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Elon Musk Casts Doubt on Trump’s $100 Billion Stargate A.I. Announcement
Mr. Trump had claimed the A.I. announcement as an early trophy, taking credit for the companies’ decision to spend up to $500 billion building data centers.The New York Times - 2h -
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires ...ABC News - 4h -
Elon Musk undercuts Trump's Stargate AI investment announcement
Elon Musk claimed overnight Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank don’t have enough money to fulfill their high-profile pledge to invest $500 billion in U.S. artificial intelligence ...NBC News - 6h -
OpenAI Stargate is a $500B bet: America’s AI Manhattan Project or costly dead end?
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Tech giants are putting $500bn into 'Stargate' to build up AI in US
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Musk: 'They don't actually have the money' for Trump-touted Stargate project
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Trump unveils $500bn joint AI venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank
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EU Commission urged to act over Elon Musk’s ‘interference’ in elections
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