Data4 has confirmed plans to invest €5 billion (US$5.75 billion) in a new data centre campus in Escaudain, northern France, marking the company's largest project in the country and one of the largest artificial intelligence-focused developments announced in Europe. The French data centre operator will redevelop the former Usinor industrial site, known as Parc des Soufflan...

The upcoming G7 meeting in France arrives at a pivotal moment for the world's advanced economies. According to enthusiasts, Artificial intelligence moved beyond being a future technology to become a strategic capability that could influence productivity, public services, economic growth, national security and global competitiveness. Recent G7 discussions have increasingly f...

The European Commission has unveiled a new Technology Sovereignty Package designed to strengthen Europe's capabilities in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and open-source technologies, while reducing dependence on non-EU suppliers. The package includes two legislative proposals - the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act - alongside...