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Infrastructure and Hardware Ambitions

Infrastructure and Hardware Ambitions

Nvidia backstopping $250B for Ohio campus; Georgia data center under regulatory review; Apple seeking preliminary injunction over trade secrets. OpenAI's custom chip Jalapeño announced. OpenAI acquired patents from an Altman-backed AI chip startup, signaling in-house hardware IP control. These moves signal massive scaling but also legal and regulatory hurdles.

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Updated Aug 7, 2026