AI startups may be gobbling up capital in 2023 but they are even more hungry for compute power and data centres.
Analysis
October 17, 2023
AI startups need more data centres. France wants to build them
Private cloud providers in France are investing in compute resources for European AI startups. But will it be enough to compete against US tech giants?
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