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Macron Champions European Tech Sovereignty as Mistral AI and Nvidia Launch ‘Mistral Compute’

By hosting Mistral Compute’s 18,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in Europe, the project seeks to build local computing power that limits reliance on US hyperscalers.

Emmanuel Macron au salon Vivatech à Paris le 14 juin 2023
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Une tranche de matériau semi-conducteur vue au microscope, le 30 avril 2025 à Séoul

Overview

  • Macron used his VivaTech keynote to frame European technological sovereignty as a strategic imperative in response to geopolitical pressures under President Trump.
  • The Mistral AI-Nvidia partnership unveiled Mistral Compute, a Europe-based cloud platform designed to run critical AI workloads on 18,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.
  • The initiative reflects France’s “cloud de confiance” doctrine aimed at promoting certified local cloud services protected from extraterritorial legal demands.
  • Nearly 80% of business cloud spending in Europe currently flows to American providers, underscoring the urgency of developing indigenous alternatives.
  • VivaTech 2025 attracted 14,000 startups, 3,000 investors and 165,000 expected visitors, highlighting the event’s role in showcasing Europe’s AI and cloud ambitions.