France asks Apple to lift Bluetooth limits to further its coronavirus tracker

Posted on 21/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

France has asked Apple to lift a technical obstacle that it says is standing in the way of rolling out a contact-tracing application designed to manage and monitor the spread of COVID-19. The app — similar to that currently being developed by Apple a...

Amazon keeps French warehouses closed in standoff over health protections

Posted on 19/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon is extending its warehouse closures in France as it grapples with COVID-19 safety measures. The internet retailer is now set to keep its six facilities closed until at least April 22nd while it engages in a legal standoff with unions over heal...

Amazon may temporarily close French warehouses to assess COVID-19 risks

Posted on 15/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon may close all of its distribution centers in France following a court order issued yesterday, Reuters reports. The warehouses will reportedly remain closed until at least April 20th. During that time Amazon will assess risks related to COVID-1...

French court orders Amazon to continue only fulfilling essential orders

Posted on 14/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A court in France has ruled that Amazon should only fulfill orders for essential products, like food and hygiene and medical products, TechCrunch reports. The court gave Amazon 24 hours to comply, and the company could face a penalty of one million e...

France orders Google to pay news companies for showing article extracts

Posted on 09/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

France’s competition authority has ordered Google to negotiate payments with publishers and news agencies to display extracts on its news, search and discovery pages. The interim ruling comes after France implemented the EU’s “Copyright Directive” la...

France is developing an app to track the spread of COVID-19

Posted on 08/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

France is joining those countries betting that technology will help track and contain COVID-19. It’s developing a StopCovid contact tracing mobile app that will use Bluetooth to detect transmission chains for the coronavirus and help limit the spread...

Amazon stops taking orders for some non-essentials in France and Italy

Posted on 22/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon is taking dramatic steps to prioritize orders in areas hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The online retailer told Reuters in a statement that it would temporarily stop taking orders for "some non-essential products" in France and Italy to he...

Apple hit with record-breaking $1.2 billion antitrust fine in France

Posted on 16/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple has been hit with a record-breaking fine for antitrust practices. French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence has found Apple and its wholesale distribution partners Ingram Micro and Tech Data guilty of running a cartel for A...

France threatens large fines and possible jail time for e-bike mods

Posted on 12/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

France does not look kindly upon e-bike owners that hot rod their wheels. The country has just introduced a law that could see "offenders" slapped with a maximum fine of €30,000 (US$34,000), and up to a year in jail. And they could have their dr...

Ford brings its Spin scooters to Germany this spring

Posted on 27/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Spin, the Ford-owned e-scooter company, is expanding its fleet into Europe. It will introduce dockless electric scooters in Cologne, Germany, this spring. The company plans to "explore opportunities" in Paris and the UK, too.

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