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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Nvidia is committing $1.5 billion to SoftBank’s SB Energy to help build a new data-center campus in Ohio that will be leased by OpenAI. The project, backed by a 20-year agreement, is slated to deliver up to 10 gigawatts of capacity, with Nvidia also providing a financial backstop for part of the development’s value.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·OpenAI signs a 20-year, 10GW data center deal in Ohio with SoftBank's SB Energy; Nvidia agrees to backstop a portion of the value of the completed data center (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
- TechMeme·Filing: Nvidia agrees to spend up to $105B to support SB Energy's new data center campus in Ohio set to be leased by OpenAI; Nvidia invests $1.5B in SB Energy (Bloomberg)
- The Next Web·Nvidia puts $1.5bn into SoftBank’s SB Energy to power OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
- TechCrunch·Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
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