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Morning Brief · October 28th 2026
OpenAI plans to buy Google's TPUs, The Information reports
OpenAI plans to purchase Google's processing units, The Information reported Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, and Reuters carried the report. OpenAI has rented through Google Cloud since mid-2025; a purchase would put Google's chips in OpenAI's own fleet alongside Nvidia's.
No volume, price or delivery schedule has been reported. OpenAI declined to comment and Google had not responded. The report lands the same day Alphabet said its cloud grew; a buyer of OpenAI's size choosing a second supplier is the sale Google's chip business has been built to win. SourcesBC
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- BOpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reports (Reuters)reuters.com
- COpenAI plans to buy Google's TPU chips, report says (BetaNews)betanews.com
This story ran in the Morning Brief of October 28th 2026.