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Introducing Stargate Norway

OpenAI just planted its European flag. Stargate Norway marks the first data center bet outside the US—and it's about compute dominance.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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OpenAI is expanding its Stargate infrastructure platform into Europe with a dedicated data center initiative in Norway, signaling a strategic pivot toward geographic diversification of AI compute capacity and international market penetration beyond the US.

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  1. OpenAI launches Stargate Norway—first European data center under Stargate infrastructure platform

  2. Part of OpenAI for Countries program

  3. Strategic geographic expansion of compute capacity outside US

  4. Stargate positioned as critical long-term infrastructure for AI delivery at scale

  5. Date: July 31, 2025

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Publisher excerpt: We’re launching Stargate Norway—OpenAI’s first AI data center initiative in Europe under our OpenAI for Countries program. Stargate is OpenAI’s overarching infrastructure platform and is a critical part of our long-term vision to deliver the benefits of AI to everyone.
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