OpenAI has signed a $38 billion (£29 billion) deal with Amazon to use its global cloud computing infrastructure. The agreement strengthens OpenAI’s access to high-performance computing resources as it pushes forward in the race to build advanced artificial intelligence systems. OpenAI deepens ties across the tech industry In 2025, OpenAI has signed over $1 trillion worth of agreements with Oracle, Broadcom, AMD and Nvidia. The new partnership with Amazon reduces its reliance on Microsoft and gives it access to the latest generation of Nvidia processors through Amazon Web Services. The seven-year deal follows a major company restructure that ended OpenAI’s…
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