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Nvidia invests $1.5B in SoftBank data center
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- →Nvidia's investment secures its role as a key player in AI infrastructure.
- →The project highlights the growing energy demands of AI operations.
- →This collaboration could influence future data center developments in the U.S.
Nvidia has announced a $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy, a data center developer linked to SoftBank and OpenAI. This investment ensures Nvidia will be the sole supplier of compute infrastructure at OpenAI's Ports-Pike data center in Ohio. The project includes building a 9.2 gigawatt natural gas power plant on land owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. Nvidia will also extend up to $105 billion in credit to support the facility's development. This move solidifies Nvidia's role in the AI infrastructure sector and highlights the increasing energy demands of AI operations.
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