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Samsung working with OpenAI on next-generation chips - report
Building on memory deal signed last year
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Firmus to provide OpenAI with compute capacity in Malaysia
While OpenAI's Stargate efforts in South Korea stall
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Tata acquires land in India for OpenAI data centers - report
But details sparse
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NextDC S7 Australian data center to offer 612MW of capacity, OpenAI Stargate planned as customer
Sydney facility in early stages
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OpenAI CFO says company ended 2025 with 1.9GW of compute, scaled revenue at same speed
Claims a clear correlation between aggressive data center ramp-up and rising revenue
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SoftBank races to find $22.5bn to pay OpenAI - report
Stargate is an expensive business
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OpenAI signs MoU with NextDC for Australian Stargate data center in Sydney
$4.5bn site is planned for Eastern Creek
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OpenAI in talks with Tata Consultancy Services for Indian Stargate data center - report
After Reliance Industries negotiations reportedly stall
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SoftBank scoops $9.2bn from partial T-Mobile stake sale
As the company sells its entire Nvidia stake
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SoftBank nets $5.83bn from sale of entire Nvidia stake
Offloaded shares to finance its OpenAI investments
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OpenAI plans Stargate data center in South Korea; Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix to supply memory chips
Chipmakers say Stargate will ultimately require 900,000 DRAM chips a month
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OpenAI considers data center in South Korea
Hints at plans during launch of South Korean office
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OpenAI plans data center in India - report
Will be part of overseas Stargate project
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OpenAI exec tours APAC for possible Stargate data center sites - report
Jason Kwon heads to Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, and Singapore
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Companies behind UAE Stargate offer additional details
JPMorgan Chase to provide funding for US Stargate project, and potential plans for Stargate in APAC laid out
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OpenAI introduces data residency in Asia
Will ensure companies meet data sovereignty requirements
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OpenAI pitches Stargate beyond US, says it could work with 10 countries
But projects will be "in coordination with the US government"
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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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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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OpenAI to use TSMC’s upcoming A16 process for in house AI chips - report
Process node not slated for mass production until late 2026
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Australia's Colonial First State signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI
Wealth management group will continue to use Azure as its preferred cloud