US EditionHuge Texas Data Center Moves Ahead as Trump-Backed Stargate AI Project Faces Questions
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – The Stargate expansion includes over 2 million AI chips and is expected to create more than 100,000 jobs in construction and operations, boosting US AI infrastructure capacity beyond 5 gigawatts.
- On July 22, 2025, OpenAI partnered with Oracle to add capacity, supporting over 2 million chips in its 4.5 GW data center expansion.
- In January, OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank Group committed US$500 billion to 10 GW of infrastructure, as OpenAI said, to support the growing demand for AI compute power.
- Last month, Oracle began delivering Nvidia GB200 racks, and parts of the Stargate I facility in Abilene, Texas, have been operational for weeks, the company said.
- OpenAI said the expansion will generate over 100,000 jobs across construction and operations in the US, while Chris Lehane noted `Abilene was that beta test to prove out that you could build these at scale and at speed`.
- Potential locations span Texas to Wyoming, while a smaller Ohio centre may open by end-2025, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Tae-jong = ChatGPT developer OpenAI has partnered with software and cloud computing company Oracle to develop the 'Stargate' data center program...
Huge Texas data center moves ahead as Trump-backed Stargate AI project faces questions
ChatGPT creator OpenAI and cloud computing giant Oracle are partnering to bring 4.5 gigawatts of power to data center projects, including one currently under construction in Abilene. The deal is part of the Stargate Project, which was announce by President Donald Trump in January alongside a $500 billion investment. Yet sources say the project has been struggling to take off as planned.
Trump's AI vision takes shape as Oracle and OpenAI expand massive Stargate infrastructure project
Oracle and OpenAI have inked an agreement to further develop the Stargate project as part of a broader pledge to expand Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States.The two companies made the announcement on Tuesday, promising an additional 4.5 gigawatts of Stargate data center capacity, a move expected to create over 100,000 jobs across operations, construction, and indirect roles such as manufacturing and local services.The…
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