A new open-weights AI coding model is closing in on proprietary options

On Tuesday, French AI startup Mistral AI released Devstral 2, a 123 billion parameter open-weights coding model designed to ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Mistral’s Three Founders Become First AI Billionaires in France

The three founders of Mistral AI emerged as France’s first artificial intelligence billionaires after a funding round valued the tech firm at €11.7 billion ($13.7 billion). Arthur Mensch, the ...
The New York Times

Two Leading European Tech Firms Strike an A.I. Partnership

ASML, the Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, is investing about $1.5 billion in Mistral, the French A.I. start-up. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London Two of Europe’s leading technology ...
9to5Mac

Apple still debating Mistral and Perplexity M&A amid looming Google Search shakeup

Rumors of Apple considering a Perplexity acquisition refuse to cease. Meanwhile, another AI firm continues to be part of the conversation. Both are mentioned in a new report that paints a picture of ...
Reuters

Mistral in talks with VC firms, MGX to raise funds at $10 billion valuation, FT reports

Aug 1 (Reuters) - French artificial intelligence startup Mistral is in talks with investors, venture capital firms and Abu Dhabi's MGX to raise $1 billion at a valuation of $10 billion, the Financial ...
Forbes

Mistral AI’s Environmental Audit Puts Spotlight On AI’s Hidden Costs

Mistral AI has quantified the environmental price of artificial intelligence with unprecedented transparency, releasing what appears to be the first comprehensive lifecycle assessment of a large ...
Ars Technica

Mistral’s new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet

Despite concerns over the environmental impacts of AI models, it’s surprisingly hard to find precise, reliable data on the CO 2 emissions and water use for many major large language models. French ...
Tech.co

Mistral’s New AI Audio Model “Voxtral” Is Open Source

French AI startup Mistral has just launched its latest model. This one’s audio-based, and open source as well. Voxtral is Mistral’s very first family of audio models. It’s positioned as a B2B service, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Mistral in Talks With MGX, Others to Raise Up to $1 Billion

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is in talks to raise as much as $1 billion in equity from several investors including Abu Dhabi fund MGX, according to people familiar with the matter ...
Business Insider

Mistral AI CEO says AI's biggest threat is people getting lazy

Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch says warnings about AI's impact on white-collar workers are overblown. He says the biggest risk AI poses to humans is "deskilling." Mensch said humans needed to remain ...
InfoQ

Mistral AI Releases Magistral, Its First Reasoning-Focused Language Model

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...
Reuters

France's Mistral launches Europe's first AI reasoning model

PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, which uses logical thinking to create a response, as it tries to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals at ...