Google LLC today introduced two new specialized silicon chips for artificial intelligence to its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit architecture family, aimed at higher compute density and secure inference. At Google Cloud Next 2026 in April, Google introduced two specialized TPUs in the same generation, 8t for large-scale training and 8i designed for real-time reasoning. At the time, the company said it released …
Nvidia Tightens AI Chip Tracking in Southeast Asia as China Smuggling Concerns Grow
Nvidia’s AI chips are some of the hottest hardware on the planet. Now, the company wants a clearer idea of where they’re headed. The chipmaker is reportedly tightening oversight of its powerful GPUs in Southeast Asia. According to people familiar with the policy who spoke to Bloomberg, companies seeking official Nvidia Cloud Partner status in the region must now enroll …
