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Nvidia partners with IREN, investing $2.1B for AI infrastructure

Nvidia has entered into a significant partnership with data center provider IREN, aiming to deploy up to five gigawatts of AI infrastructure. The collaboration includes Nvidia's potential investment of up to $2.1 billion in IREN stock and a separate five-year contract valued at $3.4 billion for IREN to provide managed GPU cloud services to Nvidia. This deal leverages Nvidia's DSX AI architecture with IREN's data center logistics to accelerate the creation of large-scale AI factories, with a primary focus on IREN's Texas facilities. AI

IMPACT Accelerates the deployment of large-scale AI compute capacity, crucial for training and running advanced AI models.

RANK_REASON Significant partnership and investment deal between a major AI chip manufacturer and a data center provider. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Nvidia partners with IREN, investing $2.1B for AI infrastructure

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  1. AI Business TIER_1 English(EN) · Graham Hope ·

    Nvidia in $2.1B Deal With Data Center Provider IREN

    The partnership is among a startling wave of multi-billion-dollar AI compute arrangements between tech giants and neocloud vendors.