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Microsoft Debuts New Homegrown AI Chip, Plans to Deploy Multiple Gigawatts Next Year

October 12

Microsoft on Monday announced the latest generation of its homegrown AI chips, dubbed the Maia 300, and said it plans to set up “multi-gigawatt deployments” of the chip starting next year.

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