Core Insights - Oracle plans to purchase $40 billion worth of Nvidia's chips to support the Stargate project, a new data center in Abilene, Texas, which will utilize 400,000 of Nvidia's GB200 "superchips" for AI systems [1] - The data center is projected to be operational by mid-2026, providing 1.2 gigawatts of power and will be among the largest data centers globally [2] - The Stargate project has secured $11.6 billion in funding commitments, expanding the data center from two to eight buildings, bringing total funding to $15 billion [3] Industry Context - AI data centers are essential as traditional data centers struggle to meet the demands of AI's computational power and energy requirements [4] - AI facilities require specialized hardware and infrastructure, such as dense configurations of GPUs and AI accelerators, to handle complex calculations for AI workloads [5] - The $30 billion AI Infrastructure Fund, backed by BlackRock, Microsoft, and MGX, aims to raise up to $100 billion for AI development, focusing on constructing data centers and securing power sources [6]

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA -2.02%) were pulling back today as investors responded to a new threat facing the AI superstar.Just weeks after the company disclosed a write-off of as much as $5.5 billion due to new rules preventing exports of its H20 chips that were specifically designed for China, Nvidia now appears to be facing new competition out of China as Chinese tech giant Huawei is reportedly set to launch a new AI chip.As a result, Nvidia stock was down 2.6% as of 3:21 p.m. ET. Nvidia faces a new threatThe ...