OpenAI on Thursday said it is launching a Stargate-branded AI data center in Norway, marking its first foray into Europe with such a project.British firm Nscale will design and build the site as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Norwegian energy infrastructure firm Aker. OpenAI will be a so-called "off-taker" in the project, meaning it will effectively buy capacity from the data center.The site aims to deliver 100,000 NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPU) by the end of 2026, "with the intention to expand ...