Rohan Paul
Rohan Paul @rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-01 · ★★★ · archived
Cited as a source by: 2026-09-30-tencent-oracle-7b-overseas-chip-lease
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FT: Tencent has leased about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle for 5 years, worth about $7B,
near $14K per chip a year. The chips sit across several Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia and are unavailable inside China. investing
Such leases are allowed because US export controls govern where physical chips go, not who rents their computing power from abroad.
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Archived 2026-10-01 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Archived text
FT: Tencent has leased about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle for 5 years, worth about $7B,
near $14K per chip a year. The chips sit across several Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia and are unavailable inside China. investing
Such leases are allowed because US export controls govern where physical chips go, not who rents their computing power from abroad.
Media: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HThA4xbbUAAIgMM.png?name=orig https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HThBExJa4AAkZm9.png?name=orig
views 4391 · likes 33 · reposts 10 · replies 11 (at fetch time)
Archived 2026-10-01 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
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