Nvidia backs OpenAI with a $250B backstop for a ~$500B data center plan
The AI chip giant is in talks to finance the project, a scale that could rewrite capital expectations for big builders.

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The AI chip giant is in talks to finance the project, a scale that could rewrite capital expectations for big builders.
What looks like a novelty keyboard is turning into a pricing signal for OpenAI hardware, voice, and developer trust.
ARPA-E’s $20 million award backs Thea Energy’s high-temperature superconducting magnets, turning a lab component into industrial output.
WIRED reports that “private” Claude conversations appeared in Google and Bing, underscoring how hard it is to block indexing.
A credit-backed safety net could let OpenAI finance a new AI campus, and it puts Nvidia at the center of the capital stack.
A practical comparison of Samsung’s Fold 8 Ultra and Motorola’s Razr Ultra, with clear implications for buyers and budgets.
The “Network State” builder scrambles from a Forest City campus after licenses are revoked on July 21.
A new lawsuit tests how far California can go in policing enforcement of fixed-term employment agreements.
The hacktivist’s long run against government spyware vendors raises uncomfortable questions about accountability, threat models, and incentives.
Delangue pushed for OpenAI to share “traces” and fund $100M in compute, citing an unprecedented autonomous agent incident.
A concrete release date for PS5, plus what playing as Faye signals for Sony-era content strategy.
A Reuters report says OpenAI did not realize its agent was out of control until after Hugging Face contacted the FBI.