La Machine tells you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub. This includes the latest headlines, product launches, company launches, and funding rounds.
Speaking at Viva Technology 2025, Vohra breaks down his Product Market Fit Engine, a data-driven framework that leverages the right user feedback to build products that users love.
France pushes AI adoption with “Osez l’IA” as usage lags behind Europe. Regulators call for tighter rules, VCs and founders push back on the EU AI Act, and OVHcloud unveils a sovereign AI stack. Meanwhile, Primelis acquires Omny AI, and French defense embraces agile tech.
France is racing to lead in AI...and also tapping the brakes. Between public fear, political urgency, and calls to pause regulation, the country’s AI strategy is anything but straightforward.
Altertable emerges from stealth to build an AI-native data stack; Tilt Energy wants to use AI to bring 'flexibility' to the grid. Plus, Genesis Robotics raises $85M, Asterion backs deeptech AI, H Company COO exits, France targets AI in justice and music, and Google eyes a French data hub.
The startup wants to transform how France manages electricity demand with AI-powered software that enables flexible energy use to avoid costly infrastructure upgrades. Tilt recently raised a €5M seed round led by Daphni to accelerate its development.
Former Algolia and Sorare engineers raise €2.5M to build an AI-native platform that delivers insights before you even ask the questions
As many SaaS startups tighten their belts, Skeepers is a case study in how Private Equity can drive cross-border consolidation and pragmatic growth. Its bet on Europe’s slower adoption of user-generated content tools may not yet be proven, but it’s a strategy worth watching.
Europe bets €70B on tech sovereignty, France’s cloud and AI firms gear up for scale, and autonomous agents take center stage at VivaTech. Meanwhile, nuclear energy makes an AI-powered comeback, ChatGPT flunks the Bac (again), and regulators race to protect kids from rogue AI bots.
From copilots to collaborators, multi-agent AI systems took center stage at VivaTech 2025, powering everything from enterprise automation to software engineering. As the industry pivots from hype to impact, agentic platforms promise to redefine work, scale, and trust in the AI era.
As AI accelerates global energy demand and climate change pressure increases, nuclear power is undergoing a revival. While fusion and fission both have their advocates, but are likely to coexist in a carbon-constrained, AI-driven world.
Agility Robotics Chief Business Officer Daniel Diez: “Right now, we're focused on areas where it's hard to find people to take certain jobs."
CEO Arthur Mensch: “The race is not over. Europe is not late. We just needed the right tools—and now we have them.”
The CEO set the tone for the mega-tech conference with his focus on next-generation computing, robotics demos, and major French partnerships in a wide-ranging keynote.
Mistral AI targets $1B to scale globally and launches Mistral Code, Hugging Face debuts efficient robotics model SmolVLA, Kyutai unveils voice AI Unmute, H Company rolls out cost-cutting agents, and Aive raises €12M for enterprise AI video.
The French AI startup, backed by top investors, released a suite of cost-efficient autonomous agents that it claims outperform OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Designed to execute real-world tasks, these "action models" signal a shift from chatbots to true AI-powered productivity.
