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"Stargate project launched: 64,000 NVIDIA GB200 chips to be installed in the first data center
March 7 (Bloomberg) - OpenAI and Oracle have announced that they will begin construction of a large data center in Abilene, Texas, and install tens of thousands of NVIDIA's high-performance AI chips over the coming months to advance their first facility in the Stargate infrastructure project. Stargate" (Stargate) infrastructure project, the first of the two facilities into operation. The data center is expected to house 64,000 NVIDIA GB200 chips by the end of 2026, with the first 16,000 chips scheduled to be deployed this summer, according to people familiar with the matter. This ...- 1.5k
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From Microsoft to SoftBank, OpenAI's future 75% computing power will come from Stargate program, sources say
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Artificial intelligence company OpenAI expects to make significant changes to the source of its computing resources over the next five years, The Information reported Friday. By 2030, OpenAI expects three-quarters of its data center capacity to come from the Stargate project, which is expected to receive significant funding from SoftBank. SoftBank is also one of OpenAI's newest financial backers. The shift means that OpenAI will be significantly less dependent on Microsoft, which is currently one of the...- 2.5k
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AI Burning War: Softbank's Masayoshi Son's Highly Leveraged Financing to Pry Out $500 Billion Stargate Project
February 11 news, Bloomberg today (February 11) published a blog post, reported that SoftBank (SoftBank) Group founder Masayoshi Son in order to participate in the "Stargate" (Stargate) project, will use a complex, highly leveraged project financing model. "The Stargate program, which is designed to boost U.S. development in the AI field, was founded by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and investment firm MGX, and is expected to involve a total investment of as much as $500 billion (note: currently about 3.65 trillion yuan). Reports suggest that Masayoshi Son is considering adopting...- 1.2k