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.
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Maxence Fabrion
22.06.2026
Following SoftBank’s commitment to invest €45 billion in the construction of three data centers in the region by 2031, the Hauts-de-France region is betting heavily on artificial intelligence. Its president, Xavier Bertrand, is convinced of the territory’s potential.
21.06.2026
FROM VIVATECH – Robots are out in force at VivaTech this year. But European companies are struggling to distinguish themselves amid the growing presence of Chinese robotics firms across the continent.
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Maddyness avec AFP
19.06.2026
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. This new funding pool is designed to channel a significant share of private savings into deeptech, critical infrastructure, and dual-use technologies, as Europe seeks to accelerate its technological development and compete more effectively with the United States and China.
19.06.2026
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.
19.06.2026
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.
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Maxence Fabrion
19.06.2026
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?
18.06.2026
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.
18.06.2026
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.
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Maddyness avec AFP
18.06.2026
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.”
18.06.2026
FROM VIVATECH – The star attraction of VivaTech 2026, Jeff Bezos took to the main stage of the Paris tech conference to discuss space exploration, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship. He was joined by Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp and former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino.
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Maxence Fabrion
17.06.2026
Aive is launching a platform that transforms every video into an indexable, understandable, and citable source of knowledge for AI agents such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. In this context, the company is leveraging Nvidia’s open-source Nemotron models.
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Maxence Fabrion
17.06.2026
VivaTech opened its doors on Wednesday, June 17, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris. The event is expected to welcome 180,000 participants, including high-profile figures such as Jeff Bezos and Emmanuel Macron.
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Maddyness avec AFP
17.06.2026
FROM VIVATECH – French AI star Yann LeCun took the stage at the Paris tech conference to share his perspective on the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
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Maddyness avec AFP
17.06.2026
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