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

SoftBank plans to invest up to €75 billion to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France. The investment is the Japanese conglomerate's largest AI infrastructure commitment in Europe. CEO Masayoshi Son and President Emman are involved in the initiative. The goal is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data centre capacity. The facility will be Europe's biggest AI data centre. All sources confirm the €75 billion figure and 5 gigawatt target.