Spotify invests one million euros to boost audio books in French and Dutch
Spotify today announces a €1 million funding round for audiobooks in growing markets in Europe. The audiobook catalog is much more developed in the English language than in other languages, even though consumption of this format is growing rapidly in many non-English-speaking markets, particularly in Europe. It is against this…
DailyMotion: young people opt for personalized ads
A study presented by DailyMotion Advertising concludes that younger people are much less resistant than their elders to the collection of data, if it enables the personalization and relevance of advertisements. However, the European legislator is planning a "Digital Fairness Act" that could make this collection more stringent, particularly for…
JM Cavada and B Benhamou: « The transparency of AI algorithms could soon become an imperative for democratic societies. »
Jean-Marie Cavada and Bernard Benhamou present a report on AI and human rights, which aims to feed the work of French and European institutions in this area, both in terms of regulatory framework and in terms of implementing a genuine European industrial policy for AI. The Institut de la Souveraineté…
Retaliatory measures against the US: Clara Chappaz consults French tech
The French Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology met with representatives of the French tech sector this morning to discuss the tariffs announced by the US administration. Tax retaliation measures against American tech, whose representatives were not invited, are being considered. This afternoon, France’s Economy and Finance…
Hub France IA: huge growth of AI start-ups between 2023 and 2024
The fifth mapping of the French AI ecosystem shows strong growth in the number of companies in the sector in 2024, with nearly 600 AI startups and suppliers referenced by the Hub France IA. The Hub France IA presented its mapping of AI in France this morning, at the Paris…