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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

OpenAI names GPT-5.6 preferred model for Microsoft Copilot

OpenAI announced Thursday that its new GPT-5.6 model will become the preferred AI model for Microsoft's 365 Copilot. The move comes after reports that Microsoft was increasingly using its own in-house MAI models in apps like Word and Excel to cut costs. OpenAI's announcement aims to signal that the partnership remains strong, though it does not negate the earlier reporting about Microsoft's cost-cutting efforts.

Jul 102 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 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
AI Tools

Anthropic releases open-source framework for AI vulnerability discovery

Anthropic has released an open-source reference implementation for autonomous vulnerability discovery and remediation using Claude. The framework includes skills for threat modeling, static scanning, triage, patching, and an autonomous pipeline designed for finding C/C++ memory vulnerabilities. It is based on learnings from partnerships with security teams and is intended as a starting point for building custom vulnerability finding pipelines.

Jun 45 minNeura News