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Google's new AI chips keep your data locked, even while they work on it
Google added two chips to its eighth-generation TPU family: TPU 8tx, which keeps data encrypted while AI runs on it, and TPU 8i Max, built for huge context windows.
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Google AI news: Gemini, DeepMind research, Search, Pixel phones and Google's TPU chips, explained in short stories with sources linked.
About Google
Google, part of Alphabet, runs the world's most widely used search engine along with Android, Chrome, YouTube and a large cloud business. Its AI lab, Google DeepMind, builds the Gemini models behind Google's assistant and AI features.
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- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- CEO
- Sundar Pichai (Google and Alphabet)
- Known for
- Search, Android, Chrome, YouTube, Gemini
Stories
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Learn the basics
Plain-English explainers for the ideas behind Google news, each built from linked sources.
What is a TPU?
A TPU (tensor processing unit) is a chip Google designed specifically to speed up machine learning. It's built for the huge matrix math that neural networks run on.
Read the explainerWhat is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini connect to outside tools and data in one common way. Anthropic created it in 2024, and it's now run under the Linux Foundation.
Read the explainerGoogle: common questions
Quick answers, plain wordsWhat is a TPU?
A TPU (tensor processing unit) is a chip Google designed specifically to speed up machine learning. It's built for the huge matrix math that neural networks run on. Full explainer →
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini connect to outside tools and data in one common way. Anthropic created it in 2024, and it's now run under the Linux Foundation. Full explainer →