OpenAI pledged $500 billion in AI infrastructure with the President standing behind them. Five days ago they paused Stargate UK. Today, Microsoft took over their Norway capacity. The pattern is unmistakable. OpenAI is quietly retreating from the physical infrastructure layer of its own signature initiative, and Microsoft is absorbing every site they walk away from. Norway tells the clearest story. In July 2025, Sam Altman stood in Narvik, inside the Arctic Circle, and announced "Stargate…