Macron urged by his first PM to resign in escalating French crisis
Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister urges the cornered French head of state to resign in a shock call that compounded an escalating political crisis. ⌘ Read more

Gisèle Pelicot to face rapist once again in French appeals case
Less than a year after the landmark trial which shook the world, Gisèle Pelicot will once again brave a courtroom as one of her rapists appeals his sentence. ⌘ Read more

Here’s Why the Apple Watch and Mac Mini Are No Longer Advertised as ‘Carbon Neutral’
As noted by the French blog WatchGeneration, the Apple Watch and Mac mini are no longer advertised as “carbon neutral” products on Apple’s website.

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“Later in the evening, posting on X, #Macron said: “I’m banning #socialmedia for #children under 15. Platforms have the ability to verify age. Let’s do it.”

French authorities are already progressing with efforts to force certain social media sites — including X, Reddit, Bluesky and #Mastodon — to introduce age verification, by classifying them as pornographic websites.

French measures forcing porn sites to verify their users’ ages came into effect on June 7, prompting the world’s largest porn website, Pornhub, to stop operating in France. Demand for virtual private network services, which allow users to trick websites into thinking they are in a different location, immediately surged.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/

As their popularity surges, European far-right parties stage rally in France
Speeches from prominent politicians featured attacks on the European Union and migration policies, as they seek to rally French voters ahead of presidential elections. ⌘ Read more

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz wins French Open final
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the French Open final, retaining the title for a second straight year. ⌘ Read more

Gauff dedicates French Open win to ‘Americans who look like me’
Coco Gauff continues a spectacular season for American women at the grand slams, battling from a set down to topple world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final. ⌘ Read more

Cat saved by French firemen from a building fire ⌘ Read more

Sinner beats Djokovic to set up French Open final against Alcaraz
World number one Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final after defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. ⌘ Read more

Gauff ends Boisson’s dream run to reach French Open final
Coco Gauff ends Lois Boisson’s dream run at the French Open, advancing to the final where she will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka. ⌘ Read more

Djokovic to face Sinner in blockbuster French Open clash
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic keeps up his quest for a record-breaking 25th major singles title, advancing to the French Open semifinals where he will face top seed Jannik Sinner. ⌘ Read more

‘Something new to me’: Kasatkina praises Aussie fans after French Open exit
Australia’s Daria Kasatkina bows out of the French Open but pays tribute to her new Aussie fans. ⌘ Read more

Alcaraz applauded for sportsmanship after handing Shelton a point
Carlos Alcaraz hands a point to opponent Ben Shelton after admitting his hands came off his racquet during a rally. ⌘ Read more

m2049r releases Monerujo v4.1.6 with Exolix fixes
m2049r1 has released Monerujo2 patch version 4.1.63 with minor fixes - including for the Exolix 4 exchange integration - and various other changes and updates:

Minimum weblate requirements
Add Arabic Translation
Updated Swedish translation
Update Turkish and French translations
fix toolbar under notification bar
make node parsing and formatting ipv6-friendly
Update default nodes
update exolix ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/monerujo-v4.1.6-released-exolix-fixes/)

Apple Intelligence Support for Eight Additional Languages Arriving April
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call that Apple Intelligence will soon support eight additional languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.

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nisaba proposes bounty for PrestaShop XMR ‘payment integration’
nisaba1 has proposed a bounty2 for developing a Monero payment integration for the PrestaShop3 e-commerce platform:

Prestashop is an ecommerce platform to have about 1% global market share, but about 9% in french area.

Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)

• code is open-sourced
  
• live example that can be tested
  
• assume one round of feedback and improvement
  
• ability to co … ⌘ Read more

Report: Apple to Stop Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in EU This Month
Apple plans to stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE in European Union countries later this month, to comply with a regulation that will soon require newly-sold smartphones with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in those countries, according to [French blog iGeneration](https://www.igen. … ⌘ Read more

Apple Podcasts App Rolling Out Transcriptions in These 8 Additional Languages Starting Today
Apple has announced that transcriptions in the Apple Podcasts app will be available in eight additional languages starting today, according to Dutch website iCulture.nl. The transcripts were previously only available for podcasts spoken in English, French, German, and Spanish since the feature [launched as part of iOS 17.4](https://www.mac … ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net and I saw some conspiracy theory that he knew he was going to be arrested. He was working with French intelligence on a plea deal to defect. And now Russia is freaking out that Ukraine allies can have war comms access.

Yikes! If only they had salty.im!

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/24/telegram-app-founder-pavel-durov-arrested-at-french-airport

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41341353

Points: 508

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Apple Says Future iPads Could Feature Landscape Apple Logo
French website Numerama interviewed three senior Apple employees about the new iPad Pro models that launched earlier this month. While the discussion did not reveal many new details, it did mention one potential change for future iPads.

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Ella French shooting trial: Jury selection begins in fatal shooting of Chicago officer
Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Ella French. FOX 32’s Nate Rodgers was at the courthouse with what we can expect this week. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine needs ‘stable aid just to defend itself’
With French President Emmanuel Macron is due to host European leaders Monday for a conference aimed at strengthening Western support for Ukraine, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative Peter Zalmayev tells France 24 that Kyiv requires timely and stable deliveries of aid just to defend the territory it already controls amid a renewed Russian onslaught. ⌘ Read more

Aussie bloke gets bitten on the tongue by turtle in Bali
A not so smart Aussie lad has tried to french kiss a snapping turtle to not so surprising results. ⌘ Read more

Web hosting is being moved to Ouvaton, a French co-op and email not sure yet. Might use them or Nubo a Belgian co-op

if anything indicates anything, the french are now to be feared.

Are we talking about space or… the French cuisine? ⌘ Read more

Learning European Languages (Michel Thomas)

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I’ve said on a couple livestreams that the ideal way for an English speaker to begin learning or excel in learning other major European languages (Spanish, French, Italian and German) is to use Michel Thomas’s audiotapes. They can be found for free on Pirate Bay and other sites, but you can also buy them [on his official … ⌘ Read more

Learn Latin

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Latin was the first language I learned and has probably been the most useful. Here I’ll talk about some of the things it’s gotten me and some recommendations for how to learn it well.

Latin, as you probably know is the ancestor of Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, etc. Once you know Latin, it is quite literally downhill learning any of these. In college … ⌘ Read more

Currently imagining Lady Gaga retrieving her French bulldogs the John Wick way.

⌘ https://eli.li/2020/05/25/ti-education-has-announced-that-the-newest-os-for-the-ti-83-premium-ce-the-french-version-of-the-ti

Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: Victor Séjour’s Le Mulâtre https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2020/02/23/mulaitre.html #books #literature #blackhistorymonth #translation #french #announcement

Spotify’s ‘release radar’ seems to use artist name instead of artist ID, which is annoying now that there are mediocre french soundcloud rappers named Devo and Rush

Marvel at Tiny, Perfect Staircases Made by a Secret Society of French Woodworkers - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/compagnons-tiny-staircases-models

The Anglo-Saxon is not American or British but a French alter-ego | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/the-anglo-saxon-is-not-american-or-british-but-a-french-alter-ego