Deep Dives — AI
Why Insight Partners Backed AI Simulation Pioneer Cosmo Tech
The deal with the global PE firm provided a welcome boost for a French startup. But it also highlighted the hurdles companies face in raising capital for international scaling.
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VivaTech 2025: Mistral AI Gets Cozy With NVIDIA
CEO Arthur Mensch: “The race is not over. Europe is not late. We just needed the right tools—and now we have them.”
VivaTech 2025: NVIDIA's Jensen Huang On Robots, Quantum Computing, And AI Revolution
The CEO set the tone for the mega-tech conference with his focus on next-generation computing, robotics demos, and major French partnerships in a wide-ranging keynote.
How Constellation Will Challenge Starlink In The Communication Space Race
Constellation Technologies wants to partner with operators to offer space-based internet to help them compete with the SpaceX service.
Diamond Dreams: How DiamFab Plans to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy
A pioneering startup is harnessing synthetic diamonds to revolutionize power electronics. With unmatched thermal and voltage properties, DiamFab aims to outperform silicon carbide, accelerating EVs, renewables, and the global energy transition.
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🤖 La Machine #35: Autonomous AI Agents And The Nuclear Future 🤖
Europe bets €70B on tech sovereignty, France’s cloud and AI firms gear up for scale, and autonomous agents take center stage at VivaTech. Meanwhile, nuclear energy makes an AI-powered comeback, ChatGPT flunks the Bac (again), and regulators race to protect kids from rogue AI bots.
VivaTech 2025: The Rise of Autonomous AI Agents
From copilots to collaborators, multi-agent AI systems took center stage at VivaTech 2025, powering everything from enterprise automation to software engineering. As the industry pivots from hype to impact, agentic platforms promise to redefine work, scale, and trust in the AI era.
Nuclear Power's AI-Driven Renaissance: From Taboo to Essential
As AI accelerates global energy demand and climate change pressure increases, nuclear power is undergoing a revival. While fusion and fission both have their advocates, but are likely to coexist in a carbon-constrained, AI-driven world.
French Tech Funding Wire June 20: Nabla, Animaj, Pelico, & More!
Other startups that raised a round between June 16 and June 20 include: DESKi, Skarlett, Sifflet, Arlequin AI, Fungu'it, Jubilé, La Bourse aux Livres, Base for Music, Angel, Daven, Jockiz, ArcaScience, Alsanor, OLENERGIES, and Descartes Underwriting.