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Jul 22, 2026

OpenAI Raises Planned Cloud Spending Through 2030 to $750 Billion

Projected cloud and data center spending by OpenAI has risen to $750 billion through 2030, while SoftBank raises $369 million in bonds to support its $65 billion commitment to the company.

Jul 22, 20263 sources

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▪Palantir Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp argued that enterprises are growing tired of large language model economics and questioned their return on investment.
▪OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar argued that artificial intelligence value must be measured by work accomplished rather than traditional software adoption metrics like user seats.
▪Investor concerns regarding returns on artificial intelligence spending have pressured semiconductor-related stocks, including SoftBank Group Corp.'s chip-technology subsidiary, Arm Holdings Plc.

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AI startups1 Compute, chips & AI infrastructure1 Data center infrastructure1

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