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April 7, 2026
Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon's AI chips
Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.
TL;DR
- Uber is expanding its contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run more ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips.
- This includes increased use of AWS's Graviton processors and a new trial of AWS's AI chip, Trainium3.
- Uber had previously signed major cloud deals with Oracle and Google in 2023.
- The deal with AWS is viewed as a competitive maneuver against cloud rivals Google and Oracle.
- Other Big Tech companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple have also increased their use of AWS due to its AI chips.
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