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Qualcomm and Amazon announce AI custom chip development deal with $4 billion warrant issuance from Amazon, signaling hyperscaler silicon diversification strategy.

Major cloud provider commits to custom silicon, establishing alternative to GPU-only acceleration and diversifying chip supply beyond Nvidia.
Trade pressSlicast · September 11, 2026 at 18:30 UTC · US · Source: BW Businessworld
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