French Catholics worship at nearby church in Paris following fire at cathedral in April Notre Dame Cathedral was unable to hold Christmas Eve mass for the first time in more… Read more »
As prelude to day of action, power to thousands of homes deliberately cut by workers Police fired teargas and charged at demonstrators in central Paris as hundreds of thousands of… Read more »
Transport stoppages to run into weekend amid protests against planned pension changes France is facing a second day of travel chaos and school closures after unions said there would be… Read more »
Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has released its latest annual The State of European Tech report, published in partnership with Slush and Orrick. As… Read more »
AWS seems to be using this week to get some news out ahead of its annual re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas next week. In addition to new IoT services… Read more »
Data from the U.S. government sure seems to indicate that the Earth is warming (despite what the current leadership may say). Apparently, the globe just experienced the second-hottest October ever… Read more »
Ex-model is one of three women accusing the model scout and friend of Jeffrey Epstein Thysia Huisman had just turned 18 when, late one evening in September 1991, she arrived… Read more »
Getaround, a used car marketplace and winner of TechCrunch Disrupt New York Battlefield 2011, will enter the unicorn club with a roughly $200 million equity financing. The deal values Getaround,… Read more »
Even before pitching onstage at Y Combinator, Indian car refueling startup MyPetrolPump has managed to snag $1.6 million in seed financing. The business, which is similar to startups in the… Read more »
Since the launch of its first electric scooter in 2015, Gogoro co-founder and CEO Horace Luke has frequently been asked when the startup is going to expand beyond Taiwan. In… Read more »
When Shomik Dutta and Betsy Hoover first met in 2007, he was coordinating fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign and she was a deputy field director… Read more »
Bolt, the Uber rival formerly known as Taxify, is taking a significant step this week in its effort to build out its transportation-on-demand business across the biggest cities in Europe… Read more »
Eclipse Foods may be the company that finally takes milk out of the dairy business. Ever since the acquisition of WhiteWave Foods by the French dairy giant Danone for over… Read more »
We were promised flying cars but, as it turns out, flying boats were easier to build. SeaBubbles, a “flying” boat startup that uses electric power instead of gas, hit Miami… Read more »
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Zimbabwe’s government faces off… Read more »
British startup venture builder Entrepreneur First is eying additional expansion in Asia, where its operation is now as large as it is in Europe, as it expands its reach in… Read more »
Gas leak believed to be cause of blast and fire in capital on morning of gilets jaunes rally Two firefighters and a Spanish woman have died in a massive explosion… Read more »
Security forces put 8,000 on the streets of the capital to quell fears of rioting French security forces contained fears of a fourth weekend of rioting by extremist gilets jaunes… Read more »
Streets cordoned off and Ligue 1 football matches cancelled in anticipation of more violence French security forces will deploy armoured vehicles in Paris on Saturday in anticipation of more violence… Read more »
Reports say the PM, Édouard Philippe, will announce suspension following protests The French government will announce it is suspending plans to introduce an eco-fuel tax after three weeks of increasingly… Read more »
Shops and cars set alight after peaceful gilets jaunes protest turns violent in centre of the French capital The French president, Emmanuel Macron, will hold an emergency meeting of senior… Read more »
At least 100 people injured in street battles, with cars being torched and shops raided The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has insisted he will “never accept violence” after central Paris… Read more »
Clashes broke out between crowds and police on the Champs Élysées in the second weekend of demonstrations Violence erupted on the Champs Élysées on Saturday as police clashed with “gilets… Read more »
Global commemorations centre on Paris, with Queen paying respects at Cenotaph Thousands of people have gathered across Britain and around the world to mark the centenary of the armistice that… Read more »