Reading up on SoftBank
4 deep · digging since feb 28
- An interview with an Apple emoji designer
A book author interviews Ollie Wagner, one of Apple's first emoji designers, about the process, SoftBank influence, and Steve Jobs' approval.
- OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term
OpenAI has abandoned building first-party Stargate data centers in favor of leasing compute from third parties like Oracle and Microsoft.
- OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand
OpenAI's $500 billion Stargate project has seven US sites under construction totaling over 9 GW, with 0.3 GW already operational in Abilene, Texas.
- Scaling AI for everyone
OpenAI raises $110B at $730B valuation from SoftBank, NVIDIA, and Amazon to scale AI infrastructure and products.