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But the rise of DeepSeek suggests European leading firms like France's Mistral, Germany's Aleph Alpha and many other, smaller ventures could also gain ground in the AI race — perhaps even on the cheap. “This shows that the race for AI is far from being over,” European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on Tuesday in Brussels.

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French AI startup Mistral, dubbed Europe's OpenAI, plans an IPO, not a sale, as it expands globally with over €1 billion raised since 2023.

French AI startup Mistral unveils a breakthrough 24B parameter language model that matches the performance of models three times its size, challenging tech giants with faster speeds and lower computing costs while targeting enterprise deployments.

While the EU is implementing sweeping rules to ensure user safety and accountability, U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling back protections and giving more influence to the tech industry.

Plus, French AI pioneer Mistral weighs its future as DeepSeek changes the game and the lucrative business of airline loyalty programmes

Europe needs it the most,” SAP CEO Christian Klein said in response to the U.S.’ Stargate Project — a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure.

OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.

The Chinese AI model will have to provide information on the processing of EU data after politicians, NGOs and researchers expressed concerns about the safety of Europeans.

Nvidia stock rose in Europe on Wednesday, suggesting shares in the company at the heart of the artificial intelligence markets boom may recover further after a steep drop this week triggered by the rise of China's DeepSeek AI tool.