
Pulse Daily — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Mistral closed the largest-ever European tech equity round at €3B led by Samsung, China unveiled a plan to quadruple its AI compute to 9,800 eflops by 2030, Google overhauled European Search under EU antitrust pressure, a zero-click WeChat worm built with AI assistance alarmed cybersecurity researchers, and an NYU-Anthropic team used Claude to help verify a landmark proof of the 3D Euler blowup conjecture—amid a day of sweeping capital, geopolitical, and scientific AI developments. Stories: Mistral Closes €3B Series D at €21B Valuation — Samsung Leads, EU Funds…
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