French President Emmanuel Macron called on tech leaders Thursday to invest in France, saying his innovation policies aim to make the country the gateway to Europe. Speaking partly in English in front of CEOs and other tech industry leaders, Macron said "it's because France is changing like crazy that we can say that France is back and you could choose France." "Those who innovate in France, they pay taxes... We are decreasing these taxes. Privacy was another issue Macron raised as a tough new European data protection law comes into effect this week. Microsoft said this week it would apply European data rights to all its clients worldwide.

Source: ABC News May 24, 2018 11:03 UTC