[OpenAI Abandons Direct Lease Plan for Norway Stargate Data Center, Transfers to Microsoft] Odaily Planet Daily News: After halting the UK Stargate project, OpenAI announced that it has abandoned plans to directly lease computing power from the Narvik 'Stargate Norway' data center in Norway. The project was originally developed by UK AI cloud service startup Nscale, with a planned capacity of 230MW. According to insiders, OpenAI had considered leasing about half of the facility's computing power but ultimately did not reach an agreement with Nscale. The related computing power has now been taken over by Microsoft. OpenAI stated that it is negotiating with Microsoft to access Norwegian computing resources through its cloud services, a move that aligns better with its existing financial arrangements. (CNBC)