Google and Blackstone to Create TPU Cloud Provider
Google and Blackstone are forming a joint cloud venture to rent Google's TPUs to AI developers, expanding TPU access beyond Google's own cloud to compete with AWS and Azure.
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<p>Google and Blackstone are creating a cloud computing company that will rent out Google’s tensor processing units to artificial intelligence developers, according to a person with direct knowledge.</p> <p>Google has been pushing for many months to expand the reach of its TPUs, in an effort to compete ...</p>
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