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Mistral AI picks US firm VAST Data to run storage for its AI factories

Mistral Compute put VAST Data's storage software into production as the data layer for its Nvidia GB300 AI factories in France and Sweden, deepening the French AI champion's reliance on US storage software and chips.

Verified AI-drafted VAST Data press release, 28 May 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish the value of Mistral's contract with VAST Data, which neither party disclosed.

How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who made the parts. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight -6 of 36 possible. Mistral's France/Sweden AI factories run US VAST Data storage software in production. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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