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Apple's iMessage, Microsoft's Bing escape EU rules
Apple's iMessage, Microsoft's Bing escape EU rules
Technology
by  AFP

Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The European Commission at the same time launched probes to consider whether Apple's messaging service iMessage, Microsoft's Bing, and Microsoft's browser Edge and advertising service should also be included.

France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding
France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding
Economy
by  AFP

The scaffolding around the spire of Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral has begun to come down, the authority charged with restoring the monument after a devastating 2019 fire said on Tuesday. In December, the cathedral regained its great cross, and got a new golden rooster to replace the old one that was destroyed in the April 15, 2019 fire.