AI — Deep Dives
Photonic Chip Startup Arago Wants to Cut AI's Massive Energy Appetite by 90%
A year-old French company claims its light-powered processors could slash data center power consumption while keeping warehouse robots running all day instead of just one hour.
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La Machine #50: The AI Building Inspector Has Entered The Chat
Freeda's AI catches blueprint blunders; Yann LeCun ditches Meta; Beside rings up $32M for its AI voice app; Anthropic lands in Paris; Accel says Europe's AI application startups are rocking; there's a robot loose in a nuclear power plant.
La Machine #49: Microsoft AI ❤️ France
The American Tech giant released a report emphasizing all the ways it's spending €4 billion on France's AI transformation. Plus: Nvidia eyes a $1B bet on Poolside, Schneider Electric rides the data center wave, and French publishers warn of AI abuse.
Microsoft Stakes €4B Claim To Lead France's AI Transformation
The tech giant is going all-in on France’s AI future, pledging to train a million citizens, back 2,500 startups, and spread innovation beyond Paris. In a report released this week, the company highlighted partnerships, from Mistral to Danone, to demonstrate its commitment to France's AI ambitions.
La Machine #48: Probabl's Cause Takes AI From Lab to Launchpad
Scikit-learn’s creators aim to turn France’s AI research into global business with Probabl. Plus: Doctolib’s AI parenting assistant, Mistral’s new enterprise platform, France’s civil-service chatbot, OpenAI’s Paris expansion, and this week’s top AI funding rounds.
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French Tech Funding Wire November 17: XAnge bags €200M, Beside, U-Space, Sunday & More!
XAnge announced €200M towards its 5th fund. Between Nov 10 and Nov 14 a total of 13 French Tech companies raised €72.35 million, including: Filiz, Dialog, OWLO, K-Words, Paage, Zaiffer, KLODIOS, Karbikes, fluiidd, and Mariloo.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Galactic Sheriff Macron Wants SpaceTech Founders To Saddle Up
President Macron calls space a new battlefield and courts defense and space startups with €4.3B; Doctolib’s antitrust fine sparks debate on dominance; Sylvie N’hansana’s rise reshapes telehealth; WebSummit buzz meets downpour.
'Space Is Now a Battlefield': Macron Unveils €4.3B Defense Plan And Appeals To Startups
Macron warns that space is no longer a sanctuary, announcing major new space defense investments and says he wants 'New Space' French startups to help counter rising orbital threats from Russia and other hostile powers.
From Laos to Leading Europe’s Biggest Teleconsultation Platform: The Unstoppable Rise of Sylvie Nhansana
In a world where women still raise just 2% of VC funding, Sylvie Nhansana defies every statistic: engineer, black belt, and CEO of Qare and HealthHero France. She's now building what could become the world’s first truly global teleconsultation platform.