Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup focused on compressing large language models, has launched the CompactifAI app and a self‑serve API portal. The app lets users run a tiny, locally stored model called Gilda on compatible devices, routing to cloud‑based models when hardware limits are reached. The new API gives developers direct access to the compressed models without using third‑party marketplaces. Multiverse cites privacy, resilience and lower compute costs as key benefits, and already counts the Bank of Canada, Bosch and Iberdrola among its more than 100 global customers. The company, fresh from a $215 million Series B, is reportedly preparing another large funding round. Read more →

Mistral, the French AI startup, unveiled Forge, a platform that enables enterprises and governments to train custom AI models using their own data. Announced at Nvidia's GTC conference, Forge offers a library of open-weight models, including the new Mistral Small 4, and provides forward‑deployed engineers to guide customers through data preparation, evaluation, and infrastructure choices. Early partners such as Ericsson, the European Space Agency, Reply, and Singapore’s DSO and HTX are already testing the service. Mistral aims to address the gap where off‑the‑shelf models trained on internet data fail to understand specific business contexts, positioning itself as a serious contender against OpenAI and Anthropic in the enterprise market. Read more →

OpenAI has entered a partnership with Amazon Web Services to deliver its artificial‑intelligence products to U.S. government agencies. The deal leverages AWS’s GovCloud and Classified Regions, allowing OpenAI models to be used for both classified and unclassified workloads. While AWS will distribute the technology, OpenAI retains control over which models are offered and can impose additional safeguards for sensitive deployments. The arrangement builds on OpenAI’s recent Pentagon contract and positions the company to serve a broader range of federal customers through Amazon’s existing cloud infrastructure. Read more →