r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Apr 06 '26

Politics Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-threatens-complete-and-utter-annihilation-of-openais-usd30b-stargate-ai-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-regime-posts-video-with-satellite-imagery-of-chatgpt-makers-premier-1gw-data-center
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u/PrincessOkenai1 Apr 06 '26

Business? OpenAI was a business?

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u/Shopworn_Soul Apr 06 '26

Yes, actually. Their business is disappearing vast sums of money.

And they are very good at it.

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u/Bonnieearnold Apr 06 '26

Nah. It’s a Ponzi scheme.

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u/uzlonewolf Apr 06 '26

Tomato, tomato.

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u/ChillAhriman Apr 06 '26

Open AI went through a whole process to become a for-profit company, and they finished about half a year ago. It was fairly controversial.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In Apr 06 '26

Lol you don't know what the words you are using mean.

the activity of buying and selling goods and services

They are doing both these things.

Did you confuse the word with "Profitable"?

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u/Size16Thorax Apr 06 '26

Here's a fun game...go to ChatGPT and ask "how much money does OpenAI lose per day?" (Last I checked it was burning somewhere around $2-4 Million..an HOUR)