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Tencent scores 100,000 offshore AI chip deal with Oracle for $7 billion despite climbing prices

October 5

Oracle has reportedly made a deal with Tencent for a five-year lease at several Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia, covering about 100,000 advanced AI chips unavailable in China.

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