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Friday 17 July 2026
Exclusive: SiPearl turns to Taiwan ODMs to bring Rhea-based servers to market

SiPearl has powered on and begun validating Rhea1, its first-generation server CPU designed in Europe. Its next challenge is convincing...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Mistral AI urges France to reserve cheap power for European AI firms
Arthur Mensch, CEO of French AI startup Mistral AI, said France should prioritize low-cost nuclear electricity for domestic and European AI companies as US technology groups expand...
Friday 10 July 2026
Mistral Robotics model puts France's industrial AI push in focus

Mistral AI has introduced its first robotics navigation model, extending the French AI startup's push into physical AI and industrial...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
France-Taiwan tech ties move from talks to factory floor

France's push into Taiwan's tech ecosystem has entered a new phase. After three years of cultural outreach and research exchanges,...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Europe's heatwave turns air conditioners into power chip growth story

Europe's intensifying heatwave is reshaping the region's air conditioner market, driving a surge in China's air conditioner exports and...

Thursday 25 June 2026
Japan, France push to secure rare-earth supply beyond China

Japan and France are moving to reduce their reliance on Chinese heavy rare earths, backing a recycling project in southwestern France...

Wednesday 24 June 2026
Dassault Systèmes brings virtual twins and sovereign cloud to Europe's health-tech startups
Dassault Systèmes, a major provider of 3D digital twin technology, has partnered with PariSanté Campus, France's healthcare-focused AI and digital innovation hub, to...
Monday 22 June 2026
Taiwan AI delegation pivots to end-to-end solutions at VivaTech to tap European demand
The National Science Council organized a Taiwan Tech Arena delegation of 95 companies to attend the VivaTech conference in France, presenting an "AI Taiwan" showcase to promote Taiwan’s...
Thursday 18 June 2026
G7 AI talks reveal trust gap behind US model power
The world's most powerful AI companies entered the G7 summit in France this week with a message for democratic governments: frontier AI needs global rules, but those rules are increasingly...
Monday 8 June 2026
France attracted over EUR110 billion in AI and data center pledges but delivery faces power and approval hurdles
France secured more than EUR110 billion (US$126.8 billion) in artificial intelligence and data center investment commitments at the recent Choose France summit, with the largest single...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
EU's EUR20B AI gigafactory ambition faces delays as global rivals surge ahead
The European Union's (EU) plan to mobilize EUR20 billion (US$23.3 billion) for a network of large-scale AI "gigafactories" is running into delays and funding uncertainty, stoking concerns...
Monday 1 June 2026
Foxconn expands France push with Tessalia chip-packaging venture, Bull AI project

Foxconn is expanding its footprint in France through two projects spanning artificial intelligence infrastructure and semiconductor packaging,...

Monday 1 June 2026
SoftBank plans up to EUR75 billion AI data center buildout in France, anchoring Europe's infrastructure
SoftBank Group said it will invest as much as EUR75 billion (US$87.43 billion) to develop 5GW of AI data center capacity in France, a move that would make the country one of its largest...
Friday 29 May 2026
Foxconn to break ground on France chip-packaging plant, pursues Africa sovereign-AI
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said the company is preparing to break ground on its advanced packaging plant in France while continuing to explore sovereign-AI opportunities in Africa,...
Friday 22 May 2026
French AION consortium to bid for EU funding to build ?10B AI data center campus
A French consortium called AION said it would bid for EU AI infrastructure funding to build a large AI data center campus in France worth as much as EUR10 billion (US$11.6 billion)...