Google has expanded its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) portfolio with two new AI chips: TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max. According to the US-based technology giant, these chips are designed to support the growing demands of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). The new systems are dedicated to enterprises that run AI agents handling sensitive data, process larger volumes of information and perform complex, multi-step reasoning tasks.The launch also expands Google’s efforts to make its in-house AI chips accessible to developers and businesses as an alternative to conventional graphics processing units (GPUs, which comes from the house of Nvidia. Can Google really be independent from Nvidia chips ?

