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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: tecmo   😊 😞
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Subject: TPU Chips
Date: 11/09/25 7:59 PM
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cnbc.com - Googles decade long bet on tpus companys secret weapon in AI race

Google’s decade-long bet on custom chips is turning into company’s secret weapon in AI race

I think this is an underappreciated part of the Google Cloud business. (Note: They don't sell chips directly, they sell access to the chips as part of their cloud business).

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While there’s no sign that Google will be slowing its purchases of Nvidia GPUs, the internet giant is increasingly showing that it’s not just a buyer of high-powered silicon. It’s also a developer.

For Google, TPUs offer a competitive edge at a time when all the hyperscalers are rushing to build mammoth data centers, and AI processors can’t get manufactured fast enough to meet demand. Other cloud companies are taking a similar approach, but are well behind in their efforts

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Google doesn’t break out the size of its TPU business within its cloud segment. Analysts at D.A. Davidson estimated in September that a “standalone” business consisting of TPUs and Google’s DeepMind AI division could be valued at about $900 billion, up from an estimate of $717 billion in January. Alphabet’s current market cap is more than $3.4 trillion.

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