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Mistral launches Large 4 public preview ahead of open weights · Google releases EmbeddingGemma 2 for on-device multimodal search · UK backs all 44 healthcare AI regulation recommendations
Mistral released a public API preview of Large 4, a natively multimodal model with roughly one trillion parameters and 49 billion active parameters. It plans to release the weights by month-end while continuing safety testing, giving developers an early route to evaluate the model.
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Google launched the 740-million-parameter EmbeddingGemma 2 under Apache 2.0, mapping text, code, images, audio and video into a shared embedding space. Its modular design supports local search and retrieval on consumer hardware, reducing the need to send personal data to cloud services.
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The UK government accepted all 44 recommendations from its National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare. The MHRA also opened applications for the next AI Airlock phase, supporting a more proportionate, lifecycle-based approach to evaluating AI-enabled medical devices.
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Google Research presented five partner-driven case studies applying Earth AI’s Population Dynamics Foundation Model to global public health. The work targets geographic data gaps and reporting delays that can hinder timely health planning.
Read at Google ResearchGoogle now lets producers export custom Flow Music Spaces as VST3/AU plugins for use in digital audio workstations. Instruments and effects built through natural-language prompts can therefore become part of existing professional music workflows.
Read at GoogleSAP agreed to buy TechWolf and integrate its work-and-skills context graph, AI models and research team into its enterprise offerings. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026 subject to approvals, with the technology intended to support workforce planning and talent decisions.
Read at SAPVinci raised a $250 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, co-led by Advent, Temasek and Xora. The financing will expand its AI-based physics platform beyond its semiconductor starting point, helping engineers evaluate physical behavior while designs can still change.
Read at Advent InternationalFlai announced a $27 million Series A led by Base10 Partners, with participants including Toyota Ventures and First Round Capital. The company says its AI now schedules more than 50,000 monthly appointments across dealership sales and service, illustrating expansion beyond call handling into operational workflows.
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Serval acquired software supply-chain security startup Ensignia and appointed its founder as head of security. The move brings expertise in trusted code and build pipelines into an enterprise AI platform whose agents interact with sensitive customer systems.
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Torch Systems announced $11.5 million in funding, comprising $9.5 million in equity and $2 million in venture debt. It will scale sensing devices and its intelligence platform as it expands from wildfire detection into monitoring equipment, vegetation and environmental risks around outdoor infrastructure.
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