OpenAI booked computing power from two data centres in Malaysia.
OpenAI signed a multi-year deal on Tuesday with Firmus, an Australian data centre builder. Firmus will fill two Malaysian sites with Nvidia's newest rack systems for the lab. The agreement pushes Firmus past 900 megawatts booked across its customers, and no price was given.
Why it mattersOpenAI is spreading its computing across Asia instead of piling it all into America. Where these plants land decides whose electricity and water pay for the boom.
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