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Google borrows Nvidia-style financing to push TPUs, including a $3.2bn data-center guarantee
Google is adopting financing tactics associated with Nvidia, including a $3.2bn data-center guarantee and so-called circular financing, to win customers for its own TPU chips. It is also leaning on broader funding plans, including an $85bn equity raise largely for AI infrastructure, to support expanding TPU supply beyond Google. The move is sharpening questions about whether Nvidia can sustain its north-of-90% share of the AI chip market and the durability of its CUDA advantage. Google says customers such as Citadel Securities have validated TPU cost and performance, while a planned cloud venture with Blackstone targets Nvidia-backed providers such as CoreWeave.