Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) surged over 5% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, following an announcement by President Donald Trump that the company will be part of a major $500 billion joint venture to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States.
The initiative, called Stargate, is a collaboration between Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank Group. It aims to construct data centers and other infrastructure projects to support the development and deployment of AI technology, keeping the U.S. competitive in the global AI race.
According to Trump, Dell Technologies will supply servers for the Stargate venture, which plans to immediately invest $100 billion with the remaining $400 billion to be deployed over the next four years. The first data centers are already under construction in Texas, with more locations planned across the country.