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

# SoftBank Plans Massive Data Center Investment in France SoftBank, a major Japanese investment company, is committing up to €75 billion (about $82 billion) to build new data centers in France over the coming years. These facilities will house the powerful computers needed to run AI systems and store vast amounts of data for businesses and services. The investment signals growing competition among tech giants to secure the computing power that AI companies desperately need.