THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mistral - The Untold Story

As the US and China race ahead in AI, France carves its own path with Nvidia’s help

Nvidia bets almost $10 billion in Europe as Paris pushes for AI sovereignty.

Euronews · Oct 14

Which European countries are winning the tech funding race?

Investment in European tech startups is rebounding after a slow summer, but remains unevenly spread with the UK capturing almost half of all funding, according to figures from tech.eu.

Euronews · Oct 9

Samsung Is Heading For Another Record Quarter. Its Chip Business Is Doing The Heavy Lifting.

Samsung will release its full results on Oct. 29. Investors will get a detailed breakdown of how its semiconductor and consumer businesses performed.

International Business Times · Oct 8

Firefox teams with Mistral for AI browsing

Mozilla's web browser Firefox unveiled Wednesday an AI assistant powered by the the French start-up Mistral, promising strict privacy protections as worries grow about artificial intelligence's capabilities. "We are bringing privacy, control and choice to AI-powered web browsing," Mistral chief executive Arthur Mensch said in a statement.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Mistral AI raises record €3 billion in Samsung-led funding round

French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling its valuation to more than €21 billion in what the company says is the largest equity fundraising ever completed by a European technology firm.

Euronews · Sep 8

French AI startup Mistral valued at over 21 billion euros after latest funding

French AI company Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the startup at over 21 billion euros. While still an upstart compared to the AI giants OpenAI or Anthropic, Mistral says it is carving…

France 24 · Sep 8

French AI company Mistral hits $24 billion valuation in funding round

Mistral said that the round was jointly led by existing investor PSG Equity, along with South Korea's Samsung Electronics and the EU-backed Scaleup Europe Fund, which both invested ‌in it for ⁠the ⁠first time.

The Economic Times · Sep 8

If Europe's AI sovereignty relies on Mistral, 'we're doomed': French finance minister

European sovereignty in artificial intelligence (AI) cannot depend on a single startup like Mistral, France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure warned on Wednesday, amid tensions between the United States and China over the technology's development. about the possibility that Mistral might abandon developing state-of-the-art AI models to become primarily a provider…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Europe’s AI sovereignty is under threat. Could Mistral be the answer?

After Washington cut off access to a top U.S. model, Mistral’s push for sovereign AI looks more appealing than ever. But Europe’s AI champion is still chasing the frontier—and relying on American tech to get there.

Fortune · Aug 5

Microsoft Just Posted the Largest One-Day Market Cap Gain in U.S. History. More Gains Are Likely Still Ahead.

Microsoft added roughly $450 billion, after shares surged 15.51% on July 30 following a solid fiscal fourth-quarter print that showed Azure growth accelerating to 30%.

Barchart · Aug 3