French gendarmerie kicked ass.

They’re going wild recently. (French news)

https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/051125/faut-leur-tirer-dans-la-gueule-la-manifestation-de-sainte-soline-vue-par-les-gendarmes

It’s being looked at.

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/eu-launches-nanoic-pilot-line-to-oversee-development-of-sub-2nm-chips-on-the-continent/

Additional info : initially linked to two complaints about algorithm changes causing political misinformation and allowing holocaust denying comments, the raid is enlarged for allowing and promoting child sexualized contents.

https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html

PostmarketOS, Ubuntu touch. But they are for a few select devices only, and need to mature.

This should be of interest then:

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/eu_open_source_consultation

Careful what you wish for. Macron is very much like Thatcher.