Peter Thiel, co-founder and major shareholder of Palantir. Credit: Dan Taylor / Wikimedia Commons. The Palantir Group, a mass data processing company, which works in particular for the American intelligence community, announced on Tuesday that its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange will take place on September 30. Palantir Technologies, which goes public through […]

After gloomy months because of the coronavirus crisis, French Tech is rediscovering its colors in this 2020-2021 school year. On the entrepreneur side, Mirakl hit hard with a round of funding of 255 million euros, the largest fundraising ever by a French start-up, to join the very closed circle of tricolor unicorns. On the investor […]

Credit: Shutterstock Jean-Luc Raymond of FranceNum.gouv.fr makes us discover the best initiatives of VSEs and SMEs in terms of digital transformation. How to rethink human resources with the relaunch and digital? The Toulouse SME Eurecia has put in place new tools to rethink human resources in the light of the crisis. How to improve the […]

Credit: DR Gatewatcher is developing a “Trackwatch” platform for detecting malicious intrusions and attacking the cyber security market. Interview with Jacques de la Riviere, CEO and co-founder of Gate Watcher. Is prospecting still necessary for cybersecurity companies? What are the objectives behind the acquisition of LastInfoSec? How does the French cybersecurity sector stand in Europe? […]

Credit: Zigres / Shutterstock. A new version of StopCovid, the French application for tracing coronavirus patients, will be launched on October 22, after the relative failure of its first version, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday on Franceinfo. StopCovid, in its current form, has been installed more than 2.6 million times since the start […]

No more organization can afford to use artificial intelligence without meeting the challenges of ethics and trust. “Today, if the themes of AI and trust have become important, it is because there is a digital revolution that is really starting to emerge.», Recalls Isabelle Budor, in charge of the personal data protection offer for Capgemini […]

Apple is expected to launch its first range of smartphones equipped with 5G technology on Tuesday, the highly anticipated “iPhone 12”, more than a year after its two rivals Samsung and Huawei. This launch comes at a time when the new generation of mobile telephony takes off, even if it is still far from disrupting […]

Communication solutions publisher Twilio announces the acquisition of Segment for approximately $ 3.2 billion, against payment of its shares. The transaction should be finalized by the end of 2020. Following this acquisition, Segment will become a subsidiary of Twilio. Launched in 2008, Twilio publishes communication solutions (SMS, mail, video) for businesses and developers. The California-based […]

The Japanese SoftBank Group on Monday detailed its recent acquisitions of stakes in listed technology giants, mainly American, while publishing quarterly results above expectations thanks to gains on investments. Beyond start-ups, the group has started to invest in companies already listed on the stock market. As of September 30, the total value of its holdings […]

Faced with the rise of services such as Amazon Music, Pandora or Apple Music, Spotify is pursuing its strategy of investing in the world of podcasts with the purchase of the podcast hosting company Megaphone for an amount of 235 million dollars. Megaphone notably offers hosting and distribution tools for podcast publishers. The companies declined […]