
Oracle and OpenAI abandon Texas AI center expansion amid funding snags
Oracle and OpenAI have dropped plans to expand a flagship AI data center in Abilene, Texas, after financing talks dragged on and OpenAI's needs changed; the Abilene site will be operated by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, while a broader Stargate expansion remains on track at other campuses, and Bloomberg News reported Meta Platforms could lease the Abilene site from Crusoe; Nvidia helped facilitate talks to ensure Nvidia chips power the expansion.

