Nvidia Eyes $250B Backstop for OpenAI Ohio Data Center
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- Nvidia is in talks to provide a ~$250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a 10-gigawatt data center project that SoftBank is developing in Ohio.
- The project, described as one of the largest AI computing hubs, would involve power controlled by the U.S. government.
Why it matters: A reported $250 billion Nvidia commitment and 10-gigawatt capacity — with U.S. government control of the power supply — would concentrate an unprecedented share of AI compute, capital, and federal authority over energy in a single Ohio campus, reshaping who controls frontier-model infrastructure.
