OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank Launch $500B 'Stargate Project' for U.S. AI Infrastructure
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $50B data center project
OpenAI says that it will team up with both the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will begin with a data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states. The companies expect
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'Stargate' Joint Venture to Invest in U.S. AI Infrastructure
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity
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Stargate AI infrastructure project taps Texas for data centers
President Donald Trump has announced an up to $500 billion investment in private sector artificial intelligence infrastructure, which is kicking off with data centers in Texas. Executives from OpenAI, Softbank and Austin-based Oracle will invest $100 billion initially and up to $500 billion in a
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OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to invest $500B in US AI infrastructure building project - SiliconANGLE
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to invest $500B in US AI infrastructure building project New U.S. President Donald Trump appeared alongside officials from three top technology firms to announce the creation of a new initiative called the Stargate Project, which is tasked with building up artificial
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OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to invest $500B in U.S. AI infrastructure building project - SiliconANGLE
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to invest $500B in U.S. AI infrastructure building project New U.S. President Donald Trump appeared alongside officials from three top technology firms to announce the creation of a new initiative called the Stargate Project, which is tasked with building up artificial
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Trump unveils $500bn joint AI venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank
Dubbed Stargate, it aims to construct data centers and infrastructure needed to power AI development Donald Trump has unveiled what he called "the largest AI infrastructure project in history" - a $500bn joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank that aims to build a network of data centres
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Donald Trump announces up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure investment
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle plan a Texas-based joint venture called Stargate, and have committed $100 billion initially and then up to $500 billion to
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President Donald Trump is reportedly set to announce private sector investment of up to $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The investment will come from OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle, which are planning a joint venture called Stargate, CBS reported Tuesday (Jan. 21). Executives
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Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants
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OpenAI-SoftBank's $100 billion Stargate venture touted by Donald Trump will tap solar power
Trump unveiled the Stargate joint venture involving SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI and Oracle Corp. on Tuesday. The companies will initially invest $100 billion to build US-based infrastructure including data centers for OpenAI. A $100 billion venture that President Donald Trump heralds as
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Trump to announce AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank
A screen announcing OpenAi at a trade show in Barcelona in 2024. Pol Cartie / Sipa USA via AP President Donald Trump will announce a joint venture Tuesday with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank to invest billions of dollars in AI infrastructure in the United States, CNBC's Eamon Javers and NBC News'
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Trump highlights partnership investing $500B in AI
President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building data centers and the electricity generation needed
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Trump touts $500 bn AI project from Softbank, Oracle, OpenAI
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United
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Trump to announce AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on as SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. President Donald Trump will announce a joint venture Tuesday with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank to invest billions of dollars in AI
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Donald Trump to unveil $100bn AI infrastructure investment
George Hammond in San Francisco and Myles McCormick in Washington Donald Trump is set to unveil billions of dollars of private investment in a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure venture backed by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle. Dubbed Stargate, the joint venture was poised to receive
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Trump announces up to $500 bln in AI infrastructure investment
STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump has announced private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund AI infrastructure. He spoke in Washington alongside the bosses of tech firms OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle: "Together these world-leading technology giants are announcing the formation of
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Trump's first 100 days: all the news impacting the tech industry
OpenAI and Softbank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, with Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison joining Donald Trump to announce The Stargate Project.
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Trump to announce $500 billion private sector AI infrastructure investment
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Oracle's Larry Ellison are due at the White House on Tuesday, according to the CBS report. Oracle and SoftBank did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Oracle shares were up 6% on the reports. Nvidia, Arm Holdings and Dell shares
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Trump Announces $500 Billion 'Stargate' Project for AI investment
US President Donald Trump has announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion aimed at building artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, named Stargate. The announcement took place at the White House where Trump was joined by tech CEOs including SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's
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OpenAI announces $500 bln 'Stargate' venture with Nvidia, Microsoft and Oracle By Investing.com
Investing.com-- OpenAI said on Tuesday that it will partner with several technology giants, including Nvidia, Arm , Microsoft, and Oracle, to build new artificial intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. The partnership will entail the formation of a new company, called The Stargate Project, which
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Trump to announce private sector AI infrastructure investment
President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned. OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, according to multiple people familiar with the
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Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity
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CBS News reports OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank will announce a 'Stargate' AI data center project in Texas.
