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OpenAI appoints Uday Ruddaraju, former xAI compute lead, as CTO of Compute, signaling major infrastructure investment push.

Marks OpenAI's organizational pivot toward in-house compute strategy; Stargate partnership infrastructure role crystallizes.
Trade pressSlicast · July 20, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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OpenAI appoints Uday Ruddaraju, former xAI compute lead, as CTO of Compute, signaling major infrastructure investment push.

Marks OpenAI's organizational pivot toward in-house compute strategy; Stargate partnership infrastructure role crystallizes.

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