By Reuters
May 13, 20244:35 AM UTCUpdated ago
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Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, speaks before U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as part of his Investing in America agenda, during a visit to Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, U.S., May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) – Technology and software giant Microsoft
(MSFT.O), opens new tab will invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in France as part of the annual ‘Choose France’ business summit, its vice chair and president Brad Smith told Le Figaro paper.
Smith said much of this investment money would focus on the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and that Microsoft would set up a data centre in the French city of Mulhouse.
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Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Kim Coghill
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