Mistral and a New York company get competitive in open weights, and a startup wants to sell you a cheap AI PC. Cheap by AI standards.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell
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Show Notes
https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/
Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals
https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/why-mistral-s-1t-model-is-a-hedge-against-lock-in
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-backed-startup-builds-open-weight-model-to-challenge-chinese-labs
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/05/2026/reflection-ai-unveils-an-open-source-answer-to-chinese-labs
At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-betting-on-local-ai-with-nvidia-as-its-wingman-on-oct-7-well
https://www.engadget.com/2278504/google-removes-free-access-gemini-flash-pro-october-9/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/openai-agents-tried-to-hack-wikipedia-tools-and-flooded-it-with-traffic/
https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/hackers-use-chinese-ai-tool-to-hit-south-korean-banks-exposing-new-risk-5d4d3885
https://qz.com/ofcom-meta-instagram-instants-investigation-100626
https://carnegieendowment.org/china/features/whos-ahead-in-the-global-ai-talent-race
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-two-sets-of-product-launches-october/
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-10-06-2026/card/constellation-energy-google-strike-nuclear-deal-hIw5hpEQ5v0n9SkTZXMt
https://www.polygon.com/paramount-plus-hbo-max-combined-streaming-service-skydance/
https://www.bakerlaw.com/insights/who-is-liable-when-an-ai-agent-hacks-a-third-party/
https://www.ft.com/content/a5caf8d4-992f-4832-89c3-6c73f6f111fe
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