Overview
- Discussions remain in progress with no final agreement yet, though an unveiling is targeted for next week’s state visit, according to multiple reports.
- OpenAI and Nvidia are reported to be working with London-based Nscale, which earlier pledged $2.5 billion for UK builds and owns a Loughton site sized for up to 45,000 Nvidia GB200 chips.
- The Times reports the additional funding would expand a Quality Technology Services data center in Blyth, Northumberland, positioning it among Europe’s largest.
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang are expected to join the US executive delegation, while the companies and the UK government have not confirmed details.
- Separate reporting indicates OpenAI is exploring a 1GW AI hub in India, signaling a broader international expansion of compute infrastructure.