It's reportedly part of "billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure" that Donald Trump is preparing to announce. Oddly, earlier rumors about "Stargate" included Microsoft and this one doesn't so far, but their connection with OpenAI has grown
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OpenAI and Softbank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company
A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, with Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison joining Donald Trump to announce The Stargate Project. Their companies, Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle (respectively), along with
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OpenAI, SoftBank Building AI Data Centers in $500B Stargate Deal
President Trump has announced the launch of Stargate, a joint venture that plans to invest $500 billion over the next four years to develop AI data centers and generate electricity for AI across the US. "Immediately, Stargate will be building the physical and virtual infrastructure to power the
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Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment
President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned. OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, according to multiple people familiar with the
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Nvidia, Oracle share prices soar after reports claim Donald Trump's $500 billion AI infrastructure investment plan
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What Is Stargate? OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank Team Up for $500B AI Infrastructure Initiative.
President Trump and the CEOs of OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle are expected to announce a new $500 billion AI initiative called "Stargate," CBS first reported. Sources tell CBS that the plan is to start with a $100 billion commitment and a Stargate data center in Texas, and then build up to $500
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Is Stargate a new big AI competitor for Amazon and Google? 5 analysts weigh in By Investing.com
Investing.com -- US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a private sector investment of up to $500 billion aimed at building infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), as part of efforts to stay ahead of global competitors in this key technology sector. Trump revealed that OpenAI,
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Trump announces $500B Stargate AI project: 'Country will be prospering like never before'
WASHINGTON - President Trump announced on Tuesday a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology. Trump said the joint venture, called Stargate, will build data centers and
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Trump Announces $500B AI Joint Venture With Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank
The companies said they would commit $100 billion to start, and as much as $500 billion over the next four years toward the initiative, which Trump called the "largest AI infrastructure project in history." OpenAI said it expects the project, called Stargate, to help support American leadership in
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Trump announces up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment
President Trump announced Tuesday billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, Mr. Trump said in a White House briefing. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son
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Project Stargate: Trump Plots With Larry Ellison, Sam Altman On $500B AI Initiative
On Donald Trump's first full day in office for his second presidential term, he gathered Oracle founder Larry Ellison, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Softbank chief Masayoshi Son at the Roosevelt Room in the White House to unveil a $500 billion artificial intelligence project named after a 1994 Roland
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OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle to invest $500 billion in AI, Trump says
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that three leading companies would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. OpenAI, SoftBank (9984.T), and Oracle (ORCL.N) will form a joint venture called Stargate, with a plan to invest $500 billion, Trump said at
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Trump Highlights Partnership Investing $500 Billion In AI: 'It's Big Money'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the
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Trump to announce newly formed partnership investing $500B in AI
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday is announcing investments worth up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out projects needed for the further
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Trump to announce newly formed partnership investing $500B in AI
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday is announcing investments worth up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out projects needed for the further
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US tech giants announce AI plan worth up to $500bn
OpenAI is teaming up with Oracle and Softbank to build data centres equipped to power artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to invest $100bn "immediately". Flanked by the bosses of the three companies at the White House, US President Donald Trump said the plan is a "resounding declaration of
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Trump Announces $500 Billion AI Investment Initiative to Spur Growth - Decrypt
President Donald Trump unveiled a $500 billion private-sector initiative on Tuesday to strengthen U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure and spur growth. Dubbed the Stargate Project, the plan comes a day after he repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed at regulating AI risks. The new AI
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'Stargate' is now a real thing, but sadly not a portal to an alien planet: A bunch of tech companies plan to spend $500 billion building AI data centers
President Trump announced the project (which was already underway) with his new tech industry pals, promising "colossal data centers." OpenAI and SoftBank are leading a joint venture that plans to spend $500 billion on AI infrastructure in the United States. The project was underway before today,
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Trump to announce up to $500 billion private sector AI infrastructure investment, sources say
