Who hasn’t found themselves stuck, outside the home, at the most inconvenient times possible, with a dead phone? Forget juicing up if you don’t have your own charger on hand.  The chance of borrowing one from anyone in close proximity is unlikely, as even smartphones made by the same manufacturer often require different chargers. Read more

It is an all too familiar story.  European software companies grow to a certain size but have trouble scaling and are eventually bought by foreign, typically U.S. companies, leaving Europe with a dearth of global champions in a sector that is at the very core of the IT sector. But a French decree passed in late February aims to change the future direction of the European software industry.

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