Nvidia in Talks on $250 Billion Backing for OpenAI Hub, WSJ Says
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If Nvidia is willing to guarantee roughly $250B to underwrite OpenAI’s compute leases, the company is evolving from chip supplier to financial and strategic backbone for AI megaprojects. Anyone building on Nvidia should assume tighter coupling between hardware, financing, and long-term capacity commitments—and negotiate accordingly.
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