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Nvidia's half trillion dollar loan to OpenAI
Elon Musk Podcast
Nvidia is reportedly negotiating a massive financial agreement to support OpenAI in a $500 billion data center development located in Ohio . The proposed deal involves a $250 billion financing guarantee to help the AI developer secure a lease for the 10-gigawatt facility, which is being constructed by a subsidiary of SoftBank . While the project aims to create one of the largest computing hubs in the world by 2028 , experts express caution regarding the circular financing nature of the arrangement. This trend, where a hardware supplier funds its own customers' infrastructure, blurs traditional boundaries between vendors, lenders, and consumers . Consequently, some investors are calling for stricter board oversight and credit transparency as the industry moves toward a model where total infrastructure integration becomes the primary product.
View originalNvidia is reportedly negotiating a massive financial agreement to support OpenAI in a $500 billion data center development located in Ohio . The proposed deal involves a $250 billion financing guarantee to help the AI developer secure a lease for the 10-gigawatt facility, which is being constructed by a subsidiary of SoftBank . While the project aims to create one of the largest computing hubs in the world by 2028 , experts express caution regarding the circular financing nature of the arrangement. This trend, where a hardware supplier funds its own customers' infrastructure, blurs traditional boundaries between vendors, lenders, and consumers . Consequently, some investors are calling for stricter board oversight and credit transparency as the industry moves toward a model where total infrastructure integration becomes the primary product.
- Published
- July 27, 2026
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- nvidia-s-half-trillion-dollar-loan-to-openai--entry_556e557f2a37e55afe16d5255a8f
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