{
  "id": 1151271,
  "title": "Nvidia eyes up to $3b in SB Energy for OpenAI data center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/nvidia-eyes-up-to-3b-in-sb-energy-for-openai-data-center",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-16T00:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech in Asia",
    "slug": "tech-in-asia",
    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/nvidia-eyes-3b-sb-energy-openai-data-center"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $3 billion in SB Energy, a developer backed by SoftBank Group. SB Energy is building a multi-gigawatt data center campus in Ohio for OpenAI.\n\nAccording to Investing.com, Nvidia's investment is part of separate negotiations involving Nvidia, OpenAI, and SB Energy over the chipmaker providing about $100 billion in credit support for the planned Ohio data center campus.\n\nThe talks highlight Nvidia's expanding role in financing and supporting the infrastructure needed to power the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. The discussions remain ongoing, and the terms of any potential investment could change.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "OpenAI's S7 data centre drops plan to cool it with recycled water after permit snags",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/openais-s7-data-centre-drops-plan-to-cool-it-with-recycled-water",
        "published": "2026-08-15T13:39:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Nvidia eyes investing $3 billion in SB Energy under OpenAI data center deal, Information says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/nvidia-eyes-investing-3-billion-in-sb-energy-under-openai-data-center",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:38:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}