With its announced partnership with the Caisse des Dépôts, Mistral AI confirms its unique positioning within the artificial intelligence ecosystem. In a context where digital sovereignty is emerging…
The European Commission is launching a decisive consultation on its future merger guidelines. Behind this still-draft text lies a profound shift in doctrine, with potentially very different consequences…
Caisse des Dépôts is partnering with Mistral AI to deploy generative AI solutions and computing capabilities through a joint purchasing initiative involving 19 subsidiaries, with 40,000 licenses at…
Apple far exceeded expectations for the quarter ended in March, with revenue up 16.6% to $111.18 billion and a significant increase in profit, driven by strong iPhone sales,…
After reporting quarterly results that fell short of expectations—sending its stock down by about 7%—Universal Music Group announced the sale of half of its stake in Spotify and…
The Council of State has partially struck down the Hadopi decree for non-compliance with European data protection law and has ordered the government to impose “segregated” data retention…
The European Commission believes that Facebook and Instagram have not taken sufficient measures to prevent children under 13 from accessing their services, in violation of the Digital Services…
Meeting in a trilogue on Tuesday, the European Parliament and the Council failed to reach an agreement on the targeted revision of the AI Act. At the heart…
With no schedule set by the National Assembly, the proposed law on AI and copyright is facing growing pressure: 20,000 signatories are calling for its swift adoption without…
By adopting its position on the future EU budget, the Parliament sets the framework for upcoming negotiations with the Council—which are likely to be tense—and, by implication, the…
With strong results in the first quarter of 2026, Spotify confirms its growth momentum and launches a new investment cycle, focusing on AI, user engagement, and advertising to…
According to the latest Acsel survey, artificial intelligence is now generating tangible economic benefits for the vast majority of companies. While its adoption is accelerating rapidly, the need…
By merging audiovisual and news into a single pillar of its “AgoraEU” proposal, the European Commission has opened a predictable political front: the two sectors are joining forces…
The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies that copies of works made for offline use as part of streaming services such as Spotify or Netflix do…
Going against the grain of theater operators and Hollywood stars, Adam Aron, CEO of AMC, supports David Ellison’s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Adam Aron, CEO of AMC,…
Under pressure from the scheduled August 2026 entry into force of several provisions of the AI Act, the European Parliament and the Council are seeking to accelerate the…
One year after its legal action against Meta, the SGDL is launching a service that allows authors to opt out of having their works used to train artificial…
By announcing its European age verification app, the Commission has reached an operational milestone in the protection of minors online. But behind the technical tool, a political stance…
In its Pelham ruling of April 14, 2026, the European Court of Justice clarified that the “pastiche” exception in copyright law may cover certain uses of sampling without…
As Brussels takes on the challenge of online content discoverability, European institutions are realizing, above all, the lack of reliable data. This underscores the importance of the cultural…
For a long time, AI applications have been deployed in a virtual blind spot for users, due to a lack of clear information about their implications for personal…
According to eMarketer, Meta is expected to overtake Google in 2026 with $243.46 billion in global ad revenue versus Google’s $239.54 billion, driven by AI, Reels, and automation,…
Left out of the Digital Omnibus proposal, audience measurement companies are concerned about a text that weakens their status as trusted third parties and threatens data comparability across…
The 2025 monitoring of the Code of Conduct, now incorporated into the DSA, confirms a high level of content removal, but a slight decline compared with 2022. Now…
The study just published by BestBrokers on unicorns around the world doesn’t just tell the story of the emergence of a few global champions. It highlights a more…
With his bid for Universal Music Group, Bill Ackman is following his activist playbook: extracting value from assets that generate significant cash flow and intellectual property through restructuring,…
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square, has launched a non-binding takeover bid valuing Universal Music Group at nearly €55 billion. We saw this coming… UMG announced a share…
After passing smoothly through the Senate, the French bill on AI training data is set to enter a period of intense political turbulence in the National Assembly, amid…
As artificial intelligence pushes digital infrastructure beyond Earth’s boundaries, the law remains firmly grounded. The first space data center projects already reveal a major blind spot: how can…
