China Wires AI Into Its National Blueprint
Beijing has embedded artificial intelligence into the backbone of its 15th Five-Year Plan, approved in March 2026. The document treats AI not as a single initiative but as infrastructure.
Mistral AI secures $830M funding
French AI company Mistral AI has secured $830 million in debt financing to build a large AI data center near Paris. This marks the company’s first major debt raise and a step toward infrastructure independence.
Germany and Nvidia launch AI partnership
Germany aims to become a leader in artificial intelligence through a new partnership between Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom. During a meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang committed to investing in a sovereign AI infrastructure, including an AI gigafactory and Europe’s first industrial AI cloud by 2026.