# Bad Influence story: Google adds TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max to its eighth-generation accelerator lineup

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 07:59. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/b9437dd7-bd05-49d1-8f9e-7acfb2255f97

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Latest update (11-09 07:59): Google adds TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max to its eighth-generation accelerator lineup

Overview: Google has added two systems to its eighth-generation TPU lineup: the TPU 8tx, built for confidential computing, and the TPU 8i Max, built for memory-intensive workloads, according to The Decoder. Google says it has shipped four TPU systems within a single year for the first time.

Both variants use existing silicon, with different packaging, networking and memory setups.

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1. 11-09 07:59 · The Decoder · [Google adds TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max to its eighth-generation accelerator lineup](https://badinfluence.news/items/kmb77ncjk8z0hfputt2xsgq79)
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