Paris-based AI startup Mistral raised $830M in its debut debt financing to build Nvidia-powered data centers across Europe; Mistral plans to spend €4B in total (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) Techmeme

Paris-based AI startup Mistral raised $830M in its debut debt financing to build Nvidia-powered data centers across Europe; Mistral plans to spend €4B in total (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra March 30, 2026

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times : Paris-based AI startup Mistral raised $830M…

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A look at Pretext, a new JS library that solves the problem of calculating multi-line text height without touching the DOM, enabling highly dynamic layouts (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog) Techmeme

A look at Pretext, a new JS library that solves the problem of calculating multi-line text height without touching the DOM, enabling highly dynamic layouts (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)

Suyash Mishra March 30, 2026

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog : A look at Pretext, a new JS li…

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Hong Kong-listed AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine and Eli Lilly sign a drug co-development deal worth up to $2.75B, with $115M in upfront payments (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC) Techmeme

Hong Kong-listed AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine and Eli Lilly sign a drug co-development deal worth up to $2.75B, with $115M in upfront payments (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)

Suyash Mishra March 29, 2026

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC : Hong Kong-listed AI drug discovery company Insilico Me…

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An AI-generated TikTok parody of reality series Love Island, called Fruit Love Island, averaged 10M+ views across its first 21 episodes after debuting last week (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal) Techmeme

An AI-generated TikTok parody of reality series Love Island, called Fruit Love Island, averaged 10M+ views across its first 21 episodes after debuting last week (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Suyash Mishra March 29, 2026

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal : An AI-generated TikTok parody of…

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Analysis: while social media rewards sensationalism and inflammatory content, LLMs guide people away from extreme positions and towards expert-aligned stances (John Burn-Murdoch/Financial Times) Techmeme

Analysis: while social media rewards sensationalism and inflammatory content, LLMs guide people away from extreme positions and towards expert-aligned stances (John Burn-Murdoch/Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra March 29, 2026

John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times : Analysis: while social media rewards se…

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A look at some themes at this year's Hill and Valley Forum: embracing government-led industrial policy to onshore manufacturing, AI's unpopularity, and more (Newcomer) Techmeme

A look at some themes at this year's Hill and Valley Forum: embracing government-led industrial policy to onshore manufacturing, AI's unpopularity, and more (Newcomer)

Suyash Mishra March 28, 2026

Newcomer : A look at some themes at this year's Hill and Valley Forum: e…

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Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News) Techmeme

Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Suyash Mishra March 28, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Investment in Austin-based startups gre…

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