Nvidia backs OpenAI's $250-500B infrastructure deal

Nvidia is in talks to provide a financial backstop of $250-500 billion to help OpenAI fund a major AI data center project in Ohio, with the arrangement potentially allowing OpenAI to secure more favorable debt terms. Analysts are expressing concern that the deal signals growing skepticism about the AI sector's sustainability and revives risky tech-bubble financing practices.

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