AUSTIN, Texas — It is what President Donald Trump calls the " largest AI infrastructure project " in history, which will create more than 100,000 jobs. The leaders of Softbank, Open AI and Oracle are coming together to announce the formation of Stargate.

In a move that has sparked debate, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, who had been serving two life sentences plus 40 years for enabling the illegal trade of drugs and other illicit goods. People using his site traded in bitcoin to avoid detection.