Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
OpenAI's $18 billion custom chip project with Broadcom, code-named Project Nexus, has stalled because Broadcom requires Microsoft to commit to purchasing roughly 40% of the chips — a condition that OpenAI's own head of compute has called "financially unattractive." The impasse exposes a deeper tension: OpenAI needs custom silicon to manage projected $50 billion in 2026 compute costs that dwarf its $29 billion revenue forecast, but its chief financial backer is simultaneously distancing itself from its once-exclusive AI partner.