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Meta Platforms is preparing to deploy millions of Nvidia chips across its AI data centers, including standalone Grace CPUs and next-generation Vera Rubin systems. The plan, described by CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a push to deliver “personal superintelligence” globally, could channel a large share of Meta’s projected AI investment—up to $135 billion by 2026—toward Nvidia.

French AI company Mistral plans to invest €1.2 billion to build a 23-megawatt data center in Borlänge, Sweden, together with Sweden’s EcoDataCenter, owned by real estate firm Areim. CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch says the site will support Mistral’s AI models and its cloud service, and marks the start of a broader Nordic expansion.

A Swedish startup is deploying AI inside emergency vehicles to replace older onboard systems and improve how crews receive, interpret, and act on operational information. The move reflects a broader shift in public-safety technology: bringing modern machine learning and real-time data fusion into fleets that still rely on fragmented, legacy software.

Paris prosecutors, backed by France’s national cyber unit and Europol, searched X’s French offices on Tuesday as an investigation launched in January 2025 broadened from alleged algorithmic bias to the company’s Grok chatbot. Authorities are examining claims that Grok generated Holocaust-denial content—illegal in France—and that it can produce sexualized AI images, including of children.

EU regulators are escalating pressure on TikTok, arguing the app’s design nudges children and teens into compulsive use. In a preliminary decision tied to the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission says features like endless scrolling, autoplay and push notifications must be changed, with stronger tools to encourage breaks—especially at night.

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, plans a major increase in AI-related investment in 2026, nearly doubling its annual capital expenditures to expand data center capacity and infrastructure. CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is already seeing AI investments translate into revenue and broad-based growth, underscoring why Alphabet is accelerating spend.