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# Big Tech, Bigger Bets, Money Moves
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-04-27-am/
- Published: 2026-04-27T11:44:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-27T11:44:14.000Z
- Description: Google holds 25% of global AI compute capacity, backed by 3.8 million TPUs and 1.3 million GPUs. At Palantir, internal tensions are spilling into view. At Samsung, striking workers have hit chip production.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-am, #scan

Google holds 25% of global AI compute capacity, backed by 3.8 million TPUs and 1.3 million GPUs. At Palantir, internal tensions are spilling into view. At Samsung, striking workers have hit chip production.

> **25%** — Google's share of global AI compute capacity, powered by 3.8 million TPUs and 1.3 million GPUs. *(Financial Times)*

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