OpenAI couldn’t finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead — company's chip design aspirations lag behind Google and Amazon from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2026-02-24 11:21 (#73SMG) OpenAI spent much of 2025 trying to build its own AI data centers, only to find that it couldn't secure financing on competitive terms.
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon following Claude blacklisting — Anthropic to challenge supply chain risk designation in court from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2026-02-28 16:38 (#73XAA) Altman's announcement came not long after President Trump ordered" every federal agency to immediately stop using Anthropic's technology.