The French government has teamed up with tech giant Microsoft to create a "digital twin" of the newly restored Notre-Dame.

Yves Ubelmann declined to digitize Notre Dame. Months later, it burned. Now, with Microsoft’s backing, his startup Iconem is building a photorealistic “digital twin” of ...

Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati and Iconem CEO Yves Ubelmann at French Culture ministry in Paris, France, 21 July 2025 ...