
France connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid on Saturday, December 21, in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.
Nuclear Energy, France, Energy, Infrastructure
44 points by toomuchtodo 26 days ago | 24 comments
A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village (knowablemagazine.org)
Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer
Neurology, ALS, France, Health, Environment
11 points by Brajeshwar 31 days ago | 1 comments
Charles de Gaulle manuscripts discovered in a safe (smithsonianmag.com)
A Forgotten Collection of Charles de Gaulle’s Personal Letters, Speeches and Manuscripts Has Been Discovered in a Safe
History, France, Archives
119 points by Thevet 33 days ago | 115 comments
Absinthe: From green fairy to moral panic (historytoday.com)
Absinthe, once the ‘Green Fairy’ – muse of painters and poets – came to haunt the last decades of 19th-century France.
History, Alcohol, France, Art
51 points by prismatic 34 days ago | 33 comments
French Piracy Blocking Order Goes Global, DNS Service Quad9 Vows to Fight (torrentfreak.com)
In an ongoing escalation of its fight against online sports piracy, media giant Canal+ secured court orders compelling DNS providers Quad9 and Vercara to block access to pirate streaming sites in France. Quad9 says that it's determined to appeal what it sees as an absurd application of copyright law. For now, however, it will block the targeted domain names globally.
Copyright Law, Piracy, DNS, France, Internet
36 points by latexr 37 days ago | 22 comments
Notre Dame Cathedral reopens (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire in 2019 nearly destroyed Paris’ beloved 12th-century cathedral.
Architecture, France, History, Reopening
219 points by chmaynard 41 days ago | 166 comments
TagEnergy to build France's largest battery, 240MW/480MWh (ess-news.com)
Lisbon-headquartered renewable energy company TagEnergy has launched construction of France’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS). Tesla will contribute to the project also, offering market access services and its expertise in advanced storage solutions.
Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, France, Batteries
12 points by gnabgib 43 days ago | 17 comments
French cognac Hennessy's workers protest China bottling plan amid tariff threat (france24.com)
Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy on Thursday staged a protest over potential measures to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the European Union.
France, Cognac, International Trade, Protests, China
6 points by rntn 49 days ago | 0 comments
South-west France swelters in 'staggering' 26.9C November night heat (theguardian.com)
Towns in south-west France roasted in “completely extreme” heat in the early hours of Tuesday, with overnight temperatures hitting 26.9C (80.42F).
Weather, Climate Change, France, Europe
11 points by croes 50 days ago | 4 comments
Yemen's 'uninhibited' attacks push French warship to exit Red Sea (thecradle.co)
Yemen, War, Military, France, Red Sea
4 points by wsc981 59 days ago | 9 comments
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel (historytoday.com)
At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under the English Channel left London’s Waterloo Station.
History, Transportation, England, France
21 points by Thevet 63 days ago | 21 comments
French news titles sue X over allegedly running their content without payment (theguardian.com)
Several leading French newspapers have said they are suing the social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment.
News Media, Lawsuits, Social Media, France
13 points by LordAtlas 65 days ago | 7 comments
Notre-Dame Cathedral's bells ring out for first time in five years (lemonde.fr)
The bells of Notre-Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday, November 8, for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral.
Notre-Dame, History, France, Architecture, Restoration
10 points by divbzero 70 days ago | 1 comments
Netflix European headquarters in Amsterdam raided in tax fraud investigation (nltimes.nl)
Authorities raided the offices of Netflix in the Netherlands and France as part of an investigation into tax fraud, the French authorities told Reuters.
Netflix, Tax Fraud, Amsterdam, Netherlands, France
8 points by reynoldss 74 days ago | 0 comments
StravaLeaks: Biden and Trump put in danger by Secret Service agents (lemonde.fr)
Arm in arm on the Champs Elysées, in shorts and a baseball cap, four American Secret Service (USSS) agents take a photo on the world's most beautiful avenue. They are in Paris to provide security for First Lady Jill Biden, who will represent the United States at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. But these agents are posting more than just tourist photos online.
Security, US Politics, Privacy, Social Media, France
5 points by vogr 81 days ago | 1 comments
Bodyguards inadvertently expose French President Macron's location on Strava (semafor.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron’s security guards are inadvertently revealing his movements via the popular fitness app Strava, Le Monde reported.
Privacy, Security, France, Technology, Social Media
5 points by marban 82 days ago | 0 comments
Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season (theguardian.com)
A large French Alpine ski resort has announced it is to close, citing a lack of funds to become a year-round destination, as low- and medium-altitude mountain areas around Europe struggle with a truncated season due to global heating and declining snowfalls.
Climate Change, Skiing, Tourism, France, Europe
46 points by PaulHoule 90 days ago | 4 comments
Secret 3D scans in the French Supreme Court (cosmowenman.substack.com)
For the last seven years, I have been campaigning to establish and defend the public’s right to access all French national museums’ 3D scans of their collections, starting with the prestigious and influential Rodin Museum in Paris.
Art, Museums, France, Law
776 points by abetusk 92 days ago | 303 comments
How to Tax the Rich: Piketty (lemonde.fr)
The tax debates currently underway in France and the discussions which took place at the 2024 G20 summit demonstrate that the issue of tax justice and the taxation of billionaires is not about to disappear from the public debate.
Taxation, Economics, Wealth Inequality, France
23 points by worik 92 days ago | 18 comments
French court orders blanket blocks of porn sites (politico.eu)
PARIS — The Paris Court of Appeal today ordered the complete blocking of several pornographic websites, including Xhamster and Tukif, over their failure to roll out solid age verification systems.
Pornography, France, Law, Censorship, Technology
10 points by belter 93 days ago | 2 comments
Beast of Gévaudan (wikipedia.org)
The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La Bête du Gévaudan, IPA: [la bɛt dy ʒevodɑ̃]; Occitan: La Bèstia de Gavaudan) is the historic name associated with a man-eating animal or animals that terrorized the former province of Gévaudan (consisting of the modern-day department of Lozère and part of Haute-Loire), in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France between 1764 and 1767.[1]
History, France, Folklore, Cryptozoology
30 points by reaperducer 104 days ago | 10 comments
France's 31-year treasure hunt for a buried owl statue ends (theguardian.com)
Somewhere in France, a small statuette of a bird in flight has emerged from the soil in which it has lain buried for more than three decades. The quest for the golden owl, one of the world’s longest-running treasure hunts, appears finally to be over.
France, Treasure Hunts, Archaeology, History
10 points by Archelaos 106 days ago | 1 comments