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SoftBank to build up AI data centres in France with major investment reut.rs/49z

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30 May
SoftBank plans up to 5GW data center buildout in France, investment of up to €75bn

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><em>SoftBank plans to develop and operate 5GW of AI data center capacity in France, with an investment of up to €75 billion ($87.5bn).</em></p>

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23 Apr
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4w3FiTl

SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4w3FiTl

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
30 May
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers

The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.

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20 May
French consortium to bid for EU's AI datacentre fund reut.rs/4nIBS4n

French consortium to bid for EU's AI datacentre fund reut.rs/4nIBS4n

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1 Oct
SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAI reut.rs/4ytFiwH

SoftBank completes final phase of $30 billion investment in OpenAI reut.rs/4ytFiwH

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27 Jul
Orange, Morrison plan French data centre venture to meet AI demand reut.rs/4wqBsTJ

Orange, Morrison plan French data centre venture to meet AI demand reut.rs/4wqBsTJ

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30 Apr
SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.

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