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How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American
https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/04/16/how-frances-mistral-built-a-14-billion-ai-empire-by-not-being-american/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American

Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

Forbes

Amir Khan 22h ago

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Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. Mastodon.cloud was already limited by Fosstodon. We will complete the defederation in 72 hours. Please reach out to accounts you still follow on mastodon.cloud and encourage them to move, while you can still contact them as the defederation will break your follow.

Amir Khan 22h ago

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your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦1d ago

the thing is, SHE IS NOT GENDER BENDING TO BLACK WOMEN. am also a Black Carib. she is an incredibly beautiful version of my aunties and relations.

Ms Jones understands the white gaze very, very well. that is her genius. but believe me, she is ULTRA FEMININE, from the point of view of not just a Black woman but a caribbean black woman.

so no. from the point of gender-bending? that’s why transphobia hurts Black women first. always.

@aSweetGentleman @benroyce

Amir Khan 2d ago

George Takei

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell

Amir Khan Apr 10

Tuta Apr 10

Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows & switch to Linux for government desktops. 🥳 🇫🇷

Not only that, but they have also moved 80, 000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing U.S owned Big Tech platforms like Microsoft Teams & Zoom.

It’s amazing to see the country take action, push for real digital sovereignty, & opt for open source solutions! 👏

More here: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

Amir Khan Apr 10

Linuxiac Apr 9

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026.
https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/

I watched that cringe-filled moment. On behalf of the people who share this rock with you, we’re sorry that HE had to be a part of any of your historic journey.

Amir Khan Apr 9

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Apr 8

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589

here it goes:

what surprises me about the #fediverse is the diversity of ages. am turning 60 and there’s A LOT of folks here 10-20 years older.

so if #Mastodon #Lemmy #Pixelfed aren't just scripty kids but also grandparents, who’s here?

people finding their communities without shitty techbro algorithms.

the fediverse is a new era of #Luddites. we are not here to serve the interests of capitalists. we’re here for the #anarchy of community; because celebrating our Humanity is punk as fuck.

"And every one of us is complicit in it, in the sense that this threat comes from the President of the United States, threatening to utilize our nation’s military power to exterminate an entire people. ...

It is our responsibility as citizens of this nation to say unambiguously that what Trump is now threatening is truly evil. It’s our responsibility as human beings to demand that Trump repudiate this threat to other human beings."

#Trump #Iran #war #WarCrimes #genocide #morality
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Amir Khan Apr 8

https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc6171-torture-and-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-situation-human

A/HRC/61/71: Torture and genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 - Advance edited version

SummaryThis report examines Israel’s systematic use of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since 7 October 2023, encompassing both custodial and non-custodial practices, which meet the threshold for genocide under the Genocide Convention.

OHCHR

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