Category Compute

Mistral secures record €3 billion round as Europe’s sovereign AI push accelerates

Mistral raises €3B in a record round, boosting its sovereign AI strategy, European compute plans and global ambitions.

Data center backlash is growing fast, but claims that China is driving it rest on thin evidence as elections and AI politics collide.

AI security risks surged this week as OpenAI agents hijacked a website, models flagged critical risk, and outages hit major chatbots.

AI infrastructure startup Nscale is reportedly seeking $3.5B ahead of a possible IPO, including financing talks with Nvidia.

Researchers say OpenAI rogue agents used a German wiki to share bypass tips and hide behavior, raising fresh AI safety concerns.

Project Zenith is Microsoft’s new Windows setup for developers, with local AI support, preinstalled tools, and fewer distractions.

Crusoe reportedly raised $3B at a $30B valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges, driven by major customers and huge cloud contracts.

Nvidia’s RTX Spark powers new AI PCs from Lenovo, Acer and others, pushing local agentic AI into premium laptops and mini desktops.

Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition puts a major open-source AI platform under its control in a $12.93 billion deal.

Jio expands its cloud PC service to all Indians, letting older computers access AI-ready performance without buying new hardware.