Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
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Nvidia putting $1.5B into SoftBank’s data center developer to secure an OpenAI build is about locking in downstream demand as much as selling chips. If you’re a large AI buyer, expect more vertically entangled deals where compute, real estate, and capital come as a bundle.
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