@mubeitech: SoftBank invests €75 billion to build an AI data center in France. Why France? Son's exact words: "Because Macron almost forced me to invest." Two months ago, Macron made a special trip to Japan to pressure Son. Son casually fobbed him off: "Okay, I'll give it a try." Macron directly pushed for a commitment: "What do you mean 'try'? Make it happen! Give me your word!"

SoftBank is investing €75 billion to build an AI data center in France. Why France? Masayoshi Son's exact words: "Because Macron almost forced me to invest." Two months ago, Macron made a special trip to Japan to press Son relentlessly. Son casually fobbed him off: "Okay, I'll give it a try." Macron directly pushed for a commitment: "What do you mean 'try'? Make it happen! Promise me!" But capitalists aren't fools. What really got Son to open his wallet was France's trump card. In the global AI race, the most scarce resource now is electricity. Macron's offer was simple and direct: France generates electricity and even exports it. As long as you come to build a data center, we'll immediately allocate you a 2 GW power quota. However, a reporter also asked a very pointed question: What if Macron is no longer president? Son's response was equally pragmatic: Contracts already signed will be honored by a new government, but whether to invest more depends on who the next government is. In the great age of AI voyages, the logic behind choosing where to build compute centers has changed. On the surface, it's capital flows, but at the core, it's a national-level energy game. Whoever has stable electricity and a reliable political environment can retain super-capital.