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Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. It is reportedly in the process of raising another round that would value it at $14 billion, up from about $6 billion in June, 2024. While Mistral AI describes itself as “the world’s greenest and leading independent AI lab” it is still not as well known as its biggest competitors. “Go and download Le Chat, which is made by Mistral, rather than…
High school history teacher Katharina Matro often pulls materials from the Smithsonian Institution website as she assembles her lessons. She trusts its materials, which don’t require the same level of vetting as other online resources. She uses documents and other primary sources it curates for discussions of topics like genocide and slavery. As the White House presses for changes at the Smithsonian, she’s worried she may not be able to rely on it in the same way. “We don’t want a partisan history,” said Matro, a teacher in Bethesda, Maryland. “We want the history that’s produced by real historians.”Far beyond…
The inaugural Anantara Concorso is set to take place in Rome from April 16-19, 2026.Celebrating ‘la dolce vita’, Anantara Concorso will transform the Eternal City into a glamorous celebration of automotive elegance showcasing an impressive collection of Italian automotive icons. Organized by Anantara Hotels & Resorts, the event will be hosted by Anantara Palazzo Naiadi and UBS as presenting partner with Richard Mille and Lockton. The 2025 inaugural event was postponed due to the passing of Pope Francis, but organizers say next year’s event will be bigger and even more impressive.Confirmed owners in attendance include:1902 FIAT type 12/16hp1938 Lancia Astura…
The 82nd Venice Film Festival may be over, but the conversations on the films that premiered, the things people said, the clothes they wore, and how it affects the Oscar race are still going.Here’s a rundown of the big moments and takeaways from this year’s edition.What won big at the Venice Film Festival?Jim Jarmusch’s quiet film “Father Mother Sister Brother” took the top prize, the Golden Lion. It was a surprise to many who expected that honor to go to “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which ended up with the runner up award, or “No Other Choice.” Aside from Benny…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Penguin” made a splash during Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home eight awards for the “Batman” spin-off’s craft and technical work. The show, which is up for outstanding limited or anthology series at next weekend’s main Primetime Emmy Awards, took awards for hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound editing and sound mixing. Various award winners stressed the importance of behind-the-scenes studio work to the HBO show’s success. “It’s not just me. It’s all of these people, it’s many more in the studio who are really working their hardest to do something very special,”…
History is on the line at the VMAs.The MTV Video Music Awards return Sunday night with more than trophies at stake: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are locked in a high-stakes duel to become the most awarded artist in VMAs history.Lady Gaga tops the 2025 the MTV Video Music Award nominations with 12, ending Swift’s two-year run in the top spot. But it’s the “The Tortured Poets Department” singer and the “Cowboy Carter” star who may make headlines. Currently, both powerhouses are tied for the title of most career total VMAs. Each have 30. They’re also only nominated in the artist…
TORONTO (AP) — For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival.Rian Johnson on Saturday night premiered the third movie in his whodunit series, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Like the previous two movies, “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” Johnson brought a cavalcade of stars to Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre for what was easily the hottest ticket of the festival.“This is my favorite place to be in the world,” said Johnson, recalling the similar TIFF first weekend premieres of his first two mysteries. “Wake Up, Dead Man” is arguably Johnson’s darkest,…
On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons.” Why is a startup that bills itself as the “Netflix of AI,” and that recently raised money from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, talking about remaking a movie that was first released in 1942? Well, the company has built a platform that allows users to create their own cartoons with AI prompts — Fable is starting out with its own intellectual property, but it has ambitions to offer similar capabilities with Hollywood IP. In fact, it’s…
VENICE, Italy (AP) — After 10 days and dozens of red carpet premieres, the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival came to a close Saturday. While cinema is focused on the qualitative, a quantitative look can tell a story of its own. There are, after all, plenty of fascinating figures — beyond the celebrity kind — to be found on the Lido.Here’s a look at this year’s Venice Film Festival, by the numbers.4,580: Films submitted for considerationThat figure includes 1,936 feature films, which cost 200 euros ($234) apiece to submit. To be eligible for selection, a film must have…
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 2025 Venice Film Festival wrapped up with Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” taking the top prize, edging out higher-profile contenders. The film, starring Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett, is a quietly humorous look at family relationships. Valerie Donzelli accepts the best screenplay award for ‘A pied d’oeuvre’ during the awards ceremony of the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP) Valerie Donzelli accepts the best screenplay award for ‘A pied d’oeuvre’ during the awards ceremony of the 82nd edition of…