https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/08/macron-claims-deal-to-end-digital-service-tax-fight-with-the-us/ > The United States and France have reached a deal over the taxation of digital services, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a Monday news conference alongside US President Donald Trump. But later in the same conference, Trump pointedly declined to confirm that a deal had been reached—leaving the state of the negotiations unclear. > "We have reached a very good agreement," Macron said, speaking through a translator.