France thinks cheap power is its AI edge. Now it must decide who plugs in
13-07-2026 18:26 via thenextweb.com

France thinks cheap power is its AI edge. Now it must decide who plugs in

France believes its cheap, low-carbon electricity is Europe’s overlooked advantage in AI. A debate has now opened over that power. Should it go to homegrown AI firms, or to the American giants building data centres on French soil? When the head of Europe’s biggest AI lab arrived at last month’s G7 working lunch on artificial […]
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