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Google announced two new versions of its eighth-gen AI chips.

The Verge •
November 09, 2026 • 01:54 PM
• By Stevie Bonifield
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It says the new TPU 8tx is for confidential computing for government agencies and regulated businesses, while the 8i Max is aimed at AI applications with large context windows. Google also announced its TPU 8t and 8i in April, for a total of four new TPUs in one year. [Link: Our newest TPUs: 8tx and 8i Max, built for the agentic era | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/tpu-8i-max-and-8tx/ | Google]

Google announced two new versions of its eighth-gen AI chips.

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It says the new TPU 8tx is for confidential computing for government agencies and regulated businesses, while the 8i Max is aimed at AI applications with large context windows. Google also announced its TPU 8t and 8i in April, for a total of four new TPUs in one year.

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