Chris O'Brien
Founder and Editor at The French Tech Journal
Founder and Editor at frenchcrossroads.com
Contributor at Sesamers
Journalist in Paris publishing The French Tech Journal newsletter 🇺🇲🇫🇷. Previously @latimes @mercnews @venturebeat. Travel writing @frenchcrossroad
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5 days ago |
frenchtechjournal.com | Chris O'Brien
🗞️ Europe’s €70 Billion Tech Bet: Go Big or Go Broke (Trying to Catch Up with the US). The European Investment Bank is dropping €70 billion into tech companies by 2027, hoping to unlock €250 billion in total investment. The new fun christened “TechEU” wants to take startups from “cool idea” to IPO, focusing on AI, robotics, quantum, and even offshore wind. The goal? Make Europe a tech superpower. The challenge? Compete with the U.S., which still treats “billions” like pocket change.
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5 days ago |
frenchtechjournal.com | Chris O'Brien
Artificial intelligence, particularly AI agents and agentic systems, dominated VivaTech 2025, with over 40% of exhibitors showcasing AI-related innovations. Of course, AI is nothing new at VivaTech. But this year, a significant shift from single-agent applications to multi-agent systems was evident throughout the conference. Industry leaders predicted that 2025 would be "the year of agents," with autonomous AI systems capable of collaborating with each other to solve complex problems.
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5 days ago |
frenchtechjournal.com | Chris O'Brien
The energy landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation. While nuclear power was once considered a relic of the past, it has suddenly become essential to our technological future. At VivaTech 2025, I moderated a discussion on the main stage about how artificial intelligence is reshaping not just energy demand, but the entire nuclear industry itself.
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1 week ago |
frenchtechjournal.com | Chris O'Brien
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1 week ago |
frenchtechjournal.com | Chris O'Brien
Want to reach an audience of more than 30,000 readers each month? The French Tech Journal is the leading English-language media platform covering France's dynamic tech ecosystem. With 31,000 + engaged readers across key global markets and consistently high engagement rates, our sponsorships provide unparalleled access to decision-makers in French tech.
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Wonder what the French equivalent would be?
Xiaoma, a polyglot, was invited to give a speech at a high school for Language Week, and he delivered the entire speech in Gen Alpha slang. https://t.co/NdLCAA8vJE
So, a Frenchie is going to effectively be running @OpenAI! Congrats to @fidjissimo of Sète! (one of my favorite corners of France, btw.)
So excited to be joining @openai and contributing to its mission. Thank you @sama for the opportunity- it will be such a privilege to work with such a talented team on one of the most important and ambitious endeavors in history. I’ll remain CEO of @Instacart for the next few
