Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 7, 2026
OpenAI Never Visited the Site of Its 30-Billion-Pound Stargate UK Project, Investigation Finds
A Guardian inquiry describes a flagship data-center announcement with a placeholder funding figure and no site consultation.
The gap between AI infrastructure announcements and committed capital is drawing scrutiny. A Guardian investigation, summarized across outlets, found that neither OpenAI nor its infrastructure partner Nscale held recorded meetings with the…
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