Microsoft and Mistral expand AI cooperation, signing a multi-billion dollar European AI infrastructure agreement.

Microsoft and the French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI announced an expansion of their strategic partnership on July 21, reaching a multibillion-dollar agreement to enhance AI computing capabilities in Europe. Under the agreement, Microsoft will utilize Mistral's expanded European GPU infrastructure to support its cloud computing and AI services. The infrastructure will be based on thousands of NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs.