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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-05-31: 1. SoftBank commits €75 billion to French data centers SoftBank announced a massive investment to build up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity in France. This represents a significant infrastructure bet on AI computing power in Europe and signals major capital flowing into the foundational 2. How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off Craig Campbell walked away from the river of investor money flowing into AI to create, of all things, a website. Sure, Campbell probably could have started an AI company. He's a former engineer at Met 3. Meta develops wearable AI pendant device Meta is reportedly building an AI-powered pendant as part of its broader hardware strategy. The wearable represents the company's latest bet on bringing AI assistants into physical form factors beyond phones and computers. 4. Google's Gemini Spark automates daily tasks Google launched Gemini Spark, a 24/7 AI assistant that handles routine tasks like email summaries and event planning. The tool demonstrates practical AI applications for productivity, though questions remain about why Google separated it as a distinc Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-05-31.html