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Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

TechCrunch • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.

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Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.

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Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years.

But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.

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