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Funding

Microsoft and Mistral in Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Deal

Microsoft and Mistral have expanded their strategic partnership with a multi-billion-dollar agreement to build AI infrastructure across Europe. Mistral will deploy thousands of Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, and Microsoft will use that capacity for its cloud and AI services. Mistral's Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 models are now available in Microsoft Foundry, with Medium 3.5 also in Copilot Studio. The deal targets regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, allowing companies to run Mistral models through Azure Local in the cloud, on-premises, or offline. Microsoft President Brad Smith emphasized Europe's need for powerful AI without sacrificing data control.

Jul 213 minNeura News

Funding

Alphabet to raise $80B in stock sale for AI buildout

Alphabet announced plans to raise $80 billion through stock sales to fund AI infrastructure. The company will sell $10 billion in shares to Berkshire Hathaway. Alphabet cited strong demand for AI services exceeding supply, and plans to spend up to $190 billion on capital expenditures this year.

Jun 12 minNeura News

Product Launch

Anthropic Launches AI Services Firm for Claude Adoption

Anthropic teams up with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to start a new company that aids mid-market businesses in using Claude. Backed by General Atlantic, Apollo Global Management, and Sequoia Capital, it offers custom solutions with Anthropic engineers. This follows OpenAI's similar venture and highlights challenges in AI deployment beyond just providing the technology.

May 43 minNeura News

Industry

Anthropic and OpenAI Launch Enterprise AI Ventures

Anthropic revealed a joint venture for enterprise AI services with partners like Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, valued at $1.5 billion. Hours earlier, OpenAI announced plans for The Development Company, raising $4 billion at a $10 billion valuation. Both aim to deploy AI through preferred access to investors' companies and forward-deployed engineers.

May 43 minNeura News

AI Models

AWS Launches OpenAI Models on Bedrock After Microsoft Pact Ends

One day after Microsoft and OpenAI ended their exclusivity agreement, AWS introduced three new OpenAI services on its Bedrock platform as limited previews. These include GPT-5.4, Codex, and Bedrock Managed Agents. The rollout follows a February partnership between Amazon and OpenAI valued at up to $50 billion, resolving earlier legal tensions with Microsoft.

Apr 293 minNeura News