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Top 5 tech and startup stories for today include Indians using crypto to buy everyday items like groceries, fuel, gold and more via overseas gift card platforms. Meanwhile, Mistral, an AI startup, has seen its valuation surge to $24 billion in a recent funding round. French AI company Mistral raised €3 billion at a valuation of around €21 billion ($24 billion), making it Europe's second most valuable private tech company.

In other news, Anthropic, an AI startup, has dropped plans to acquire Decart AI, while Bajaj Finance has acquired a 5% stake in AI video startup TrueFan to expand its use of artificial intelligence. Finally, Whatfix, an enterprise software startup, has appointed its cofounder Vara Kumar as CEO following the sudden death of its previous CEO, Khadim Batti.

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