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OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI datacenter sites
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank have announced five additional datacenter sites under the Stargate initiative, a $500 billion U.S. AI infrastructure program targeting 10 gigawatts of compute capacity. The expansion accelerates the buildout of physical infrastructure intended to support next-generation AI workloads. The announcement emphasizes domestic job creation alongside the technical capacity additions.
OpenAI and Oracle Expand Stargate with 4.5 GW U.S. Data Center Partnership
OpenAI and Oracle have signed an agreement to develop 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate data center capacity in the United States. The deal represents a major infrastructure expansion for OpenAI's Stargate platform, which is positioned as the long-term backbone for delivering AI at scale. The announcement emphasizes job creation, U.S. reindustrialization, and domestic AI leadership.
OpenAI models and Codex available through Oracle Cloud infrastructure commitment
OpenAI announced that its models and Codex are now accessible through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, allowing enterprise customers to consume OpenAI services against existing Oracle cloud spending commitments. The partnership enables enterprise-grade security and governance controls for AI deployment. This extends OpenAI's distribution reach into Oracle's large enterprise customer base.
Announcing The Stargate Project
OpenAI has announced the Stargate Project, a major AI infrastructure initiative. The project represents a large-scale investment in AI compute and data center infrastructure in the United States. Based on prior reporting, Stargate involves a joint venture with SoftBank and other partners targeting up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure investment over four years. This is one of the largest announced AI infrastructure commitments in history.
Meta, OpenAI, and other AI companies build private gas-fired power plants to bypass public utilities
Major AI companies including Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI are constructing private, off-grid power plants—primarily natural gas—to directly supply their data centers, bypassing public utility grid connections. A Cleanview study identified 46 such projects, 90% announced in 2025, accounting for 30% of all planned U.S. data-center capacity. Meta is building gas plants in Ohio and Texas, while OpenAI and Oracle's Stargate-linked Jupiter project is underway in New Mexico. The shift signals a structural change in AI infrastructure energy strategy, with climate implications as fossil fuels displace earlier renewable commitments.
Public Opposition to U.S. Data Center Construction Drives Legislation and Violence
Resistance to AI data center construction is intensifying across the United States, with an estimated $64 billion in projects blocked or delayed between May 2024 and March 2025. Legislative responses include Maine's moratorium bill on data centers requiring 20+ megawatts, at least 12 other states filing similar bills, and local referenda in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ohio. Opposition has also turned violent, with a molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and gunshots fired at an Indianapolis city councilor who supported a local data center project.
Data Points: Perplexity Computer expands, Google Aletheia math agent, DeepSeek chip strategy, Nvidia retrieval pipeline, Stargate cancellation
The Batch's weekly data points roundup covers five significant AI developments: Perplexity expanded its Computer agentic platform to desktop, mobile, and enterprise with new APIs and financial data tools; Google released Aletheia, a Gemini-based math research agent achieving 95.1% on IMO-Proof Bench Advanced (up from 65.7%); DeepSeek withheld pre-release access to its V4 model from Nvidia and AMD while giving domestic Chinese chipmakers early access; Nvidia's NeMo Retriever topped the ViDoRe v3 leaderboard using a ReACT-based agentic retrieval loop; and OpenAI and Oracle cancelled plans to expand the Abilene Stargate campus from 1.2 GW to 2.0 GW due to financing and reliability issues.