[Google Escalates AI Chip War with Nvidia; OpenAI May Plan to Purchase] According to a Bloomberg report on November 9th, Google's parent company, Alphabet, is launching two dedicated AI chips—the TPU 8tx and 8i Max—targeting secure computing and advanced AI workloads to challenge Nvidia. The report states that Google's TPU costs approximately 30% less than Nvidia's GPUs, offering competitive performance and higher energy efficiency for certain tasks. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that sales related to Google's TPUs could surge from $12 billion in 2026 to over $135 billion in 2028. Major customers include Apple, Meta, Oracle, and Anthropic, and OpenAI is reportedly planning to purchase them as well.