Early Quantum Startups Emerge in France
Quantum startups begin appearing in France in the mid-to-late 2010s as research translates into early commercial efforts in computing and communication.
AI Research and Momentum Build Through the 2010s
France strengthens its AI position through sustained research output, startup activity, and corporate programs that align in the mid-2010s.
AI Momentum Accelerates in the Paris Ecosystem
Paris builds AI strength through research, startups, and corporate programs that compound through the mid-2010s and beyond.
Xiaomi Is Now Worth $45 Billion and Owns a Piece of 100 Companies You’ve Never Heard Of
Forty-five billion dollars. A five-year-old company that openly sells its phones at close to cost is now the most valuable private startup…
Databricks: The First Product Arrives and the Cloud Bet Begins
A year after taking Andreessen Horowitz’s money, Databricks finally has something to show. At the Spark Summit, the company unveils its first…
The BBK Shadow: What the OPPO Relationship Really Meant From Day One
BBK Electronics was present in OnePlus from day one as its only institutional shareholder. The community that rallied behind OnePlus as a…
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Ubisoft Pushes Further Into China With Top Titles For PlayStation 4
SHANGHAI — December 11, 2014 — Today during Sony’s PlayStation Press Conference China, Ubisoft announced plans to release a number of titles…
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RABBIDS WINS THEMED ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
“The Time Machine” Theme Park Ride Takes Top Honors PARIS – November 25, 2014 – Ubisoft® is proud to announce that the…
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UBISOFT REPORTS FIRST-HALF 2014-15 SALES AND EARNINGS FIGURES
Higher-than-expected first-half performance – Sales: €484 million – Non-IFRS operating income: €24 million § Targets for full-year 2014-15 and 2015-16…
Snowflake Emerges From Stealth and the Two-Horse Race Begins
After two years of near-total silence, Snowflake has come out of stealth and revealed what its three Oracle-veteran founders have been quietly…
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Jade Raymond, fondatrice d’Ubisoft Toronto, quitte Ubisoft pour poursuivre de nouvelles opportunités de carrière
Ubisoft nomme Alexandre Parizeau comme nouveau directeur général d’Ubisoft Toronto. Toronto – 20 Octobre 2014 – Aujourd’hui, Ubisoft et Jade Raymond annoncent…
The Invite System: Genius Marketing or Customer Hostility?
The OnePlus invite system was the most effective word-of-mouth marketing in consumer tech history and simultaneously a customer service failure at scale.…
TSMC’s 20nm Node: The Last Planar Process and the Apple A8
TSMC's 20nm node won the Apple A8 but proved planar scaling had stalled: double patterning made it costly with no power win,…
The $2.5 Billion Minecraft Acquisition (2014)
Microsoft's $2.5 billion Minecraft acquisition, announced September 15, 2014, bought the biggest game on earth and kept it on every platform. A…
Intel 14nm: The First Crack in the Metronome
Intel 14nm arrived late in Broadwell, the first schedule slip in a decade. The node was still the best in the world,…