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Nvidia announced the acquisition of the artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, thus strengthening its position in the AI ecosystem. (translated)

Nvidia va racheter la plateforme IA Hugging Face pour 12,9 milliards de dollars
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🇫🇷🇸🇪 FLASH | La Suède signe un contrat de 4,3 milliards d’euros avec la France pour l’acquisition de 4 frégates FDI produites par Naval Group. Le premier navire doit être livré en 2030. https://t.co/iEOOZr3Mph #France #Suède #Défense

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The city of Kiev is organizing to face the growing Russian drone attacks as the school year approaches, while Sweden is reinforcing its armaments with a 4.3 billion euro contract for the acquisition of French frigates. (translated)

Guerre en Ukraine : La ville de Kiev cherche la parade aux essaims de drones russes, la Suède s’arme
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Sweden has signed a contract worth 4.3 billion euros for the acquisition of four French frigates, confirmed by Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Stockholm. (translated)

La Suède signe un contrat de 4,3 milliards d'euros pour l'acquisition de quatre frégates françaises
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Emmanuel Macron and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will sign in Stockholm a contract worth 4.3 billion euros for the acquisition of French frigates, thus strengthening military cooperation between France and Sweden in the face of the growing Russian threat in Europe. (translated)

EN DIRECT Guerre en Ukraine : Macron attendu en Suède sur fond de menace russe croissante en Europe…
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The American army is investing tens of millions of dollars in acquiring satellite images from private providers to monitor strategic sites in China and South America, while seeking to improve its intelligence capabilities in the face of growing threats from adversarial countries. (translated)

Comment l’armée américaine dépense des dizaines de millions de dollars pour localiser les porte-avions chinois et les pistes d’atterrissage des narcotrafiquants grâce à des satellites privés

The acquisition by Nvidia of HuggingFace, the largest repository of open-access AI models, is very worrying. HuggingFace was created by three brilliant French people and is the only success of the "Startup nation." It has certainly not been French for a long time. (translated)

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Ukraine is organizing a meeting of the Coalition of Volunteers with its main European supporters, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, to discuss the acquisition of air defense systems and a strengthened response to Russian attacks that are causing a record number of civilian casualties. (translated)

Guerre en Ukraine: une nouvelle "Coalition des volontaires" réunie pour palier le déficit de systèmes de défense antiaérienne

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow's involvement in the military escalation due to the acquisition of new ballistic missiles, following Russian strikes in Kiev that resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, while calling for an international response to this situation. (translated)

"Moscou investit dans l'escalade", souligne Zelensky face à l'acquisition de nouveaux missiles balistiques par la Russie
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Confronted with a growing threat and the lengthening delivery times due to the saturation of the international arms market, the Swiss government announces an acceleration of investments in air defense, requiring additional funding to ensure urgent acquisitions. (translated)

Les fabricants réclament de plus en plus d'acomptes et les délais de livraison s'allongent alors que la menace s'aggrave: le gouvernement suisse veut accélérer les investissements dans la défense aérienne
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Paramount is demanding a bond of nearly $1.9 billion from U.S. states opposing its acquisition of Warner Bros, arguing that the suspension of the merger leads to significant financial losses, while about a dozen Democratic states and the writers' union are contesting the deal that could lead to mass job cuts in the film industry. (translated)

Paramount réclame une fortune aux Etats qui entravent son rachat de Warner Bros
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Paramount is seeking a $1.9 billion bond from the twelve U.S. states opposed to its acquisition of Warner Bros, stating that the suspension of the merger results in substantial financial losses, while the merger raises concerns in Hollywood about massive job cuts and increased media control. (translated)

Paramount réclame une caution de 1,9 milliard de dollars aux douze États américains s'opposant à son rachat de Warner Bros
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Meta has finally canceled its plan to acquire the AI startup Manus, which will become independent again after Chinese authorities blocked the transaction, leading to the deletion of certain user data in the coming days. (translated)

Un mot de Pékin et la transaction est annulée: Meta ne rachètera finalement pas la start-up d'IA Manus, qui va redevenir indépendante
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China imposes restrictions on acquisitions in the field of artificial intelligence, forcing Meta to abandon its purchase of the start-up Manus, which becomes independent again after a four-month ban. (translated)

Sur les acquisitions dans l’IA, Meta se fait calmer par la Chine

As the solar eclipse on August 12 approaches, the demand for protective glasses is skyrocketing, leading to a shortage and price increases, making it difficult to obtain them in France. (translated)

"On n'a pas encore trouvé" : 48 heures avant l'éclipse, les lunettes viennent à manquer et les prix montent en flèche

URGENT: New corruption allegations against the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States. Preventive measures are currently being decided at this very moment. According to Politico, she is involved in the embezzlement of millions and the illegal acquisition of state property. (translated)

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The American video game giant Electronic Arts has been acquired by a consortium of predominantly Saudi investors for 55 billion dollars, thus becoming the second largest acquisition in the history of the sector. (translated)

Une opération estimée à 55 milliards de dollars: le géant américain du jeu vidéo EA passe sous le contrôle d’un consortium d’investisseurs à majorité saoudienne
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David Ellison, the head of Paramount, defends the acquisition of Warner Bros. for $111 billion by rejecting accusations of market dominance, while promising the independence of the concerned newsrooms, despite a lawsuit from several states that is suspending the operation. (translated)

"Ce ne sont pas les chiffres d'une entreprise capable de dicter ce que le public regarde": en lice pour racheter le studio Warner Bros., le patron de Paramount défend son opération à 111 milliards de dollars

Renaud Dehareng, a Belgian executive, is leading an $8 billion acquisition by the American biotech group Curium Pharma to buy Lantheus, a leader in radiotherapy, with the aim of creating a new global leader in the field of nuclear medicine. (translated)

Un Belge est derrière le deal à 8 milliards de dollars qui vise à créer un leader mondial de la médecine nucléaire
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Totalenergies announced the acquisition of Shell's onshore renewable energy operations in Europe and the sale of 50% of its solar and wind farms to KKR for 1.8 billion euros, with the aim of accelerating its development in the green electricity sector while seeking to maintain its profitability. (translated)

Totalenergies rachète les activités d'énergies renouvelables terrestres en Europe de Shell et revend une partie de ses parcs solaire et éolien à un fonds d'investissement américain pour 1,8 milliard d'euros