France and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Thursday to a framework accord for a 1 gigawatt data centre dedicated to artificial intelligence that represents investments of between $30-$50 billion, the French presidency said.

A few days ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, the French presidency has announced the first of several expected financial

The government of France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed on a joint framework agreement for a new 1GW AI data centre. The project represents investments between $30bn and $50bn, reported Reuters.

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into X over allegations that it distorted its algorithms. The Paris public prosecutor's office said it received a report from a French lawmaker criticizing X over "biased algorithms" that were "likely to have distorted the operation of an automated data processing system.

Paris prosecutors have opened a probe into Elon Musk's X social media over alleged algorithmic distortions, Franceinfo reports on Friday citing the prosecutors' office. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon;

French prosecutors said on Friday they have opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over alleged algorithmic bias.

The Kremlin said on Friday that France's refusal to grant visas to two journalists from Russian news outlet Izvestia amounted to discrimination and Russia's Foreign Ministry accused Paris of unleashing a campaign of harrassment against Russian media.