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Google to sell its TPUs to some customers, who also fancy big-G GPUs

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Alphabet announced a significant increase in its 2026 capital expenditure guidance, raising it to $180-$190 billion, driven by unprecedented demand for AI computing resources. The company's CFO highlighted strong growth in Google Cloud, fueled by AI solutions and a record backlog, and indicated that Google will begin selling its custom TPUs to select customers. This strategic move aims to diversify revenue streams and fund future silicon research, with the balance sheet impact expected to be more pronounced in 2027. AI

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IMPACT Accelerates AI infrastructure build-out and opens new revenue streams for AI hardware, potentially lowering costs for AI operators.

RANK_REASON Company raises capital expenditure guidance significantly due to AI demand and announces new hardware sales strategy.

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Alphabet CFO: Raises 2026 Capital Expenditure Guidance Range to $180-190 Billion

    Alphabet首席财务官阿纳特・阿什肯纳齐在财报电话会上表示，投资方面，我们将2026年全年资本支出指引区间上调至1800亿至1900亿美元，此前预期为1750亿至1850亿美元，新增3月完成的Intersect收购相关投资。我们看到人工智能计算资源的内部与外部需求空前高涨。我们在人工智能领域的投资正带来强劲增长，谷歌云创纪录的收入与订单储备增长、谷歌服务的优异表现均印证了这一点。展望未来，这些优异业绩坚定了我们投入所需资本、持续把握人工智能机遇的决心。因此，预计2027年资本支出将较2026年大幅增长。（财联社）

  2. The Register — AI TIER_1 · Simon Sharwood ·

    Google to sell its TPUs to some customers, who also fancy big-G GPUs

    <h4>AI is driving more searches and ads</h4> <p>Google Cloud will start selling its custom tensor processing units to some customers, because they want them and the search giant wants to diversify its revenues.…</p> <p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.…

  3. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 · Sarah Perez ·

    Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

    Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · sagalinked ·

    📰 Google Cloud surpassed $20 billion in revenue for the first time, though it attributed its growth to capacity constraints rather than increased usage. 🔗 https

    📰 Google Cloud surpassed $20 billion in revenue for the first time, though it attributed its growth to capacity constraints rather than increased usage. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/goog le-cloud-surpasses-20b-but-says-growth-was-capacity-constrained/ # Tech # AI

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