SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centres in France. It’s Son’s biggest European bet.

The Next Webby Ana-Maria StanciucMay 31, 2026tech

SoftBank plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France. It is the Japanese conglomerate’s biggest AI infrastructure commitment in Europe. CEO Masayoshi Son and President Emmanuel Macron are expected to formally announce the deal at the Choose France Summit this weekend. The […] This story continues at The Next Web

This article was published on The Next Web (thenextweb.com). Read the full article on the original source:

Read full article on The Next Web

#Artificial Intelligence #Deep tech #Europe #Next Featured #Government and policy #ai

SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centres in France. It’s Son’s biggest European bet.

More from The Next Web

Remote worker with anxiety wins discrimination case after employer refused to let her turn off her camera

Two Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading after buying Rivian stock before the joint venture they helped build was announced

Claude Opus 5 matches Fable on coding at half the price, and Anthropic says it is the most aligned model it has ever shipped

Tesla’s self-driving software is selling faster than ever, and it still needs a human driver

10 Platforms for AI Visibility and Link Building in 2026

Dead internet theory becomes measurable fact as AI agents flood the web

Intel Q2 earnings double estimates as AI data centre revenue surges 59 percent

SAP’s cloud is still booming, and that was enough to calm the AI-doom fears