Pulse Daily — Tuesday, September 8, 2026

On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Mistral closed the largest-ever European tech equity round at €3B led by Samsung, China unveiled a plan to quadruple its AI compute to 9,800 eflops by 2030, Google overhauled European Search under EU antitrust pressure, a zero-click WeChat worm built with AI assistance alarmed cybersecurity researchers, and an NYU-Anthropic team used Claude to help verify a landmark proof of the 3D Euler blowup conjecture—amid a day of sweeping capital, geopolitical, and scientific AI developments. Stories: Mistral Closes €3B Series D at €21B Valuation — Samsung Leads, EU Funds In · China's MIIT Maps a Fourfold AI Compute Surge — 9,800 Eflops and $532B · Google Calls EU Search Overhaul Its Worst Self-Inflicted Quality Cut in 29 Years · Zero-Click WeChat Worm Hijacks Accounts Before the Phone Stops Ringing · NYU Mathematician Publishes AI-Assisted Euler Blowup Proofs — and Accuses OpenAI of Racing to Scoop It · Codebase Strings Reveal OpenAI Is Building Managed Agents for DevDay Sept 29 · Alibaba Cloud and Cambricon Join PyTorch Foundation as Platinum Members · Forus Raises $150M Series C at $3B to Put AI Inside Prescription Fulfillment · 49 European Data Centers Ordered to Stop Drawing Power as AI Demand Hits Grid Limits.