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maxrmk | 10 months ago

I love to hate on google, but I suspect this is strategic enough that they wont kill it.

Like graviton at AWS its as much of a negotiation tool as it is a technical solution, letting them push harder with NVIDIA on pricing because they have a backup option.

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mmx1|10 months ago

Google has done stuff primarily for negotiation purposes (e.g. POWER9 chips) but TPU ain't one. It's not a backup option or presumed "inferior solution" to NVIDIA. Their entire ecosystem is TPU-first.

lostmsu|10 months ago

Was Gemini 2.5 trained on TPUs thought? I seem to be struggling to find that information. Wouldn't they want to mention it in every press release?