Microsoft partners with French AI trailblazer
Microsoft said Monday it had partnered with French startup Mistral AI, as the software giant seeks to tighten its grip on the emerging technology. The US firm, which has already ploughed billions into ChatGPT maker OpenAI, called Mistral "an innovator and trailblazer" in a statement on Monday. Microsoft said it had sealed a "multi-year partnership" that would allow Mistral to use its pla