Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.
Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips

Key takeaways
Google introduces two new AI chips, TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, to expand its hardware portfolio for AI workloads.
- Google unveils TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max for AI workloads and confidential inference.
- TPU 8tx enhances security for AI model training and inference.
- TPU 8i Max doubles memory and processing power for larger AI tasks.
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