OpenAI's Stargate eyes European expansion, but after US success - report
UK leads shortlist, but France and Germany in the running
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Google's Mihika Shivkumar joins OpenAI's Stargate data center team
As company ramps up for record buildout
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US senators demand information from Microsoft and Google about AI deals
Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden question the company's ties with OpenAI and Anthropic, respectively
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Tim Zaman leaves Google DeepMind to work on 'frontier clusters' at OpenAI
Former Tesla head of AI infra gets a new gig
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OpenAI raises $40bn, valued at $300bn
Stargate backer SoftBank leads investment, but there are strings attached
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OpenAI could build dedicated storage data center to host 'billions of dollars' of hardware - report
But is this just a negotiating tactic to cut its cloud bill?
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Crusoe begins construction on second phase of Abilene, Texas, data center campus, will add six buildings
How much is set to go to Stargate is unclear
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SoftBank buys former Sharp factory for $676m to build AI data center in Osaka, Japan
Unclear whether the site is part of plans to commercialize OpenAI models in Japan
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OpenAI signs $11.9bn AI cloud deal with CoreWeave
AI lab takes equity stake in cloud provider ahead of IPO
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OpenAI and Oracle to deploy 64,000 GB200 GPUs at Stargate Abilene data center by 2026 – report
Chips will be installed in phases, with 16,000 expected to be in place by end of summer 2024
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OpenAI looking to shift compute needs from Microsoft to SoftBank by 2030, expects to operate 8GW – report
Will move three-quarters of its compute by end of decade
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Microsoft cancels 200MW of AI data center leases - report
Report from TD Cowen suggests company is withdrawing from capacity agreements
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Sam Altman muses that, after $500bn Stargate, OpenAI may "raise $5 trillion for a cluster"
The unprofitable company has yet to raise Stargate funds
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Musk's $97bn bid for OpenAI complicates fundraising and Stargate plans
It doesn't need to be a real offer to have a real impact
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OpenAI finalizing custom AI chip design ahead of 2026 launch - report
The AI training processor will be fabricated using TSMC 3nm process
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AWS Trainium's lead mechanical thermal engineer joins OpenAI
Kenny Huynh moves to generative AI company
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OpenAI exploring Stargate data center options in 16 states
Company aiming to develop up to ten gigawatt-scale campuses
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SoftBank Group and OpenAI team up for enterprise AI offering
Cristal intelligence will integrate systems and data of individual enterprises for AI agents
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SoftBank invests $50m in crypto firm Cipher Mining
Japanese firm has first refusal to buy 300MW data center site in Texas from company
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OpenAI CFO: Stargate targeting multiple locations in Texas, considering AI data centers in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Wisconsin
Visits to potential campus sites happening next week
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OpenAI seeks $40bn in funding at $340bn valuation, including from Stargate-backer SoftBank
The funds may then be used for Stargate
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OpenAI claims DeepSeek used its model to train cheaper alternative
Because OpenAI has never used copyrighted material
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Data center M&A deals surpass $73bn - Synergy
Exceeds previously reported figure by $16 billion
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Oracle hiring for Abilene, Texas, Stargate data center roles
Join the first Oracle-OpenAI mega data center
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OpenAI hiring for Stargate data center sourcing manager & infrastructure strategy manager
"Help craft the direction of the entire data center industry"
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Natural gas plant planned for Stargate AI data center campus - report
The plant will have a capacity of 360.5MW
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Trump: China's DeepSeek "a wakeup call" for US AI firms
As stock market rout leads to fears AI spending may have peaked
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Solar power and batteries planned for OpenAI's Stargate AI data center campus - report
SB Energy will apparently be supplying its tech