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Frankreichs Senat für Verbot vieler sozialer Medien unter 15
Um Kinder und Jugendliche zu schützen, könnte in Frankreich bald ein Verbot etlicher sozialer Medien kommen. Doch das Parlament muss sich einig werden.

Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, scheduled for June 2-3, instead of May, and invites 2,500 developers, down from the usual ~3K to ~5K (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/888004/microsoft-build-2026-san-francisco-june

Microsoft’s big developer conference returns to San Francisco in June
Microsoft is moving its Build developer conference. The event will now take place in a smaller venue in San Francisco, as Microsoft draws in AI developers.

French nuclear 'umbrella' for Europe now increasingly discussed among allies.
French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech on nuclear deterrence on Monday, with Europeans expected to pay close attention amid threats from Russia and growing doubts over the United States' reliability as a NATO ally.

French nuclear 'umbrella' for Europe now increasingly discussed among allies
French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech on nuclear deterrence on Monday, with Europeans expected to pay close attention amid threats from Russia and growing doubts over the United States' reliability as a NATO ally.

Goede ontwikkeling. "Nederlandse overheid test Frans alternatief voor Teams, Zoom en Webex"
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Nederlandse overheid test Frans alternatief voor Teams, Zoom en Webex
De Nederlandse overheid zet pilots op met tools voor digitale soevereiniteit die de Franse overheid gebruikt, zoals Visio voor videovergaderen. Frankrijk verplicht dit alternatief voor Amerikaanse tools als Teams, Zoom en Webex vanaf 2027 voor alle overheidsdiensten.

The breach resulted in “the extraction of commercial data contained in that account, some of which may include personal data of firearm owners as well as data relating to firearm transactions,” the ministry said.
Gun owners' personal data hacked in cyberattack of French government site

French gun owners' data compromised in major government cyberattack
Discover how a cyberattack on France's firearms registry has exposed personal data of thousands of gun owners, prompting security enhancements and investigations.

from my link log —
What 127.5 million forms can tell you about the state of front-end regex input validation on the Web.
https://amandastjerna.se/blog/127-million-forms/
saved 2026-03-02

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying
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Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/law-firms-resistance-trump.html

Amazon-Manager soll umstrittene KI-Schauspielerin zum Franchise ausbauen
Ein früherer Prime-Video-Manager soll die KI-generierte Tilly Norwood weiterentwickeln und ein ganzes Universum künstlicher Charaktere etablieren.

Chinese semiconductor companies like SMIC reported record 2025 revenue, driven by AI demand and China's self-sufficiency push as a result of US restrictions (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/03/chinese-chip-firms-record-revenue-ai-b…

Chinese chip firms hit record high revenue driven by the AI boom and U.S. curbs
Chinese chip companies have benefited from strong domestic demand for AI as U.S. tech curbs have bolstered local firms.