Nvidia nears $250B OpenAI data center guarantee
Nvidia is in talks to provide about $250 billion in guarantees to back OpenAI’s lease of computing capacity at a massive 10-gigawatt data center hub being developed by SoftBank in southern Ohio, potentially marking one of the largest financing arrangements in technology history. The guarantees would act as a credit enhancement to help OpenAI secure funding to lease the needed computing power for training and running its models amid tight AI chip supply. The SoftBank–Nvidia–OpenAI initiative could involve total project costs near $500 billion, with Nvidia positioning itself as a central financial architect of AI infrastructure rather than just a hardware supplier. The deal underscores how data center investment, financing, and computing demand are increasingly intertwined in the AI industry, and could give Nvidia stronger leverage across the AI ecosystem. Coverage notes that this represents a historic shift in AI infrastructure funding, with the Ohio facility identified as a key catalyst for OpenAI’s ongoing expansion. The fourth article provides a general disclaimer from Blockchain.news, reinforcing that readers should conduct their own research before making financial decisions.



