Actualités — 2026-07-04

Alibaba announced a company‑wide ban on Anthropic's programming assistant Claude Code, effective July 10. The Chinese e‑commerce giant labeled the tool high‑risk and directed staff to switch to its proprietary Qoder platform. Anthropic has already restricted Chinese firms and affiliates from accessing its models and has been tightening loopholes that allowed unauthorized use. The move reflects growing tension between AI providers and regulators over data security and model protection in China.Lire la suite

Paris‑based AI firm Mistral AI announced a €1.7 billion Series C round in September 2025, pushing its valuation to €11.7 billion (about $13.8 billion). The round was led by chipmaker ASML and included backers such as DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Lightspeed and Nvidia. The fresh capital will fund the launch of a new open‑weight model, expand the company’s European AI cloud, and accelerate partnerships with hardware and industrial players.Lire la suite