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CODE OF POWER
Austria urges Brussels to explore bringing Anthropic to the European Union
TL;DR Austria is proposing that the European Union explore establishing an Anthropic presence within its borders, signalling a paradigm shift:…
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MOBILITY
French mobility platform BLABLACAR is using AI to accelerate its global expansion, but above all, boost its valuation
BlaBlaCar is entering 20 new markets, its first major wave of international expansion in a decade. Artificial intelligence is reducing…
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CODE OF POWER
Will we soon need to show our passport to use AI?
TL;DR The agreement between Anthropic and Washington opens a new chapter: the United States is beginning to intervene directly in…
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AI SHIFT
AI is draining the memory market: APPLE is already preparing for the next shortages
TL;DR After GPUs, a new bottleneck is emerging: memory. AI infrastructure is absorbing a growing share of global DRAM production.…
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FINTECH
Australian fintech AIRWALLEX raises $320 million and opens a new front against STRIPE
The boundary between fintech, banking and software is continuing to fade. With a $320 million funding round valuing the company…
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AI SHIFT
ANTHROPIC hires ORANGE’s AI chief to accelerate its expansion in Europe
The artificial intelligence war is no longer being fought solely in research laboratories or data centres. It is now unfolding…
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INSURTECH
French health insurer ALAN surpasses €1 billion in total funding as PROSUS joins its shareholder base
French scale-up Alan has reportedly raised €480 million from investment group Prosus in a transaction that would value the company…
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IN THE LOOP
AI: what is the “adversarial distillation” that ANTHROPIC accuses ALIBABA of using?
Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase of its geopolitical confrontation. After the battle over semiconductors, data centres and the…
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THE RETAIL RADAR
Advertising: US retail giant WALMART acquires French adtech VIBE for €1.2 billion to step up its challenge to AMAZON
Advertising: Walmart’s push to build a media empire The world’s largest retailer is no longer content just selling products —…
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IN THE ARMY NOW
Defense: German startup STARK, backed by Peter Thiel, raises €500 million
Defense: the rearmament race is increasingly playing out in venture capital boardrooms The German startup Stark, which specializes in attack…
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