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Global AI Race Heats Up | Raleigh News
SoftBank’s $87 billion AI data center pact in France, personally brokered by President Macron, signals a global scramble to catch up in the AI race. While the U.S. and China dominate models, chips, and infrastructure, nations like France and India are bypassing traditional trade channels to secure critical computing power. Macron pushed for more energy capacity, leveraging France’s nuclear grid to win three gigawatts. Meanwhile, India’s Prime Minister Modi is courting giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—each pledging billions for AI and cloud infrastructure. This isn’t about catching…
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