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
Unclear whether the site is part of plans to commercialize OpenAI models in Japan
Will move three-quarters of its compute by end of decade
The unprofitable company has yet to raise Stargate funds
It doesn't need to be a real offer to have a real impact
Japanese firm has first refusal to buy 300MW data center site in Texas from company
The funds may then be used for Stargate
Exceeds previously reported figure by $16 billion
"Help craft the direction of the entire data center industry"
As stock market rout leads to fears AI spending may have peaked
The Chinese startup claims its model was trained for significantly less money than those developed by US labs
$7bn to come from Oracle and MGX combined. Just $455bn remaining
In an open AI relationship
A new company building huge data centers
Stargate mega data center returns
As it moves further from its founding vision
But discussions ultimately went nowhere
With a new administration on the horizon, OpenAI sets out its wishlist
Well, the outgoing White House
Company announced plans to switch to for-profit in September 2024
Money to go towards developing campus in Texas, reportedly leased to Oracle
Following on from Microsoft Stargate rumors
Microsoft could also put more money into the ChatGPT maker
Details leak about its Microsoft Azure compute cluster
CEO Sam Altman has been leading the discussions