My title starts with 'Mistral, the talent…' because yes, it's our French and even European champion. We must support them, particularly by stopping putting obstacles in their way with absurd regulations. But let's be clear-eyed: Mistral still lags behind
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China’s AI Momentum: Path to Surpass US Leadership
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There is now a path for China to surpass the U.S. in AI. Even though the U.S. is still ahead, China has tremendous momentum with its vibrant open-weights model ecosystem and aggressive moves in semiconductor design and manufacturing. In the startup world, we know momentum
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Meter Offers Free Deep Dive Book Copies Before IPO
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The good people at Meter offered to send free hard copies of the Deep Dive to 50 people. Form below. It's a long Deep Dive, but a short book. My hope is that when Meter IPOs in a few years, this will be a cool piece of memorabilia to own.
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Figure Robotics CEO Uses Robot at Home for Household Chores
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Bientôt… Ce robot est déjà au boulot dans la maison du patron de Figure. (l'entreprise derrière ce robot)
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 31 juillet 2025
Fini les corvées pour sa famille 😅 pic.twitter.com/7PIprJ6LeZBientôt… Ce robot est déjà au boulot dans la maison du patron de Figure. (l'entreprise derrière ce robot) Fini les corvées pour sa famille
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STPI CoE Launches 7th Cohort Accelerator for AI Gaming Startups
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STPI IMAGE Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE), Hyderabad, is now inviting applications for its 7th Cohort, a six-month accelerator program designed to nurture startups in the domains of Gaming, Animation, VFX, Computer Vision, and AI. Selected startups will gain access to
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Anthropic Launches Claude Email Features, Seeks $5B at $170B
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Anthropic launched Claude AI on X and introduced the ability to draft and send emails, messages, and calendar invites directly from its iOS and Android apps
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 31 juillet 2025
The company is also reportedly in talks to raise $5B at a $170B valuationpic.twitter.com/cKfESlcnO4Anthropic launched Claude AI on X and introduced the ability to draft and send emails, messages, and calendar invites directly from its iOS and Android apps The company is also reportedly in talks to raise $5B at a $170B valuation
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Fable Launches Showrunner: Netflix-Style AI Animation Platform
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Fable just introduced Showrunner, the Netflix of AI, with the backing of Amazon
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 31 juillet 2025
It enables users to generate playable animated shows through text prompts, steering narratives within established worlds
They can even upload themselves as characterspic.twitter.com/U5AjROFedjFable just introduced Showrunner, the Netflix of AI, with the backing of Amazon It enables users to generate playable animated shows through text prompts, steering narratives within established worlds They can even upload themselves as characters
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Sustainable Software Development Practices Beyond Rapid Prototyping
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If you care about building products people want you should care about being able to continue to develop them past the point where vibe coding alone can't carry you any further
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AI Saves Small Businesses: Mindbody Wellness Brands Strategy
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Could AI Save Small Businesses? Mindbody Makes a Case to Wellness Brands #AI #AIio #AIInnovation #ML #DataScience #Futureofwork @Scobleizer @AndrewYNg @drfeifei @KirkDBorne @fchollet @rowancheung @antgrasso http://
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Europe Regulates AI While United States Dominates Innovation
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My op-ed in @Valeurs Europe celebrates its AI Act while the United States builds super AI @MistralAI has talent. But without an ecosystem and industrial vision, genius is suffocated