[NVIDIA Plans to Provide $250 Billion Financial Guarantee for OpenAI Data Center Project] According to The Wall Street Journal, NVIDIA is in negotiations to provide a financial guarantee of approximately $250 billion for OpenAI's data center project, which has a total cost exceeding $500 billion. NVIDIA's guarantee will assist OpenAI in leasing a 10-gigawatt data center project developed by SoftBank in Ohio, covering lease and construction debt but excluding NVIDIA chips. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has been involved in power allocation decisions, and the terms of the deal have yet to be finalized.