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Blackstone partnered with Google to establish a new joint venture focused on providing Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and data centre operations as a compute-as-a-service platform in the United States. Blackstone committed an initial equity investment of $5 billion through its managed funds, while Google contributed its advanced TPU hardware, software, and technical expertise. The venture aims to bring the first 500 MW of computing capacity online by 2027 to support growing demand for AI training and inference. The collaboration highlights the increasing importance of AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, and cloud-based services in the global technology sector.