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LinkedIn is rolling out in French its new tool Hiring Assistant, an AI agent designed for recruiters. The goal: help HR teams identify qualified candidates faster in a market where talent shortages remain the top challenge cited by hiring professionals. Temps de lecture : 3 minutes In France, 63% of recruiters say a lack of qualified candidates is their main difficulty, while 46% struggle to differentiate applications based on CVs. To address this, LinkedIn is launching Hiring Assistant in French.

Expected for several months, the third phase of the Tibi Initiative is now official. France’s Ministry of the Economy has announced that it has secured €13 billion in commitments from institutional investors, with a target of €15 billion by the end of the year.

FROM VIVATECH – In the aisles of the Paris tech fair, some innovations truly stand out. Here is a selection of the most unusual technologies spotted at Porte de Versailles among nearly 15,000 startups exhibiting until Saturday. Temps de lecture : 3 minutes From sweat-analyzing sports patches to 3D-printed artificial bone implants, VivaTech showcased a wide range of surprising breakthroughs.

On the Executive Arena stage on Wednesday morning, Bpifrance Le Hub brought together a high-profile trio: Peter Koerte, CTO of Siemens, Yannick Marin, head of central innovation at Airbus, and Chris Bush, Executive Director of the Institute for Business Innovation at UC Berkeley. The goal: one hour to answer a question that preoccupies business leaders—how can innovation truly become a driver of business performance?

This Thursday, June 18, Emmanuel Macron will speak at VivaTech one last time in his role as head of state. The occasion offers players in France’s tech ecosystem an opportunity to assess his efforts in support of the “Startup Nation.” Temps de lecture : 4 minutes For Emmanuel Macron, it is time for his final appearance at VivaTech as President of the Republic.

FROM VIVATECH – The first edition of the “VivaTech Bloomberg Awards” took place on Thursday, June 18, on the main stage of the Paris tech conference. Discover the winners. Temps de lecture : 3 minutes A fast-paced ceremony with prestigious winners. That is perhaps the best way to summarize the first edition of the VivaTech Bloomberg Awards, held at the end of the day on the main stage of the Paris event on Thursday, June 18.

Equity, bank debt, working capital financing, business angels, customers: in a more selective market, founders must learn how to combine the right financing tools at the right time. During a panel discussion organized alongside VivaTech by Founders Future and Banque des Startups by LCL, investors, entrepreneurs, and financing specialists shared their advice on avoiding the most common mistakes.

For four days, Paris became the global capital of tech. As every year, Maddyness covered the Paris-based trade show. Now it is time to take stock of this 2026 edition. Temps de lecture : 7 minutes AI, sovereignty, robots, heat, and record-breaking attendance — this was the high-energy mix with which VivaTech celebrated its first decade.

OVHcloud is stepping up its ambitions in artificial intelligence through a series of acquisitions. Its latest move is the planned acquisition of voice AI startup Gladia. Temps de lecture : 2 minutes OVHcloud is stepping up its ambitions in artificial intelligence through a series of acquisitions. Its latest move is the planned acquisition of voice AI startup Gladia. OVHcloud is accelerating its push into AI.

France’s domestic intelligence service (DGSI) is ending its reliance on Palantir, whose co-founder Peter Thiel is a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. Temps de lecture : 4 minutes As part of a broader push to strengthen France’s technological sovereignty, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday additional investments in artificial intelligence and a strategic shift away from U.S. software provider Palantir in favor of a French alternative.