Top Tech News Today, September 8, 2026: ASML, Google, Intel, Mistral, OpenAI, Xiaomi & More - Tech Startups

• Leopold Aschenbrenner positioned himself as a prophet of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by claiming to possess rare situational awareness of the technology's future. • His assertions of insight into AI development led investors to lose billions of dollars.

• OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, a new model capable of operating desktop applications with expert skill. • ChatGPT advertising revenue has reached a run rate of 1 billion dollars.

• Mistral AI raised $4.4 billion in a funding round led by Samsung. • The investment places the company at a total valuation of $31 billion.

• Paris-based AI company Mistral raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round led by Samsung. • The investment gives the model maker a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion.

• French company Mistral AI raised 3 billion euros in a Series D funding round today. • This investment marks the largest equity round ever raised by a European tech company and brings the firm's valuation to 21 billion euros.

• French AI company Mistral raised $3.5 billion in a Series D funding round led by Samsung Electronics. • The investment pushed the company's valuation to approximately $24 billion, with additional backing from PSG Equity and the EU-backed Scaleup Europe Fund.

• Mistral raised €3bn in a funding round led by Samsung, marking the largest private-tech fundraising event in European history. • The investment increases the company's valuation to €21bn, up from approximately €12bn one year ago.

• French AI company Mistral raised €3 billion in a funding round backed by Samsung to develop sovereign, open-weight AI systems. • The funding round sets a European record, though the company's €21 billion valuation still trails its American competitors.

• Mistral AI raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round to develop sovereign, open-weight artificial intelligence for European enterprises. • The funding supports the creation of AI models that allow companies to maintain control over their own data and infrastructure.

• French AI startup Mistral raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities. • This investment pushes the company's post-money valuation, or its estimated market value after the investment, to more than €21 billion.

• Samsung Electronics led a 3 billion euro Series D funding round for the French startup Mistral AI. • This investment values the AI company at more than 21 billion euros.