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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-09-08-pm/
- Published: 2026-09-08T23:12:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T23:12:33.000Z
- Description: Mistral raised €3B at a valuation nearly double last year’s, while Anthropic killed a deal that would have been one of the year’s largest AI acquisitions. Xiaomi released a foldable phone two days before Apple’s expected announcement.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Mistral raised €3B at a valuation nearly double last year's, while Anthropic killed a deal that would have been one of the year's largest AI acquisitions. Xiaomi released a foldable phone two days before Apple's expected announcement.

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#### [Mistral raised a €3B Series D led by Samsung at a \~€21B valuation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/business/mistral-ai-fund-raising.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.%5FlA.DVDP.hQVCjYsFFYaN&&ref=adjacent.media#x26;smid=nytcore-android-share)

Mistral's valuation jumped from €11.7B to €22.5B. The company is shifting from model development to building data centers—rebranding the "European alternative" pitch as infrastructure-backed. *(New York Times)*

#### [Anthropic walks away from \~$6B Decart acquisition](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/anthropic-said-to-walk-away-from-6-billion-decart-acquisition?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Anthropic terminated the deal during due diligence. The company has not disclosed the reason. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Xiaomi announces the 18 Fold, beating Apple to the punch](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/07/xiaomi-announces-foldable-iphone-rival/?ref=adjacent.media)

Xiaomi's wide-format foldable includes a chip that The Verge says improves mobile gaming graphics. The release comes two days ahead of Apple's foldable reveal. *(MacRumors)*

#### [Stoke Space raises another $1B to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/stoke-space-raises-another-billion-to-rival-spacex-at-re-flying-rockets/?ref=adjacent.media)

A Series E of this size for a company still working toward orbit reflects investor confidence in the reusable rocket market. *(TechCrunch)*

> “Xiaomi is the latest manufacturer to release a short, wide foldable phone, in the week Apple is expected to do the same.” — *The Verge*