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# Softbank's Son weighs up to $100 billion investment in France, Bloomberg News reports

May 11 : SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son has held talks about unveiling a French AI data centre project and is weighing an investment of up to $100 billion in France, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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