Life in France will soon feel a little chillier: Thermostats turned down to 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit). Cooler showers in homes and hotels. No hot water in the […]
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Back to news homeEurope’s Energy Crisis Forces Factories to Go Dark
The furnace, heated to 1,500 degrees Celsius, was glowing red. Workers at the Arc International glass factory loaded it with sand that slowly pooled into a molten mass. Nearby on […]
Has France cracked the YC recipe?
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As Russia Chokes Europe’s Gas, France Enters Era of Energy ‘Sobriety’
A factory making iconic French bistro glasses is idling its furnaces to offset soaring energy costs. Cities around France are turning off streetlamps and other outdoor lighting to curb electricity […]
Zenly is still hugely popular, so why’s Snap shutting it down?
Snapchat’s parent Snap became the latest tech company to announce a huge round of layoffs, confirming ongoing rumors yesterday that it was cutting 20% of its global workforce, affecting at […]
Is the future of the microchip industry going to be Made in America?
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Can everdrop scale it’s plastic-bottle-free cleaning products, as well as build a global brand?
Household cleaning chemicals in the form of a tablet that can be dissolved in water appear to have given rise to a number of startups. As well as Munich-based startup […]
Why Airport Employees Are Striking
PARIS — For 18 years, Marie Marivel has worked as a security agent at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, screening throngs of passengers and thousands of bags each day. […]
Google’s ‘deceptive’ account sign-up process targeted with GDPR complaints
Consumer rights groups in Europe have filed a new series of privacy complaints against Google — accusing the advertising giant of deceptive design around the account creation process that they […]
25 French unicorns, 25 French unicorns, do I hear 100?
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