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Spotify starts ‘disinvesting’ in France in response to new music-streaming tax

TechCrunch

Spotify is pulling support for two music festivals in protest against a controversial new tax directed at music-streaming platforms operating in France, and threatened more action will follow in the coming months. All rights reserved.

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France's answer to ChatGPT fails spectacularly, goes offline after three days of bizarre responses

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The Linagora Group, a company that is part of the OpenLLM-France consortium developing the model, launched Lucie last Thursday. The ChatGPT-like open-source bot was promoted as being "especially transparent and reliable." Unfortunately, it seemed closer to Google's old Bard chatbot or even Microsoft's infamous Tay than ChatGPT.

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Worldcoin is no longer offering Orb-verification in India, Brazil and France

TechCrunch

Worldcoin is no longer offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil and France, just months after the crypto startup expanded the helmet-shaped eyeball-scanning device to those markets.

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Starlink users in France exceeding 250GB/mo data usage could see slower speeds come October

TechSpot

As part of Starlink's new pilot program for users in mainland France, the company's monthly service fee is being essentially halved, going down from €99/mo to €50/mo. While this change - which is now in effect - has been made to add as many users onto the network as possible,

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Internet disruptions across France after fiber optic cables cut in suspected sabotage

TechSpot

Internet services throughout France were disrupted after fiber optic cables were cut in an apparent act of sabotage. Read Entire Article

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Apple to issue iPhone 12 patch in France to address regulator's radiation concerns

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Apple is updating the iPhone 12 in France after regulators threatened to force a recall over radiation concerns. French regulators claim that the device emits electromagnetic radiation in excess of levels allowed in the European Union. Read Entire Article

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How to watch Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations online for free

Mashable Tech

TL;DR: Live stream Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations for free on ITVX. But they haven't played France yet. Can France move to the top of the standings with a win in Dublin this weekend? When is Ireland vs. France? Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations starts at 2:15 p.m. GMT on March 8.

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