This article was published on May 31, 2026 Masayoshi Son was "impressed" by Macron's personal pitch. The deal follows a $500B Ohio project and a $500B Stargate partnership with OpenAI. SoftBank will invest up to €75B ($87B) for 5 GW of AI data centres in France. The first phase delivers 3.1 GW by 2031 for €45B. SoftBank plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in France. It is the Japanese conglomerate’s biggest AI infrastructure commitment in Europe. CEO Masayoshi Son and President Emmanuel Macron are expected to formally announce the deal at the Choose France Summit this weekend. The first phase comprises €45 billion to deliver 3.1 gigawatts across three sites in the Hauts-de-France region by 2031: Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain. Schneider Electric will be a strategic partner at the Dunkirk site, creating a hub for AI infrastructure and robotics manufacturing positioned to serve London, Brussels, and Amsterdam. The investment reflects personal diplomacy. Son was “very impressed by the fact that Emmanuel Macron is so personally committed to ensuring France’s economic success,” he told La Tribune. Macron approached Son dir
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France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Officers boarded the Tagor in the Atlantic, which maritime…
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France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Officers boarded the Tagor in the Atlantic,…
Read original at BBC →The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port â the third known seizure in recent months. The ship â the Tagor â was seized in the Atlantic âin international waters,…
Read original at CNN →This article was published on May 31, 2026 Masayoshi Son was "impressed" by Macron's personal pitch. The deal follows a $500B Ohio project and a $500B Stargate partnership with OpenAI. SoftBank will invest up to €75B…
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France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Officers boarded the Tagor in the Atlantic, which maritime…
View source →The French navy has intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker that had sailed from a Russian port â the third known seizure in recent months. The ship â the Tagor â was seized in the Atlantic âin international waters, with the support of…
View source →This article was published on May 31, 2026 Masayoshi Son was "impressed" by Macron's personal pitch. The deal follows a $500B Ohio project and a $500B Stargate partnership with OpenAI. SoftBank will invest up to €75B ($87B) for 5 GW of AI…
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