The World in Brief from The Economist

SoftBank, a Japanese tech and telecoms giant, will build data centres for artificial intelligence in Hauts-de-France, a region in northern France.

A flurry of defence tie-ups were also announced at Shangri-La

A flurry of defence tie-ups were also announced at Shangri-La

Donald Trump said he would soon make a decision on a deal with Iran.

Dell’s share price soared by 35%, reaching a record high on Friday after it reported that demand for its AI servers increased more than eightfold in its first quarter

Donald Trump said he would soon make a decision on a deal with Iran. Also, Binyamin Netanyahu said he directed Israel’s armed forces to seize at least 70% of Gaza.

J.D. Vance said that America and Iran were close to a deal but that he did not know “when or if” Donald Trump would sign it. Also, Binyamin Netanyahu said he directed Israel’s armed forces to seize at least 70% of Gaza.

America and Iran have “the makings of a deal” to extend their truce, according to Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary.

America launched new strikes on Iran, but claimed they were “purely defensive.” Also, Anthropic dethroned OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup after securing $65bn in funding at a valuation of $900bn.