Stories from Paris · France

Alphabet has launched a funding round of 68 billion euros to accelerate its artificial intelligence expansion. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is seeking an equity increase of approximately $80 billion.

Several French retailers, including Carrefour, Grand Frais, and U, are recalling Gorgonzola cheese due to listeria contamination. The recall affects cheese sold at these stores.

A French museum has filed a criminal complaint over the theft of Maurizio Cattelan's art piece, an infamous arty banana.

French company Spliiit has been ordered to pay damages for facilitating the sharing of Netflix, Disney, and Apple subscriptions. The ruling was made by a French court.

A study indicates that 1 million inhabitants in the Île-de-France region could be affected by flooding in case of a river surge. A Flood Advisory has been issued for the Île-de-France region, threatening approximately one million people.

France and China are strengthening their cooperation, with a focus on integrating Chinese missions in France. This move signals an intent to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties between the two nations. The specific areas of enhanced cooperation are yet to be detailed. Specific details of the cooperation were not immediately available. This partnership aims to foster mutual economic growth.

A vehicle carrying suspects struck two people on a terrace in Paris after mortar fire targeted police.

Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open after a comprehensive second-set victory. She will face Diana Shnaider in the next round. She secured her spot after a recent match. Sabalenka reached the final last year and has won four Grand Slam titles. This marks her fourth consecutive appearance in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Serena Williams is also competing in the tournament. She will play against Japan's Naomi Osaka in the next round. The match was tight, with Sabalenka ultimately securing a double break in the second set.

Researchers have reported an experiment in autoformalisation of Goedel's second incompleteness theorem using Agda and Claude. The theorem was formalised for Church's Basic Recursive Arithmetic.

Researchers have introduced CARTE 1, a benchmark designed to evaluate language model knowledge across different regions of France. The benchmark is named Culturally Anchored Regional-Territorial Evaluation.