SoftBank is betting €45B that France can become Europe’s AI compute hub, with 3.1 GW of data centers planned by 2031.
Key takeaways
- On May 30, 2026, SoftBank turned France’s annual Choose France summit into a hard infrastructure test for Europe’s AI ambitions: €45 billion for 3.1 GW...
- That timing matters because the announcement was not just another foreign direct investment trophy for Paris. It was framed as Europe-scale AI infrastructure, anchored...
- May 30: SoftBank Turns Choose France Into an AI Compute Pitch
- SoftBank’s first phase targets the Hauts-de-France region, with sites named in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain. The first facilities are expected to com...
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