- CoreWeave and Microsoft are partnering on the Stargate platform to develop 4.5 GW of data center capacity, with the initial site located in Abilene, Texas.
- White House unveils Stargate AI initiative, backed by Microsoft, with OpenAI leasing Oracle capacity and partnering with Cisco for the Abilene facility.
- OpenAI is leasing data center power from Oracle, which is expanding its capacity at sites in Abilene, Michigan, and Georgia.
- OpenAI and Oracle are forming a joint venture to expand AI infrastructure, supported by Cummins in Abilene.
Oracle built a flagship campus in Abilene after contracting with OpenAI, with support from Larry Ellison.
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Updated Sep 15
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What happened
Oracle built a flagship campus in Abilene after contracting with OpenAI, with support from Larry Ellison.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
- Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.
- Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.
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Abilene
city in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States, that is the county seat of Taylor County
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