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Google's in-house chips lift cloud sales but strain cash flow
Original: Google’s Nvidia chip challenge boosts cloud sales, crimps cash flow By Reuters
Alphabet's push to build its own AI chips to rival Nvidia is driving growth in Google Cloud, as customers adopt cheaper custom processors instead of Nvidia's expensive GPUs. However, the heavy capital spending required to develop and deploy these chips is weighing on Google's free cash flow, according to a Reuters report. The development highlights the intensifying competition in AI infrastructure between hyperscalers and Nvidia.
Why now: Investors are closely watching the cost-benefit of hyperscalers building custom AI chips amid the AI spending boom.
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