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Europe's Sovereignty Gambit: Inside France's Record €93 Billion Choose France Haul and the SoftBank Data Center Bet - June 5, 2026 At the Choose France summit in Versailles, President Macron unveiled a record €93 billion in foreign investment pledges, anchored by SoftBank's €45 billion plan to build 3.1 gigawatts of AI data center capacity across northern France. Chris and Laura dig into whether this is a genuine leap toward European technological sovereignty, or a buildout that still runs on American chips, American software, and foreign capital. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. Send us fan mail: https://dxtoday.com/contact #AI #Sovereignty #DataCenters #SoftBank #France