Hacker News with Generative AI: France

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
249 points by sebastian_z 3 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 3 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
212 points by tlogan 3 days ago | 393 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 3 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 3 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 5 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 6 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 6 days ago | 1 comments
RSF condemns China state-backed smear campaign against French journalists (rsf.org)
Two French journalists have been targeted by a massive, ongoing cyber harassment campaign amplified by Chinese state propaganda outlets for their participation in a report on the investigative programme Cash Investigation, aired on the public television channel France 2. The episode revealed that Decathlon, a French outdoor goods and sportswear company, heavily subcontracts to a Chinese company accused by the US Congress and the United Nations of using Uyghur forced labour.
Journalism, China, Human Rights, Censorship, France
6 points by suraci 8 days ago | 9 comments
France Mulls Instant Blocks, 7 Year Prison and New Piracy Crime of Incitement (torrentfreak.com)
Two senators have presented a bill to address what is now openly described as a crisis in French football. The draft envisions sweeping reform to tackle "structural" issues, including broadcasting rights and the ever-present threat from illegal streaming services. On the table, seven years in prison and a €750,000 fine for pirate IPTV suppliers operating as a group, three years and €300,000 for those not, and a new crime of inciting use of pirate IPTV services or software.
France, Piracy, Law, Football, Broadcasting
8 points by isaacfrond 10 days ago | 0 comments
Scientist in France got briefing on what to do when traveling to the US (oftrolls.com)
Travel, France, USA
11 points by dredmorbius 11 days ago | 3 comments
France rejects backdoor mandate (eff.org)
In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting drug trafficking.
Privacy, Encryption, France, Law, Government
1043 points by hn_acker 13 days ago | 301 comments
U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do with Trump (nytimes.com)
The French government’s claim that a scientist was denied entry into the United States because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration is “blatantly false,” a U.S. official has said.
Politics, France, United States
10 points by briandear 13 days ago | 1 comments
U.S. Turned Away French Scientist over Views on Trump Policies, France Says (nytimes.com)
A French scientist was prevented from entering the United States this month because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration’s policies on academic research, according to the French government.
Politics, International Relations, Science, United States, France
18 points by asnyder 14 days ago | 2 comments
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing opinion' on Trump policies (lemonde.fr)
The French government said on Wednesday, March 19, that a French researcher had been denied entry to the United States and sent back to France because he had expressed a "personal opinion" on US research policy.
Politics, France, USA, Research
12 points by virgildotcodes 14 days ago | 1 comments
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found (theguardian.com)
France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.
Politics, Immigration, France, United States
88 points by prawn 15 days ago | 26 comments
French researcher denied entry for a personal opinion on Trump administration (lemonde.fr)
Politics, France, United States
163 points by rjtavares 15 days ago | 126 comments
Telegram CEO allowed to leave France amid investigation (nbcnews.com)
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has returned home to Dubai, he said Monday, seven months after being arrested in France over charges that the platform was being used for criminal activity.
Telegram, France, Law Enforcement, Crime, Dubai
36 points by pseudolus 16 days ago | 1 comments
Want to ride an e-bike? No batteries needed • France 24 English [video] (youtube.com)
E-bikes, France, Sustainability, Green Technology, Transportation
4 points by alamortsubite 19 days ago | 2 comments
A Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian Scammer (publicdomainreview.org)
Hidden away in a villa on the outskirts of Paris lived a defrocked Armenian monk who fancied himself a prince.
Scams, Crime, France, Armenia
30 points by pepys 20 days ago | 2 comments
NOAA forbidden to communicate with French IFREMER (francetvinfo.fr)
NOAA, IFREMER, International Relations, Government, France
43 points by greatpatton 22 days ago | 8 comments
Cerebras to start datacenters in N. America, France packed with AI accelerators (theregister.com)
Cerebras has begun deploying more than a thousand of its dinner-plate sized-accelerators across North America and parts of France as the startup looks to establish itself as one of the largest and fastest suppliers of AI inference services.
AI, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Data Centers, France
4 points by rntn 23 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla Showroom Set on Fire (hindustantimes.com)
Authorities in France are investigating a suspected arson attack that left a dozen Tesla vehicles in ruins at a dealership in Plaisance-du-Touch, a suburb of Toulouse.
Tesla, Arson, France, Automotive, Crime
26 points by nothrowaways 24 days ago | 16 comments
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, on What Is Happening in the US (youtube.com)
Politics, France, United States
10 points by MrJagil 27 days ago | 1 comments
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully puts French spy satellite into orbit (france24.com)
Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, launching without a hitch and deploying a French military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.
Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Military, France
15 points by inopinatus 27 days ago | 0 comments
Ariane 6 performs first commercial flight with launch of CSO-3 satellite (arianespace.com)
The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, operated by Arianespace, placed the CSO-3 Earth observation satellite in orbit for the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French space agency (CNES) for the French Air and Space Force’s Space Command (CDE).
Space Exploration, Satellites, Commercial Spaceflight, France
55 points by mraniki 27 days ago | 42 comments
Show HN: Knowledge graph of restaurants and chefs, built using LLMs (theophilecantelob.re)
For French restaurant intel, lefooding.com is the definitive data source. Their anonymous critics conduct systematic reviews of establishments across France (and now Belgium), documenting their findings in a witty - if peculiar - style. Beyond choosing the place for a delicious night out, they can be used to map and understand France’s culinary network.
Knowledge Graphs, Restaurants, France
201 points by theophilec 31 days ago | 39 comments
France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU (tuta.com)
France is about to amend a bill against drug trafficking, the “Narcotrafic” law, which will force encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp to backdoor the encryption for being able to hand over decrypted chat messages of suspected criminals within 72 hours of the request.
Privacy, Surveillance, France, Encryption, Law
16 points by janandonly 34 days ago | 6 comments
France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU (tuta.com)
France is about to amend a bill against drug trafficking, the “Narcotrafic” law, which will force encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp to backdoor the encryption for being able to hand over decrypted chat messages of suspected criminals within 72 hours of the request.
Privacy, France, Encryption, Surveillance, Law
25 points by pera 35 days ago | 11 comments
“The closer to the train station, the worse the kebab” – a “study” (jmspae.se)
I came across this post sharing a hypothesis from a French subreddit;
Food, Social Sciences, France, Reddit, Hypothesis
586 points by TeMPOraL 38 days ago | 353 comments