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SoftBank Commits €75 Billion to French Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure

SoftBank unveiled plans to invest €75 billion in artificial intelligence data centers across France, using the country’s low-carbon nuclear energy network to support large-scale computing capacity and strengthen Europe’s AI infrastructure.
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