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IBL News | New York

French start-up Mistral AI introduced a memory system on its Le Chat assistant, enabling the model to remember, adapt, and stay on task.

The company also unveiled a connector directory built on MCP, supporting more than 20 enterprise platforms, spanning data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Pinecone), productivity tools (Notion, Box, Asana), development platforms (GitHub, Linear, Sentry), and financial services (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Plaid).

Both capabilities will be available to free users, an offer that undercuts competitors such as ChatGPT and Claude, who reserve such features for premium subscribers.

In addition, unlike some competitors, Mistral emphasized user control over stored information in Le Chat, allowing users to add, edit, or delete memory entries at any time, thereby addressing privacy concerns. The company also supports importing memories from ChatGPT, potentially easing migration for users considering a switch. Memories, therefore, are portable and interoperable by design, with users owning their memories and being able to export or import them from elsewhere.

Currently, many AI models store information automatically, but only recall it when the users explicitly ask, or worse, resurface it without warning. Memory keeps chatbots anchored in context, retaining user preferences and past decisions, delivering more personalized and relevant responses over time.

Mistral AI said its memory system is “designed to help users think better, not guess what they are doing.” The company explained, “Le Chat clearly shows when it’s recalling something, where it came from, and why it’s relevant.”

Memory Insights’ lightweight prompts help users explore what Le Chat remembers and how it can assist them. They surface trends, suggest summaries, and point out moments worth revisiting, all based on users’ data, and all editable. It’s a way to turn memory from passive storage into an active signal.

The company stated that it would continue to enhance memory capabilities: trimming noise, speeding up recall, and making it easier to organize long-term information.

Mistral will host a webinar on September 9, “Getting Started with MCP in Le Chat,” followed by a September 13-14 hackathon in Paris.

IBL News | New York

President Trump hosted a dinner for the leaders of the world’s biggest technology companies at the White House on Thursday night, receiving their unanimous praise.

Each participant — including Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — took a turn thanking Donald J. Trump for his efforts to promote investments in chip manufacturing and AI while laying out how much their companies plan to invest in the U.S.

“Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president. It’s a very refreshing change,” Altman said. “I think it’s going to set us up for a long period of leading the world, and that wouldn’t be happening without your leadership.”

Tim Cook said Apple is expected to invest $600 billion in the U.S. “I want to thank you for setting the tone such that we can make a major investment in the United States and have some key manufacturing here. I think it says a lot about your leadership and focus on innovation,” Cook said.

Oracle CEO Safra Catz was the most enthusiastic. “You’ve unleashed American innovation and creativity. All the work you’re doing in basically every cabinet post, in addition to what’s coming out of the White House, is making it possible for America to win,” Catz said.  “I think this is the most exciting time in America ever.” 

Tech titans present included Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and IBM CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was seated directly to the president’s right. Notably from the gathering was Elon Musk.

“The most brilliant people are gathered at this table,” Trump said. “This is definitely a high-IQ group.”