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September 30, 2025

OpenAI Plans to Build 5 New Data Centers With Help of SoftBank and Oracle
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Open AI is planning to build five new data centers in the U.S. with the
help of Soft Bank and Oracle, which is headed by billionaire and Trump
ally Larry Ellison. The data centers are a part of Open AI's Stargate
initiative, which would bring the project's current planned capacity to
nearly seven gigawatts - the equivalent of seven large-scale nuclear
reactors. One of the sites in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, would require
about 10 million gallons of water.


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