Tag

#tpus

2 stories · “tpus”.

Aerial view of Google's data centre in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at sunset.

Oct 21, 2026

Google Open-Sources TorchTPU as Amazon's TorchNeuron Enters Beta

Google open-sourced TorchTPU and Amazon opened TorchNeuron's beta, both putting PyTorch on their own chips. Porting costs fall; benchmarks remain vendor claims.

By TPW Editorial9 min read

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket standing vertical on the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base beside the Pacific Ocean

Sep 25, 2026

Google Is Sending Four TPUs to Orbit in Its First Suncatcher Test

Google's Project Suncatcher will launch the MVP satellite on October 1, carrying four TPUs to test whether AI compute can survive and work in Earth orbit.

By TPW Editorial7 min read