By TOI Tech Desk
Publication Date: 2026-03-16 07:33:00
Well-known American investor Michael Burry has accused Nvidia of using its influence to block a possible deal between AMD and Oracle. The following reports report on this OpenAI Burry dropped plans for a major data center project in Texas, sharing a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). According to the investor, the development highlights tensions in the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market, where technology companies are competing for contracts for large AI data centers.
Michael Burry claims Nvidia influenced the chip decision
In his post, Michael Burry noted that the data center project faces complications due to differences in the type of chips planned for construction.“The kicker is that OpenAI pulled out of the Oracle deal because it wanted NVDA Ruben and not Blackwell, which are two different types of data center construction,” Burry wrote. He added that Oracle had already secured the site and ordered hardware designed along Blackwell’s lines…
