OpenAI signs record Ohio data center lease with Nvidia backing up to $105 billion

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OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for an 8-gigawatt data center in Ohio.

Nvidia is guaranteeing up to $105 billion for the residual value of the facilities and becomes the exclusive chip supplier.

According to the Wall Street Journal, nine tech companies now hold around $3 trillion in AI commitments that don't appear on any balance sheet.

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