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France announces €109B ($113B) AI investment package to answer U.S.’s Stargate
Bay Area Times
February 10, 2025
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1. France announces €109B ($113B) AI investment package to answer U.S.’s Stargate
“It’s exactly the equivalent for France of what the United States announced with Stargate,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.
The UAE, MGX, Brookfield, Bpifrance, and Iliad are early investment pledgers.
Orange and Thales are the other investors in the program, Macron said.
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3. Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium imports from all countries
U.S. has largely relied on aluminium imports from countries including Canada and the UAE to meet its demand:
