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OpenAI

US AI research company, creator of ChatGPT; now permanent in London and the primary demand driver for global AI infrastructure spending.

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Sanctioned byAOAI Office
gained enforcement powers over
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#313 May
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#16 May

Discontinued Sora consumer video product on 26 April 2026, triggering Disney's $1bn investment exit

Media's AI Pivot: Disney declares AI strategy, drops $1bn OpenAI stake
#329 Apr
#329 Apr
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#328 Apr

Compressed compute commitment by 57%, declined Crusoe lease, suspended UK and Norway sites

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: OpenAI cuts compute target by $800bn
#227 Apr

Cited UK industrial electricity as more than four times US/Nordic rates as Cobalt Park pause driver

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: OpenAI puts a number on UK electricity gap
#123 Apr

Paused planned UK Stargate data centre at Cobalt Park citing regulatory environment

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: OpenAI pauses Cobalt Park Stargate site
#216 Apr
Simultaneously backed domestic rivals and cleared expansion byDDSIT
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#614 Apr
#213 Apr

Confirmed move to first permanent London office with capacity to more than double headcount

European Tech Sovereignty: OpenAI takes first permanent London base
#313 Apr

Signed 88,500 sq ft King's Cross lease for 500+ staff and paused Stargate UK citing electricity costs

European Tech Sovereignty: OpenAI takes 88,500 sq ft in London, pauses Stargate UK
#61 Apr
#11 Apr

Co-launched Stargate US programme at $500 billion headline with only $100 billion committed

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Stargate US: $500B headline, 1.2 GW operational
#11 Apr
#61 Apr
Partnered withSStargate
is joint venture partner in
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#117 Mar

Cited in reporting on $650-690 billion AI infrastructure spend by US tech

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Big Five to spend $650bn on AI in 2026
#117 Mar

Cited as NYT NewsGuild demanded human oversight of AI in negotiations

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: NYT union draws the line on AI content
#14 Mar

Named alongside Oracle's thousands of planned job cuts in AI coverage

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Oracle may cut up to 30,000 jobs
#11 Mar

Acquired Promptfoo to fold prompt-injection defence into its Frontier platform

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: Google closes $32bn Wiz deal; 38 M&A
#11 Mar
Criticised byAMArthur Mensch
proposed levy disproportionately affecting
European Tech Sovereignty · source event
#11 Mar
AcquiredPPromptfoo
acquired for ai security
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#127 Feb