New study may change our understanding of the coronavirus’ origins
The origin of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still unknown because the world lacks data about Patient Zero, the first patient who got the virus. …
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Coronavirus infection may be worsened by a common household drug
France, one of the European countries seeing the biggest surge in novel coronavirus cases in the past few weeks, has taken additional measures to increase …
102-year-old woman confesses to murdering her 92-year-old neighbor
In a tragic and absolutely bizarre murder case out of France, a woman is now the prime suspect in the murder of her residential care …
Civilian passenger accidentally ejected from fighter jet during ride-along
The vast majority of us will never strap into the seat of a fighter jet, and the few who will (or have) probably have extensive …
The decades-old mystery of Garfield phones on French beaches has finally been solved
It’s been over three decades since beachgoers in France began finding bright orange Garfield-themed phones on their shores. The phones, often disintegrating and obviously no …
Teenage ‘biohacker’ injects himself with DNA translations of the Bible and Koran
The relentless march of technology has made it possible for people do some interesting things to their own bodies, but injecting potentially harmful DNA just …
Lonely dolphin has humped so many tourists that a French town had to ban swimming with him
A tiny seaside town in northwestern France has been forced to warn locals and tourists against swimming in the ocean. What could possibly warrant such …
Creepy killer worms are invading France and probably also your nightmares
Scientists are great at observing invasive species when they’re above ground, but as the 1990 horror film Tremors taught us it’s much more difficult to …
France’s ‘Bio-Dome’-like tropical greenhouse will be the largest on the planet
Remember Bio-Dome? Of course you do! It’s that classic 90s flick where Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin got into a whole heap of trouble by …
France is suing Google and Apple over ‘abusive’ developer contracts
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced Wednesday that the government plans to sue Google and Apple over the “abusive” contractual terms imposed on developers …
France’s new texting-while-driving law gets you even if the engine is off
Police will fine you if you’re using the smartphone while you drive on the roads in France. In fact, it’ll happen in various other countries …
Deja-vu: Facebook ordered to stop sharing data with WhatsApp
Facebook said when it acquired WhatsApp back in early 2014 that it won’t be able to link WhatsApp users to their Facebook accounts. But it …
French election campaign hit by ‘massive hacking attack’
French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has condemned a “massive hacking attack” on his election campaign, after a number of emails purporting to be from his campaign …
France and Germany latest countries to want magical backdoors in encryption
The recent NSA hack just proved to the world that no system is hack-proof if attackers have what it takes to break the access door. …
Nice tragedy delays Pokemon Go launch
Pokemon Go is available in well over 30 countries already, including major markets such as the US, the UK, Canada and Germany. But Pokemon fans …
Man drives 25-ton truck into French crowd celebrating Bastille Day, kills 84 people
You don’t have to be French to know that Bastille Day is the country’s national holiday. It’s a day for impressive military parades in Paris …
France challenges Tesla with ambitious $7,000 electric car project
Following the COP21 environmental talks in Paris, France seems determined to take action when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, and one way to do …
French government really doesn’t want you comparing its new surveillance bill to the Patriot Act
France insists it’s not working on a French version of the U.S. Patriot Act that would give the government massive additional surveillance powers, The Verge …
Netflix finally kicks off its next attack on Europe, starting with France
Popular movie streaming service Netflix is ready to further expand its reach in Europe, as the company has launched in France, one of the many …
How Amazon is trolling the French government
The French government has successfully passed an “anti-Amazon” law that prevents booksellers, mainly Amazon, from offering 5% discounts on books and free shipping, The Wall …
Google to pay €500,000 fine to French cartographer in Google Maps case
Google has been ordered to pay €500,000 to Bottin Cartographes, a French company that filed a lawsuit against Google France after it began providing its …
Xbox 720 will not launch this year, Microsoft exec says
Microsoft will reportedly not launch the highly anticipated follow-up to the Xbox 360 this year. Cedrick Delma, Microsoft’s marketing director in France, recently told Le …
Apple’s sinking share in France and Germany may be fueling patent wars
Whether or not competing products do in fact infringe on Apple’s patents, Apple may have another reason to attack its rivals so aggressively in France …
Samsung files new complaint against Apple in France, says iPhone and iPad infringe patents
Samsung on Monday confirmed that it recently filed a new complaint against Apple in France, alleging that the Cupertino-based company’s iPad and iPhone devices infringe …
No connection between cancer and cell phones, experts argue
In May the World Health Organization published a report that said cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic.” Last month The Economist published a different report suggesting …
French search company 1PlusV sues Google for $421 million
1PlusV, a French search company, has filed a lawsuit against Google asking for 295 million euros ($421 million). “Between 2007 and 2010, no less than …
40% of European smartphone buyers intend to buy an iPhone next
Yankee Group is set to release its European Mobile User Study next month and the research firm has just provided a quick glimpse into its …
