France makes push to be Europe’s A.I. hub setting up U.S. challenge

• France is making a major push to position itself as Europe's hub for artificial intelligence, throwing its weight behind the fast-growing and much-hyped technology.
• "I think we are number one [in AI] in continental Europe and we have to accelerate," French President Emmanuel Macron told CNBC's Karen Tso last week.
• France will face regional challenges from the U.K. and Germany, which also have ambitions to become Europe's AI hub.

French President Emmanuel Macron . . .