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France's President Emmanuel Macron, and Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, after a joint statement at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. 1 June 2026

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Video. SoftBank to invest €75bn in France to help expand its AI sector

Updated: 01/06/2026 - 14:29 GMT+2

The project is SoftBank Group's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe. Once completed, its planned 5 GW capacity would make it Europe's largest data centre project as the region seeks to expand AI infrastructure and compete with the US and Asia.

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