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Hardware·Aug 16·all news from August 16, 2026

Nvidia to Invest Up to $105 Billion for OpenAI Data Center in Ohio

Nvidia has committed up to $105 billion to guarantee the residual value of an 8-gigawatt data center campus in Ohio, which OpenAI will lease for 20 years. As part of this agreement, Nvidia will serve as the exclusive supplier of chips for the massive facility. This investment underscores the escalating infrastructure costs of the artificial intelligence sector and formalizes a significant partnership between two of the industry's most influential entities as they secure long-term capacity for future model development.

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