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Mistral, which once aimed for top open models, now leans on being an alternative to Chinese and US labs, says it's on track for $80M in monthly revenue by Dec. (Iain Martin/Forbes)
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How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American
Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

"It turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/04/16/how-frances-mistral-built-a-14-billion-ai…

How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American
Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

📢 FC Bayern ist vorzeitig deutscher Fußball-Meister
Der FC Bayern München ist zum 35. Mal deutscher Fußball-Meister. Der Rekord-Titelträger gewann daheim 4:2 gegen den VfB Stuttgart und ist damit vier Spieltage vor Saisonende nicht mehr von der Tabellenspitze zu verdrängen.
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FC Bayern ist vorzeitig deutscher Fußball-Meister
Der FC Bayern München ist zum 35. Mal deutscher Fußball-Meister. Der Rekord-Titelträger gewann daheim 4:2 gegen den VfB Stuttgart und ist damit vier Spieltage vor Saisonende nicht mehr von der Tabellenspitze zu verdrängen.

Bookmarked: Austrian Academy of Sciences is developing the Ancient Greek AI “Apollo” with Mistral AI and Reply https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/oeaw-entwickelt-altgriechisch-ki-apollo-mit-mistral-1

Austrian Academy of Sciences is developing the Ancient Greek AI “Apollo” with Mistral AI and Reply
Austrian Archaeological Institute Develops Custom AI Model for Hundreds of Thousands of Ancient Papyri and Inscriptions ++ Faßmann: “AI and ancient languages are not a contradiction”

The Masters Of Ceremonies
Are you after your footy fix with a side of good laughs, good people and terrible analysis...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-masters-of-ceremonies/

Reporter Adds to Mystery Behind Why Teams Aren’t Signing Christian Wilkins https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/christian-wilkins-mystery-update/

Bills coach Joe Brady opens up on Sean McDermott's 'devastating' firing: 'I was broken' https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-coach-joe-brady-devastating-sean-mcdermott-firing-i-was-broken

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea
The ship set sail just two months after Kim Jong Un had sent troops to assist with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, end 2024.
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A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea
A Russian ship with an unusual cargo suffered a series of explosions and sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain, a CNN investigation has found.

Lijk uit de kast van Yesilgoz?
Rekenkamer: met duizenden aangiften van ernstige misdrijven gebeurde in 2024 niets https://nos.nl/l/2619197

Rekenkamer: met duizenden aangiften van ernstige misdrijven gebeurde in 2024 niets
Ook heeft de politie volgens de Rekenkamer te weinig zicht op waarom wel of niet op zaken wordt ingezet.

Mistral acquires Vienna-based Emmi AI for an undisclosed sum to boost its industrial offerings in Europe; Emmi raised €15M in Austria's largest round in 2025 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-tra…