Deep Dives — AI
Descartes Underwriting: Doubling Down On Climate Risk As Insurance Industry Retreats
Chief Science Officer Kévin Dedieu: "AI represents between 2-5% of our tech investments. Next year, we’re increasing that by 10%, with more resources dedicated to AI and using it for our core models. The cost of AI is relatively low, but its impact is huge.”
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Growl's AI Boxing Bag Delivers A Knockout Fitness Experience
A pair of French entrepreneurs in Texas have launched Growl, a connected fitness startup that reimagines the traditional boxing bag as an AI-powered, interactive home coach. As the company moves towards commercialization, CEO and co-founder Léo Desrumaux explains the vision.
Europe Needs AI Infrastructure. Cleyrop Wants To Build It
Artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping industries, economies, and global power structures. But while AI models and applications are evolving rapidly, the infrastructure that powers them is struggling to keep up, especially in Europe. The reality is stark: Europe is falling behind in AI-ready infrastructure. Unlike the
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🤖 La Machine #23: Silicon Valley's Protectionist AI Pivot Embraces Europe's Playbook 🤖
Mistral says no no no IPO; Meta AI invades Europe; Frenchies take a stand against data centers.
French Tech Funding Wire March 21: Dalma, Galam Robotics, Siteflow & More!
Startups that raised from March 1 7 to March 21 also include: Extracadabbra, Spring, Aletiq, Valuesed, Flagcat, Evera, OpenStone, Sharesub, and TheraPPI Bioscience.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Spy Games Feature Honeypots And Unicorns
Rippling asks: What's the Deel?; Descartes explains its climate risk philosophy; and the battle to protect the startup ecosystem from budget cuts rages on.
Stealth AI Founders Of France: March Edition
What lurks behind 6 mysterious "Stealth" LinkedIn profiles? Our paid subscribers will know.