In March 2024, The Information, a technology news website, reported OpenAI and Microsoft were working on plans for a $100 billion data center project that would include an artificial intelligence supercomputer also called "Stargate" set to launch in 2028. It was not immediately clear if the
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Trump to unveil billions in AI infrastructure investment from private sector - CBS By Investing.com
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What is Stargate? The $500 billion AI project approved by Trump 2.0 to beat competitor China
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Trump announces $500bn AI infrastructure investment
The news comes only a day after the newly appointed president repealed Joe Biden's Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence executive order. In a White House press conference, recently appointed president Donald Trump announced private sector funding of $500bn to
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President Trump announces Project Stargate: a new $500B investment into AI for the USA
President Trump has just announced that the US government will be pumping $500 billion into The Stargate Project, which will have $100 billion available immediately, and will create over 100,000 jobs in the USA. As part of Stargate, we'll see a huge collaboration between the Trump administration,
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Trump to Announce Private Sector AI Infrastructure Investment, CBS Reports
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump is due to announce private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States totaling billions of dollars, CBS News reported on Tuesday. OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, the report
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Trump to announce private sector AI infrastructure investment, CBS reports
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump is due to announce private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States totaling billions of dollars, CBS News reported on Tuesday. OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, the report
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Trump announces $500bn OpenAI infrastructure investment
The news comes only a day after the newly appointed president repealed Joe Biden's Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence order. In a White House press conference, recently appointed president Donald Trump announced funding of $500bn to be invested into
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SoftBank to help fund and lead Trump-backed Stargate AI project, a $500 billion venture
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OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announce a joint venture called 'The Stargate Project' to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure across the United States, starting with data centers in Texas.
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank Announce Massive AI Infrastructure Investment
In a groundbreaking announcement at the White House, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank have unveiled plans for a joint venture called 'The Stargate Project,' aimed at building extensive AI infrastructure across the United States. The project, with an initial investment of $100 billion and potential to reach $500 billion over four years, marks a significant leap in the development of AI capabilities in the country
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.Project Details and Scope
The Stargate Project will begin with the construction of data centers in Texas, with plans to expand to other states. Oracle's Chairman Larry Ellison revealed that construction on the first one-million-square-foot data center is already underway
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. The initiative aims to create approximately 100,000 jobs and secure American leadership in AI technology1
.Key Players and Partnerships
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Oracle's Larry Ellison were present at the White House announcement alongside President Donald Trump. The project also involves other tech giants as partners:
- Microsoft as a tech partner
- Arm and Nvidia for chip technology
- MGX Fund Management as an additional investor
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Strategic Importance and National Security
The Stargate Project is positioned as a critical initiative for maintaining U.S. technological superiority. OpenAI stated that the project will "secure American leadership in AI, create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and generate massive economic benefit for the entire world"
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. The company also emphasized the project's role in protecting national security and supporting the re-industrialization of the United States4
.Industry Context and Challenges
The announcement comes amid growing concerns about the need for increased AI computing capacity. OpenAI has previously cited lack of available compute as a factor delaying its products
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. The AI industry has been calling for significant investments in data centers, computer chips, and energy resources to support future growth4
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Environmental and Economic Concerns
While the project promises substantial economic benefits, it also raises environmental concerns. Data centers are known for their high water and power requirements, which can strain local resources and potentially increase reliance on fossil fuels
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The announcement, made during President Trump's new administration, has political overtones. Trump hailed the project as "a resounding declaration of confidence in America's potential"
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. The involvement of high-profile tech leaders and the emphasis on U.S. competitiveness in AI align with broader political narratives about technological leadership and economic growth2
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The Stargate Project represents a significant step in the race for AI dominance, with implications for global technological competition, particularly with China. As the project unfolds, it will likely shape the landscape of AI development, influence policy decisions, and impact the broader tech industry ecosystem in the coming years
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