Europe AI

Aleph Alpha released Kolibri, an open-weight English-German MoE with 3.46B active parameters and a reported 1M context window for local AI deployment.

Mistral AI has raised €3 billion at a valuation above €21 billion, funding European compute, infrastructure and a sovereignty-focused global strategy.

ChatGPT has been added to the EU’s tougher platform regime alongside Reddit and Roblox, raising new compliance duties for AI and digital services.

Oslo startup Reggy has launched an AI-powered compliance platform, targeting Europe’s regulatory burden while leaving key product and adoption details to be confirmed.

Danish AI infrastructure startup Velatir has raised €5 million six months after launch, targeting companies that want tighter control over AI use.

OpenAI detailed how it is aligning safety, security and transparency work with Europe’s AI rules, signaling how vendors may adapt to the EU AI Act.

Germany’s Soofi S open model claims top fully open English and German benchmark scores, while its creators also disclosed and corrected a test-data leak.

French authorities warned that OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic dominate AI agents, highlighting lock-in risks for enterprise buyers and builders.

The European Commission has published a cybersecurity and AI action plan, highlighting secure AI deployment as a growing policy priority for Europe.

China is reportedly weighing limits on foreign access to advanced AI models, a move that could leave Europe more exposed to both US and Chinese control.

Station F is preparing a second F/ai cohort with more major tech partners as Paris tries to turn early AI startups into revenue-generating companies.

Mistral AI is gaining new attention as Europe pushes AI sovereignty, highlighting its enterprise-heavy strategy, open-weight models, and cloud ambitions.

Canadian AI firm Cohere is acquiring Germany's Aleph Alpha in a deal valuing the combined entity at ~$20B, backed by both governments.