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French Government Unveils Strategic Sovereign Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductor Funding Package to Boost National Tech Competitiveness

The French Ministry of Economy announced a major multi-billion-euro financial framework aimed at anchoring advanced artificial intelligence research and semiconductor manufacturing hubs across Paris, Grenoble, and Toulouse, seeking to secure technological sovereignty ahead of upcoming European regulatory harmonization.
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