00:01French President Emmanuel Macron said that he was expecting
00:0593 billion euros in investment in artificial intelligence and data centers.
00:11The foreign investment, including 45 billion euros from Japanese multinational investor SoftBank,
00:19was announced during an international conference on Monday.
00:38Macron added that the money would also be invested in gaining independence in semiconductors,
00:45the electrification of tractors and lorries, steel and health care.
00:50Meanwhile, SoftBank said that the money would be spent by 2031 on data centers in northern France
00:56and that France's nuclear-powered electricity was a key factor in choosing the country.
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