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Oracle cancels $7 billion AI chip deal with Tencent after US pressure

Oracle cancels $7 billion AI chip deal with Tencent after US pressure

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A report in the Financial Times on Wednesday indicated that Oracle, the US cloud computing firm, has terminated a multi-billion dollar deal to provide chips to Tencent, the Chinese technology leader. US officials voiced their worries about the agreement to Oracle, according to the paper. The agreement, concluded last month, involved a five-year lease for approximately 100,000 advanced AI chips in Southeast Asia.

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