Build the factories and the boom will follow: that is OpenAI's bet as it inks a $38 billion agreement to run its systems on Amazon Web Services, part of a mammoth plan to secure more than $1 trillion of computing capacity. The deal gives OpenAI immediate access to AWS datacentres and the Nvidia processors inside them, the specialist chips that train and run models such as ChatGPT.
Amazon previously rated as Hold due to valuation and growth concerns. Recent developments suggest improved fundamentals and potential for accelerated revenue growth. The retail segments' contribution to operational efficiency as of Q3 has broken my Hold thesis from April.
OpenAI has signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services, and will immediately start accessing Nvidia's graphics processing units. CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos explains how it's one of OpenAI's biggest moves away from Microsoft, which was the company's exclusive cloud provider until earlier this year.
OpenAI has come to terms on a massive 7-year, $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to secure cloud computing capabilities needed to power its suite of advanced AI tools such as ChatGPT and Sora.
AWS and OpenAI have announced a $38 billion agreement that enables OpenAI to run its AI workloads on AWS infrastructure, starting immediately.
Amazon shares rose to a record high Monday after the tech giant said it struck a $38 billion deal with OpenAI.
Amazon.com, Inc. remains undervalued as its key segments continue top-tier performance amidst uncertain environment. AWS delivered record quarterly revenue of $33B and a 34.6% operating margin, cementing AMZN's leadership in the cloud infrastructure market, which will be driven further by AI revolution. Amazon's ongoing investments in AWS and AI infrastructure, combined with steady marketplace cash flows, position AMZN for sustained long-term outperformance.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has entered a $38 billion, seven-year agreement with OpenAI to provide computing power for AI workloads, sending Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s shares 4.7% higher to about $256. Under the deal, OpenAI will begin using AWS infrastructure immediately, accessing hundreds of thousands of Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) GPUs housed in Amazon's data centers.
Amazon has outperformed even my most optimistic earnings scenario for 2025, with robust sales and margin expansion, defying tariff-related concerns. However, the company's recent insipid operating income performance is worrisome since it's partly related to severance costs, more of which are expected. These tie up with the company's bigger labor force issues, which continue as there are negotiations and controversies around frontline workers.
OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.
OpenAI announced a multi-year $38 billion partnership with Amazon on Monday, its first major cloud computing deal since striking a new agreement with Microsoft that gave it more flexibility. OpenAI will use Amazon's AWS "to run and scale OpenAI's core artificial intelligence (AI) workloads starting immediately.
OpenAI has signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services, and will immediately start accessing Nvidia's graphics processing units. It's one of OpenAI's biggest moves away from Microsoft, which was the company's exclusive cloud provider until earlier this year.