OpenAI leases massive data center on federal Ohio land with SoftBank, Nvidia backing

OpenAI announced a deal to lease a sprawling data center facility in Pike County, Ohio, built on federal land and operated by a SoftBank subsidiary with Nvidia's financial support, exemplifying the creative financing structures now powering

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