Using an artificial intelligence computer vision system developed by French IT firm Capgemini, the French tax office (often called “DGFiP” for short) has identified 20,356 residential swimming pools ...

Paris — France's top administrative court on Tuesday blocked a bid to allow the "burkini" at municipal pools in the city of Grenoble, upholding a government challenge against a move that revived ...

They say the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. That seems especially true in France where tax authorities have begun deploying artificial intelligence to snuff out thousands of ...

This story about swimming in Paris is part of How Paris Moves, a series of dispatches about communities and social change in France through the lens of the 2024 Summer Olympics. It’s another Friday ...

An unusual experiment allowed French tax officials to discover thousands of undeclared swimming pools by using artificial intelligence. More than 20,000 hidden pools generated nearly $10M in new ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The French government ...

MARSEILLE, France — One hot evening this summer, Yanis Fatnassi left his home in a gritty northern neighborhood of this Mediterranean city, his swim goggles, bathing suit and swimming cap shoved in ...

As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets. By Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle Reporting ...

Sales of swimming pools are being banned in parts of France as drought conditions continue to grip the country. Pyrénées-Orientales, a department on the Mediterranean coast bordering Spain, will be ...