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Tencent inks $7B Oracle AI chip deal for 100,000 GPUs outside China

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Tencent has reportedly secured a $7 billion deal with Oracle to lease approximately 100,000 AI chips for use in Oracle's data centers located outside of China. This significant agreement, which spans five years, aims to provide Tencent with crucial AI computing power that is currently unavailable domestically. The estimated hourly cost for these chips is notably lower than current market rates for high-end Nvidia GPUs, suggesting a strategic move by Tencent to access advanced AI hardware amidst rising global demand and prices. AI

IMPACT Secures critical AI compute for Tencent, potentially impacting the competitive landscape for AI training services.

RANK_REASON Major international deal between two large tech companies for AI infrastructure. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Tencent inks $7B Oracle AI chip deal for 100,000 GPUs outside China

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Major international deal between two large tech companies for AI infrastructure. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Shane Downing ·

    Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices

    Tencent is reportedly renting 100,000 AI chips from Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia for about $7 billion over five years.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices Tencent is reportedly renting 100,000 AI chips from Oracle data

    Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices Tencent is reportedly renting 100,000 AI chips from Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia for about $7 billion over five years. https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /data-center…

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