Softbank poised to make €75bn France A.I. investment

Softbank poised to make €75bn France A.I. investment

June 1, 2026 · 25 min

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Softbank announces a significant investment in Europe's A.I. data centre project amidst geopolitical tensions.

We are live in Paris where Japan’s Softbank has pledged up to €75bn for Europe’s largest A.I. data centre project. Asian chip stocks are in the green as investors eye potential meetings with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex trade show in Taipei. Brent crude inches higher on the news Israeli forces push deeper into Lebanon. France has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. U.S. Central Command says it hit targets in Iran over the weekend but hopes remain that a ceasefire deal can be reached between the Washington and Tehran.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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