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Google is expanding its custom TPU lineup with two new chips: TPU 8tx for confidential computing and TPU 8i Max for ultra-long-context AI workloads, bringing the family to four products. Both are reconfigured rather than fully redesigned silicon, with 8tx designed to work alongside AMD chips. Google's chip chief said iteration has accelerated well beyond the previous two-year cadence as the company seeks to capitalize on Nvidia's supply constraints.