SoftBank to spend $87.5 billion on AI centers in France
Le Monde
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The company's founder Masayoshi Son, 68, said he made the decision after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Tokyo in April and that France's status as an energy exporter had played a key role.
Data centers are huge consumers of energy.
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