Google first unveils the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit)
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Unveiled the TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) for the first time
Why it matters
The start of the path toward silicon dedicated to neural networks rather than general-purpose GPUs
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Officialcloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/google-supercharges-machine-learning-tasks-with-custom-chipAdded in Week 35, 2026 · See that week
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