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VanMoof’s e-bike ad banned in France for creating a ‘climate of anxiety’

The Verge

The company’s first TV advertisement was banned in France for its negative portrayal of car traffic and pollution. The commercial was rejected by France’s advertising regulatory authority, ARPP, because it “discredit[s] the automobile sector [.] Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge. while creating a climate of anxiety.”.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Question: How would this help people with print disabilities globally? UK, France, Spain) would have access to crucially important cultural, vocational and educational materials. The European Union (especially France) does not want a treaty, and is supported in this by the United States.

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France demands digital services tax from Big Tech on revenue generated in 2020

TechSpot

Several countries in Europe including Italy, Poland, Turkey, Austria, the UK, and France have implemented or are looking to implement a digital services tax that will be levied upon tech giants that operate a marketplace or an advertising business that generates more than €750 million in revenue globally and €25.

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Pennylane wants to overhaul the accounting tech stack in France

TechCrunch

French startup Pennylane has raised a $57 million Series B round (€50 million) from existing investors, such as Sequoia Capital, Global Founders Capital and Partech. The startup wants to replace legacy accounting solutions in France — and in Europe. In France, there are roughly 12,000 accounting firms. In the U.K.,

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Techstars NYC is more global than ever with its latest class of startups

TechCrunch

Techstars NYC just announced the 10 startups participating in this year’s program, making up what Managing Director Jenny Fielding described as the accelerator’s most global class yet. companies, as well as others based in the France, Israel, Kenya, Portugal and the United Kingdom. .” Prediko (London, U.K.

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to join Jill Biden at State of the Union address

The Verge

Frances Haugen will join the first lady at Tuesday’s State of the Union address | Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The White House announced Tuesday that Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will be among the guests of first lady Jill Biden at President Biden’s first official State of the Union address.

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European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

TechCrunch

In other words, the region escaped the global quarter-on-quarter slowdown in startup investment. It is also worth noting that Europe accounts for a much larger portion of global funding than Africa. France: $4.8 VC funding into Europe (including the U.K.) was up in the first quarter of 2022, CB Insights and Crunchbase data show.

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