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00:03SoftBank Group plans to invest 45 billion euros, or $53 billion, over five years to build AI
00:09infrastructure in France, according to CNBC. The commitment is part of a 75 billion euro program
00:15to roll out 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity across the country.
00:19The initial phase targets 3.1 gigawatts of AI data centers in the northern Hoste-de-France
00:24region by 2031, including sites in Dunkirk, Buskel, and Bouchan. SoftBank called it its
00:30largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe. The company will partner with Schneider Electric
00:35to develop a large-scale industrial production cluster in Dunkirk. SoftBank's shares have
00:41surged more than 70% in 2026 on expectations that its AI infrastructure investments will pay off.
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