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NVIDIA reduces its data center financing guarantee for OpenAI from USD 250 billion to USD 120 billion while simultaneously weighing a USD 3 billion equity investment in SoftBank’s SB Energy for the Ohio campus.

The reduced guarantee lowers systemic counterparty risk for hyperscalers, while the SB Energy stake secures dedicated power infrastructure rights for the Stargate-aligned facility.
Trade pressSlicast · August 17, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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NVIDIA reduces its data center financing guarantee for OpenAI from USD 250 billion to USD 120 billion while simultaneously weighing a USD 3 billion equity investment in SoftBank’s SB Energy for the Ohio campus.

The reduced guarantee lowers systemic counterparty risk for hyperscalers, while the SB Energy stake secures dedicated power infrastructure rights for the Stargate-aligned facility.

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