https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-announces-massive-data-center-in-ohio-with-nvidia-guaranteeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-announces-massive-data-center-in-ohio-with-nvidia-guaranteehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-announces-massive-data-center-in-ohio-with-nvidia-guarantee#u45350Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:25:18 +0000OpenAI has secured a lease for a large data center in Ohio as part of the PORTS-Pike project. Nvidia is providing financial guarantees for the facility, which the NVIDIA Newsroom confirms will exclusively host Nvidia AI compute. Reports from The New York Times and Yahoo Finance indicate Nvidia may back the project with as much as $105 billion. This partnership ensures OpenAI has the dedicated infrastructure and hardware necessary to scale its artificial intelligence operations.Why it mattersThe deal links OpenAI's infrastructure needs with Nvidia's hardware dominance. By guaranteeing