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OpenAI and Anthropic seek 20-30MW data center deployments
As companies ramp up inference footprint
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Microsoft contracts 30,000 GPUs from Nscale at Norway data center as OpenAI drops out of latest Stargate
OpenAI continues Stargate retreat
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Google takes up capacity at Nscale data center in West London, UK - report
Separate to the recently dropped Nscale site by OpenAI
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OpenAI drops out of multi-billion dollar UK investment plan, says Stargate UK is on hold
Blames energy prices and regulations
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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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OpenAI hires former UK Chancellor George Osborne to lead global Stargate data center expansion
Austerity architect to focus on build out outside of the US
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Deutsche Telekom, OpenAI partner to push AI opportunities
Employees at Deutsche Telekom will be able to use OpenAI's enterprise products internally
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OpenAI partners with SAP and Microsoft in Germany
SAP to expand GPU fleet on its Azure-powered Delos Cloud
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OpenAI announces Stargate UK, with up to 8,000 GPUs at Nscale data centers
Following Nscale's Microsoft deal
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Nvidia and OpenAI to spend billions on UK data centers - report
CEOs will join President Trump in UK to announce the deal
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Former OpenAI exec Jade Leung named UK Prime Minister’s new AI advisor
After Matt Clifford, author of the nation's AI data center strategy, departed in June
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OpenAI partners with Nscale and Aker for Stargate Norway data center with 100k GPUs
Kvandal site will start at 230MW, could grow
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OpenAI signs nonbinding partnership with UK government, will explore data center investment
Generative AI company could support AI Growth Zones
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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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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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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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Report: Regulate compute power to mitigate risks of AI
Ungoverned compute power "poses serious risks to society"