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🎥 Live from the heart of #VivaTech, it's time for your daily dose of tech news. Where will it take us today? Follow along 👇

Bernard Arnault, Chairman & CEO of LVMH, crowned the winner of the #LVMHInnovation Award, FancyTech, at #VivaTech ✨🏆 "The reasons for startup success align closely with our values. First, creativity. Second, quality—products, even tech, must work well. We've seen many startups with great ideas fail due to poor execution. Third, make things work with a true enterprise spirit. Finally, give meaning to what you do.” Embracing these core values propels startups from vision to victory. Here's to innovation, excellence, and meaningful impact! 🚀

Traveling back to our vibrant international pavilions! 🌍 From every corner of the globe to #VivaTech in Paris 🇫🇷 Japan, UK, Canada, Italy, Germany, Taiwan... We brought together the world's most innovative tech ecosystems all under one roof. Where did you join us from? 🚀

🧑⚖️Nicolas Santi-Weil, CEO of AMI PARIS, took on the case against luxury slowdown at #VivaTech: "There is no boundary between offline & online... brands that view them as the same channels are the most successful.”

📰 #WeeklyTechNews 👇 🤖 Anthropic has launched a program to fund advanced benchmarks for evaluating AI models, including its own Claude. The initiative highlights the need for high-quality, safety-relevant evaluations in the fast-evolving AI field. 🏦 Revolut reported a record profit of $545M for 2023, doubling revenues to $2.2B, a 95% increase from the previous year, as it hints at plans for IPO. New customers, higher interest rates, and expanded high-margin revenue streams drove growth. 🧵 Meta’s Threads has hit 175M users as it nears its one-year mark. Launched as a rival to Elon Musk's X, Threads has grown steadily since its debut, and executives are now considering ads to boost revenue. 🇫🇷 Kyutai, a French AI lab backed by billionaire Xavier Niel, former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, and CMA CGM CEO, Rodolphe SAADE, unveiled its new voice assistant, Moshi, capable of expressing 70 emotions. Founded last year, the non-profit group plans to release the models and research as open-source, highlighting Europe's potential in AI development. 🚀 The EU plans to formally warn X (formerly Twitter) for not addressing dangerous content under the Digital Services Act (DSA). X could face fines of up to 6% of its global revenue if found in violation, as part of a broader EU crackdown on tech firms to ensure compliance with the DSA, which mandates content moderation, user privacy protection, and public risk management. #VivaTech

Serena Williams captivated the audience at #VivaTech, highlighting the synergy between sports and business: "The right type of athletes make very good business people and entrepreneurs…" 🎾 The Williams sisters are living icons, proving that consistency, discipline, and dedication drive success both on the court and off, in a boardroom 🏆

In a bold move to boost productivity and employment, Greece has become the first EU country to implement a six-day working week for certain sectors starting July 1, allowing employees to work up to 48 hours a week 📈 While the government calls this measure "worker-friendly" to curb undeclared labor, critics say it’s a step back for a workforce already clocking the longest hours in the EU. With the global trend leaning towards shorter workweeks, including successful trials of the four-day week, opinions are divided.

How can we shape the future of connectivity with innovation and AI? 🌐 Hiroshi Mickey Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, took to the #VivaTech stage: “We unlocked this vendor lock-in of mobile companies, which will lead to more affordable, high-speed, high-quality, unlimited data access worldwide.”

We’re stepping into the future this #InternationalRobotDay with game-changing innovations shaping a better world for all, that came to #VivaTech! 🤖🌎 🔍 Boston Dynamics’ ‘Spot’ robot enhances workplace safety by dynamically monitoring routine operations, assessing site health, and identifying potentially hazardous situations, thus ensuring the safety of human workers. 💼 Orylab's robot avatars, OriHime and OriHime-D, redefine accessibility in hospitality by enabling disabled workers to achieve financial independence and social interaction through remote work opportunities at the 'Avatar Robot Cafe Dawn'. 🏥 United Robotics Group’s ‘Pepper’ revolutionizes patient care in healthcare settings by providing optimized interaction, entertainment, and companionship, alleviating the strain on healthcare workers and enhancing the overall patient experience.

Charting FemTech's growth with Audrey Tsang, CEO of Clue, at #VivaTech 🌎 "There is an immense gender health gap, and behind that is a gender data gap. A McKinsey & Company report recently found that women spend 25% more of their lifetime in poor health than men, largely because pathologies are undiagnosed or underdiagnosed. If we aim to close this gap, we need to add a trillion dollars to the global economy by 2030.” The key question is: How can we harness #FemTech innovations to address these disparities and effectively foster meaningful change? 🩺