SoftBank's subsidiary, SB Energy, is seeking a large data center lease and discussing funding guarantees for a major data center project.
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Updated Sep 1
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What happened
SoftBank's subsidiary, SB Energy, is seeking a large data center lease and discussing funding guarantees for a major data center project.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.SB Energy plans to build the largest data center in Ohio.1 source
OpenAI secures leases in Southern Ohio and taps into a Texas data center via SB Energy.1 source
SB Energy secured $1.5B from Nvidia to power a gigawatt-scale data center in Ohio.1 source
SoftBank seeks lease/funding for large data center project involving OpenAI, Nvidia, and Ohio.1 source
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The entities involved
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
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Related events
- A data center business is developing in Ohio, with SB Energy relying on OpenAI for viability and planning a Nasdaq listing.
- A major data center project is developing in Ohio, with consideration of up to a $3 billion investment from SoftBank Group.
- Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, OpenAI, and BlackRock are discussing business strategies, including a data center lease guarantee in Ohio and the launch of a new infrastructure financing platform.
- SoftBank Group holds a stake in OpenAI and is involved in potential IPO funding options, supported by financial research.
- OpenAI, S.B. Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, and Nvidia are partnering on the development of a new facility.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- business-standard.com
- yahoo.com
- yahoo.com
- investors.com
- aljazeera.comNvidia plans $250bn push to bolster OpenAI’s infrastructure ambitions