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Thursday, Jun 04, 2026
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France Secures Billions in Digital Infrastructure Commitments at Choose France Summit

President Emmanuel Macron's Choose France 2026 summit at the Palace of Versailles attracted multi-billion-euro investment pledges from Microsoft, Digital Realty and Data4 to expand advanced data and artificial intelligence infrastructure in northern France.
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