OpenAI Close to Landing $500 Billion Data Center With Backing From Nvidia

The chipmaking giant is in talks with OpenAI to provide a $250 billion financial backstop for the project, which would be among the largest of the A.I. boom.The groundbreaking ceremony for the data center in Piketon, Ohio, in March. The financing for the project is indicative of the elaborate deals that have helped fuel the A.I. boom.