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Japanese tech giant pledges massive investment for French data centres
Japanese SoftBank’s group announced 45 billion euros of investment in France by 2031 and the opening of three data centres. Data centre operators are choosing the country because it has space to expand and ample electricity thanks to its nuclear plants.
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