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OpenAI Turns to Amazon in $38 Billion Cloud Services Deal After Restructuring

OpenAI has entered a seven-year agreement with Amazon worth $38 billion to purchase cloud services, after last week's restructuring that granted it more autonomy. The deal provides OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, essential for training and operating its AI models, including ChatGPT, as it accelerates its artificial intelligence development efforts.

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Michigan Secures ‘The Largest Economic Project in History’ From OpenAI, Oracle

OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital plan a $7B data center campus in Michigan, promising thousands of jobs, DTE-backed power, and a LEED closed-loop design.

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Nvidia to Supply South Korea With Over 260,000 AI Chips to Fuel AI Ambitions

Nvidia partners with South Korea’s government and tech giants to supply 260,000+ GPUs, fueling the nation’s $10B push to become an AI superpower.

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Japan’s Akatsuki Spacecraft Declared Inoperable, Marking End of Dedicated Venus Missions

Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft, which studied Venus for nearly a decade, has been declared inoperable by JAXA. Successfully orbiting in 2015 after an initial failure, Akatsuki uncovered major insights into Venus’s swirling clouds and atmosphere. Its mission’s end leaves a gap until NASA’s VERITAS and DAVINCI+ missions take over.

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