Europe returns into AI headlines as Mistral funding, ASML chip giant partnerships close

Europe made its latest attempt to reclaim AI prominence as France’s Mistral AI closed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) funding round that pushed its valuation past €21 billion on the same day that the continent’s most valuable firm, Dutch equipment maker ASML, unveiled fresh arrangements with chip-manufacturing giants, Samsung and TSMC.  Both moves line up...