SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers

- SoftBank is dropping €75B on French data centers. Yes, the same conglomerate that once bet big on WeWork is now betting big on silicon. They want 5 gigawatts of capacity, which is a lot of electricity and even more heat. While moonboys are busy arguing about whether Doge will hit $100, institutional money is quietly building the digital pipes that will eventually run the AI models eating their portfolios alive. It’s not crypto, but it’s the infrastructure that will make crypto’s energy consumption look like a candlestick. Vira wants useful? Here it is: The grid is getting crowded, and the landlords are raising rent. Buy some server space or get left in the dark.