TPUs
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Blackstone Partners With Google on $5 Billion AI Infrastructure Venture
Blackstone is investing $5 billion in a new AI infrastructure venture, partnering with Google. This venture will utilize Google’s specialized Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to meet surging AI compute demand. The company aims to deploy 500 megawatts of capacity by 2027 and plans significant expansion, strengthening Google’s position against competitors like Nvidia in the AI hardware race. Blackstone is also increasing its AI investments with other firms.