Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer, release a silent album / Ynsect a receivership to facilitate a recovery / Bird slams the door of the Netherlands

The Trump effect hits the Valley: Apple announces an investment plan of $ 500 billion in the United States

Apple made a historic announcement yesterday afternoon by committing to invest $ 500 billion on American soil over the next four years. Behind this promise is emerging a strategy that combines economic imperatives, technological issues and political games.

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Ynsect requests a receivership procedure to facilitate a recovery

Ynsect, French specialist in insect proteins, has requested his placement in receivership with the commercial court of Evry. Failing to have found new funding or a buyer after its safeguard procedure in Septemberthe company seeks to ensure the continuation of its activity and facilitate a total or partial recovery of its assets. Despite more than 570 million euros raised Since its creation in 2011, the startup has struggled to make its industrial model profitable. The Dôle factory would interest a buyer and an actor of the Petfood would be under discussion for a commercial agreement

BigBlue goes up a gear

New step for the specialist in omnichannel logistics, BigBlue, who after having integrated warehouses into his network, and registered 1 billion euros in volume shipped in 2024. By buying Dispeo Évreux (35,000 m²), the specialist in omnichannel logistics, BigBlue, changes gear and is no longer content to integrate warehouses into its network. La Scale-up is getting its hands on a life-size field for Atlas aihis WMS boosted at AI. For employees of Dispeo Evreux, these are 151 preserved jobs.

United Kingdom: Lifting of shields against copyright reforms and AI

Thousands of British artists, musicians and authors protest against a government reform that could facilitate the use of their works by AI. The project would introduce a system ofopt-outobliging the creators to explicitly point out their refusal to be exploited by the techs. In response, a national campaign “Make It Fair” Mobilizes media and cultural figures, denouncing an existential threat to industry. Newspapers like The Guardian And The Times relay the alert, while 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer, release an album silent to symbolize their opposition.

Bird slams the door of the Netherlands

After 14 years of anchoring in the NetherlandsCloud communications unicorn luggage fold And se Restructure around six world hubs : United States, Singapore, Dubai, Lithuania, Türkiye and Thailand. Robert Vis, its founder, does not go there by four paths: The Dutch ecosystem is no longer enough for him. Seven months after his departure from the country, he hired that of his startup, on ” territories more conducive to innovation and growth. »»

By the way, Bird puts an end to the all-Remote era and impose a back to office.

Just Eat Takeaway bought by Prosus: End of a crazy era of home delivery?

Just Eat Takeaway leaves the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. South African giant Prosus is getting their hands on the delivery group for 4.1 billion euros in casha takeover that seals the end of an era for a company formerly valued at 20 billion. After years of decline, abyssal losses (1.6 billion euros in 2024) and a disastrous transfer from Grubhub, Just Eat changes its hand. Prosus, already a shareholder of Delivery Hero and Meituan, consolidates the market in Europe.

Google Teste Career Dreamer, its AI for ‘professional orientation

Google enters the arena of professional orientation with Career Dreameran experimental tool doped at AI. Unlike LinkedIn or Indeed, it does not offer jobs, but cartography tailor -made professional trajectories Depending on the skills, experience and interests of users.

Career Dreamer generates a interactive professional identityhelp to Write CV and cover lettersand offers a IA coaching via Gemini. For the moment, the tool is in the test phase at UNITED STATES.

Microsoft adjusts its commitments in data centers in the United States

Microsoft has canceled several data centers in the United States, representing several hundred capacity megawatts, according to TD Cowen. This withdrawal could report a Temporary overcapacity or a geographic reconfiguration of investments. The evolution of its partnership with Openai, which opens up to other suppliers like Oracle, could also play a role. Despite these adjustments, Microsoft maintains its objective of $ 80 billion in investments This year to support growing AI demand.

Christian Bombrun at the head of Webedia: transition or transformation?

We forgot to say it yesterday, but it was Christian Bombrun who will take, in March, the general management of Webedia, a very challenged group after the departure of its founder Cédric Siré and its deputy director general, Michèle Benzeno. Former executive manager at Orange, Canal+ and M6 Web, Christian Bombrun arrives with expertise forged by telecoms, media and digital. We note a discreet role in the presidential campaign of 2022. An expected appointment to bring Webedia back to profitability, and can be a new breath.

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Special Edition Agriculture Salon

Do you know Xfarm Technologies? The Agtech which optimizes agriculture with AI

• AGTECH in Europe: a changing sector in the face of the withdrawal of corporate ventures
• Do you know ROBOVIVISION? This Belgian Agtech which industrializes AI in agricultural robotics
• Do you know Beeguard? Artificial intelligence at the service of the preservation of bees
• Do you know Senseen, the startup that monitors culture health thanks to a miniature scanner?
• Do you know weekends, the startup that optimizes irrigation thanks to artificial intelligence?
• Do you know Foodpilot The startup that digitizes the environmental traceability of the food industry?
• Do you know javelin, the Deeptech that digitizes grains storage?
• Do you know Seederal and its 100 % electric tractor?
• Do you know Aisprid? Robotics and AI at the service of greenhouse agriculture

💡 Find more than 60 tech startups on The Agritech space from the 2025 agricultural fair which is held until Sunday March 2, 2025

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Fullenrich raises 1.85 million euros to optimize commercial intelligence

• • 73 thongs lifts $ 55 million to transform the valuation of alternative assets with AI
  • Food security: Spore.bio raises 22 million euros for instant detection of contaminants
  • € 1.7M for Ochhy: when the AI ​​makes the smartphone the new runner coach
  • Cycloid raises 5 million euros to automate the devops and simplify the multicloud

🥐 previous edition of the Good Morning Frenchweb:

• • Shein sees its profits fall by 40 % / Bytedance crosses $ 400 billion / Special Edition Agriculture Fair
  • The Fortune floor tax triggers the ire of Paul Midy / Amazon exceeds Walmart for the 1st time / At Meta, the executives double their bonus, in the middle of a social level.
  • Aldebaran in danger / Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 / The fundraising to follow

🚀 To read on Frenchweb.fr:

• • The agreement between France and Fluidstack for a 10 billion supercomputer questions
  • Majoranas to a quantum computer of one million qubits: Microsoft opens a new era
  • Adwanted Group is continuing its external growth strategy with the online iPO.
  • TSSS acquires Dolist and strengthens its expertise in Marketing Automation
  • Xi Jinping plays appeasement with Chinese tech giants: turn or illusion?
  • AI Act European: Europe inspires America, despite Washington
  • Brevo has strong growth and invests 50 million euros in AI over 5 years.