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French A.I. Start-Up Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion as Part of Strategy Shift

French A.I. Start-Up Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion as Part of Strategy Shift
NYT Business Tuesday 08 September 2026, 05:00 UTC By Adam Satariano 1 min read
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A Mistral event in Paris in May. The company, which started making artificial intelligence models in 2023, will now also build data centers and other A.I. infrastructure in Europe.

A Mistral event in Paris in May. The company, which started making artificial intelligence models in 2023, will now also build data centers and other A.I. infrastructure in Europe. [Image text:] HMistral AI ALNOW SUMMIT H stral
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