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OpenAI Plans to Build 5 New Data Centers With Help of SoftBank and Oracle

HeadlineSep 30, 2025
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OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the U.S. with the help of SoftBank and Oracle, which is headed by billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison. The data centers are a part of OpenAI’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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