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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
Industry

Enterprises buy AI compute faster than they can measure costs

A new VentureBeat Pulse Research survey of 107 enterprises reveals a significant gap between AI infrastructure spending and the ability to track its economics. Most organizations run AI on hyperscalers and model APIs, but the next dollar is aimed at specialized compute they rarely use today. GPU utilization is at 50% or less for 83% of respondents, and fewer than half rigorously track compute costs. A majority plan to switch or add providers within the year.

Jul 166 minNeura News
Funding

SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation five months after last round

SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation in the first close of its Series F round, led by General Atlantic. The round comes roughly five months after the company's $350 million Series E and launch of its SN50 chip. CEO Rodrigo Liang said additional investors are expected in a second close soon. The company also announced that JPMorganChase has selected SambaNova as an inference infrastructure partner, deepening its ties with Intel through a co-development partnership.

Jul 84 minNeura News
AI Models

NVIDIA and LG Group Build AI Factory for Physical AI, Mobility

NVIDIA and LG Group are jointly building an AI factory to accelerate AI-driven businesses across robotics, autonomous driving, data center technologies, and GPU cloud services. The facility will provide LG with accelerated computing infrastructure for training, simulating, and deploying AI applications. The collaboration integrates NVIDIA's full-stack AI factory platform with LG's global leadership in consumer electronics, robotics, mobility components, smart spaces, and data center technologies.

Jun 85 minNeura News
AI Models

NVIDIA and Doosan Group Expand Collaboration on AI Factory Infrastructure

NVIDIA and Doosan Group are deepening their partnership across multiple subsidiaries to advance physical AI, robotics, and AI factory infrastructure. The collaboration spans Doosan Robotics, Doosan Bobcat, Doosan Enerbility, and Doosan Corporation Electro-Materials BG, integrating NVIDIA's full-stack accelerated computing platforms with Doosan's industrial automation and power generation expertise.

Jun 74 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