OpenAI leases 10-gigawatt AI data center campus from SoftBank’s SB Energy
OpenAI signed a 20-year lease for a 10-gigawatt AI data center campus in Ohio, built on a former uranium processing site. SB Energy, a SoftBank unit, is leading construction of the massive AI infrastructure project.
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OpenAI signed a 20-year lease for a 10-gigawatt AI data center campus in Ohio, built on a former uranium processing site. SB Energy, a SoftBank unit, is leading construction of the massive AI infrastructure project.
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