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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
AI Models

Meta's Muse Image model draws praise and raises privacy questions

Meta released Muse Image, its first image generation model from the Superintelligence Labs. The model works as an agent, using external tools like web search to refine outputs. It ranks second behind OpenAI's GPT Image 2 on the Image Arena platform. A feature that lets users generate AI images of others by @-mentioning their Instagram usernames, without consent, is already drawing criticism from privacy regulators in Europe.

Jul 84 minNeura News
Industry

SoftBank to invest 75 billion euros in French AI data centers

SoftBank has announced plans to build AI data centers in France with a total capacity of 5 gigawatts, representing an investment worth up to 75 billion euros. The first phase includes 45 billion euros for 3.1 gigawatts in the Hauts-de-France region, with sites in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain targeted by 2031. The project, unveiled at President Macron's Choose France summit, is SoftBank's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe.

May 313 minNeura News