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Krzysztof Mazur listed European companies and technologies from various industries, arguing that Europe still has significant industrial achievements. Among the examples he cited were Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Rolls-Royce cars, Bosch and Siemens automation, ABB robotics, ASML lithography, Airbus A350 aircraft, Ariane 6 rocket, Rafale and Gripen fighters from SAAB, and TRUMPF industrial lasers. He also mentioned, among others, EDF and Schneider in nuclear energy, STMicroelectronics and Infineon in semiconductor manufacturing, Nokia and Ericsson in telecommunications, Siemens Healthineers, Novo Nordisk, BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Roche in medicine, as well as the Galileo and Copernicus systems and ICEYE and OHB satellites. The list also included Thales radars, Naval Group submarines, Rheinmetall artillery systems, Leonardo helicopters, Kongsberg missiles, Vestas and Siemens turbines, and trains from Alstom, Siemens, Newag, and Pesa. Among further examples, he mentioned the Mistral AI language models, Pasqal and IQM quantum computers, Wilk Electronics memory cards, and prototypes for fusion reactors from Proxima Fusion. Mazur wrote that Europe should regain its technological pride. He assessed that the continent missed the digital revolution but still has excellent companies and technologies. #technologia #innowacje #przemysł (translated)

Number 34 wrote that he has been faithfully supporting Sparta Prague since he was four or five years old, which makes it more than 36 years. He reminisced about his first visits to the stadium, Spartak gifts, trips, jerseys, scarves, and season tickets, and mentioned that he started the blog #34. He stated that he took his wife to the stadium within four days of their first date; Sparta then defeated Teplice. He also asked others if they have hobbies they have pursued since childhood. #SpartaPraha #fotbal #záliby (translated)

The head of the French artificial intelligence startup Mistral, Arthur Mensch, stated last year that he did not have the financial capacity to pay the Zucman tax of 2% on high fortunes, while calling for the competitiveness of France to be maintained. #Fiscalité #Impôt #ThomasPiketty (translated)

The Estonian handball cup competitions will begin with a week full of intrigue-filled games, featuring seven teams, including Põlva Serviti, Tallinna Mistra, and Mustamäe KPK, with the first matches played already this week. #käsipall #EestiKarikavõistlused #spordiuudised (translated)

The author indicated that the French company Mistral had unveiled a new model of artificial intelligence, in the hope of returning to the competition against the main players in the sector. https://t.co/8f2kdbXtW0 #IntelligenceArtificielle #Innovation #Technologie #FR (translated)

Artificial intelligence wrote that the sugar tax was abolished in 1993 due to bureaucratic efforts and is now being reintroduced. For this, 1,000 additional officials are needed, the author wrote, comparing the number to the 800 employees of the largest European AI developer Mistral AI, according to his information. #Zuckersteuer #Bürokratie #KI (translated)

Joan Larroumec presented the tensions between France and Germany as a result of increasing competition, particularly in the defense industry. He indicated that Berlin planned military spending of €108 billion in 2026, compared to €57 billion for Paris, and nearly €140 billion in 2027. According to him, Germany was seeking to use these expenditures as a lever for economic transformation, while its historical industrial model was weakened. Larroumec notably cited the decline in German exports to China, which he claimed fell from €106 billion in 2022 to €81 billion in 2025, as well as a reduction of 142,400 jobs in the German automotive industry since 2019. He also wrote that German defense start-ups had received $3.5 billion in investments in 2026, compared to $375 million in France, and that Berlin had concluded a framework agreement with Helsing and Stark that could reach €4.3 billion. He estimated that this strategy heightened rivalries between the two countries and jeopardized their joint programs. He reported that Paris and Berlin acknowledged on June 8 that the SCAF could not be successfully executed, and that the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced Germany's abandonment of the MGCS tank program. He also mentioned competition in drones, artificial intelligence, and space, where, according to him, Germany was seeking to reduce France's position. Finally, Larroumec argued that France's financial difficulties limited its ability to invest in defense and risked weakening its industry. He stated that French and German interests were becoming increasingly misaligned and that this situation could lead to chaotic episodes in Europe. #France #Allemagne #Défense (translated)

Vautrin asserted that the latest news showed, according to him, that the Germans were abandoning France on the "future tank" project. He also criticized Ecosia for having replaced Mistral with Chinese models while criticizing French nuclear power for environmental reasons, and accused the company of deception. He strongly criticized the supporters of the "Franco-German couple," claiming that they were going to become his pet peeve and insulting them. Finally, he called for an end to being lenient towards Germany and letting everything slide. #Europe #politique #France (translated)

The author estimated that the unchallenged repetition by the French media of what he termed the lies of the CEO of Mistral revealed the state of the public sphere. He added that, without independent and quality journalism, impunity, corruption, and mediocrity would continue to prevail. #Journalisme #Médias #Indépendance #FR (translated)

The launch of Mistral Large 4 is an important signal for Europe because it demonstrates that even on our continent, it is possible to develop competitive cutting-edge models at a global level. The most relevant point is the possibility of having an open-weight European model, which businesses and public administrations will be able to implement on their own infrastructures, maintaining greater control over data, security, and the technologies used, instead of depending on the conditions of American or Chinese suppliers. Alessandro Piva, director of the Artificial Intelligence Observatory at the Politecnico di Milano, comments with ANSA on the impact of the choice: "The launch of Mistral Large 4 is an important signal for Europe because it demonstrates that even on our continent, it is possible to develop competitive cutting-edge models at a global level. The most relevant point is the possibility of having an open-weight European model, which businesses and public administrations will be able to implement on their own infrastructures, maintaining greater control over data, security, and the technologies used, instead of depending on the conditions of American or Chinese suppliers." #IntelligenzaArtificiale #MistralLarge4 #EuropaTech (translated)

With the launch of Mistral Large 4, an artificial intelligence developed in France, Europe seeks to assert itself in the global AI landscape, reducing its technological dependence on the United States and China and maintaining control over sensitive data. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #MistralLarge4 #EuropaTech (translated)

Mistral AI has presented its artificial intelligence model, Mistral Large 4, which has over a trillion parameters and will allow companies to run it on their own infrastructures by the end of October, marking Europe's bet to have an alternative to OpenAI and China in the race for artificial intelligence. #InteligenciaArtificial #MistralLarge4 #EuropaIA (translated)