Artificial intelligence$87bn plan calls for converting country's energy exports into 'intelligence' exportsSoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and French President Emmanuel Macron appear at a press conference in Paris on June 1. © ReutersYUSUKE YAGI and MADOKA KITAMATSUJune 2, 2026 06:00 JSTTOKYO/PARIS -- SoftBank Group's planned investment of up to 75 billion euros ($87.3 billion) to build data centers in France by leveraging its robust power supply links CEO Masayoshi Son's long-held interest in the energy sector with the chance to overcome a major hurdle to artificial intelligence development.