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Meta has introduced Muse, a personal AI agent designed to access user email, calendars, payment systems, health services, and other personal data, marking a major consumer AI initiative for the company.
Ars Technica reports that advertisements running on Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms promoted generative AI applications designed to create non-consensual nude imagery using real photos of teenage girls, with Meta allegedly being slow to remove the offending ads.
ASML has secured commitments from TSMC, Samsung, and Intel to transition to larger photomasks, a modification projected to increase the throughput of its newest EUV lithography systems by 40 percent. Concurrently, Huawei is leading a domestic Chinese initiative with semiconductor equipment manufacturer Yuliangsheng and regional suppliers to develop independent lithography capabilities and reduce reliance on ASML.
Qualcomm has issued warrants allowing Amazon to acquire up to $4 billion of its stock as part of an AI infrastructure agreement, CNBC reports. The deal is tied to Qualcomm's efforts to expand into data center computing alongside dominant providers like Nvidia.
TechCrunch reports that French AI laboratory Mistral has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round, achieving a €21 billion valuation. The investment round was led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe, and PSG Equity.
Mistral AI announced that it has secured €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation exceeding €21 billion. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.
CNBC reports that semiconductor manufacturers TSMC and Samsung have committed to adopting ASML's High NA EUV lithography tools. The foundries are deploying the next-generation chipmaking equipment to produce smaller, more complex semiconductors to meet rising computational demand for artificial intelligence workloads.
Mistral AI has secured 3 billion euros in a Series D financing round, lifting its valuation above 21 billion euros. According to The Decoder, the transaction marks the largest technology funding round in European history, occurring three years after the company's launch.
