# The Nobody Company at the Center of the AI Infrastructure Race

- slug: the-nobody-company-at-the-center-of-the-ai-infrastructure-race
- date: 2026-04-15
- category: Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI announced Stargate Norway as its European flagship. Eight months later, Microsoft is renting the site and OpenAI was never an owner — just a potential customer that never committed capital. Nscale, a Norwegian startup valued at $14.6B, sits at the center of a $6.2B deal.

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