Meta’s $10 Billion Bet on Google Cloud: What It Means for AI and the Cloud Wars

22/08/2025 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 16
Meta’s $10 Billion Bet on Google Cloud: What It Means for AI and the Cloud Wars

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Episode Synopsis

Meta just signed a six-year, $10 billion deal with Google Cloud to power its AI ambitions. This surprising partnership brings two rivals together and reshapes the balance of power in the cloud wars between AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.



In this episode of Tech It From Me, I break down:




Why Meta needs Google’s AI infrastructure (and its custom TPU chips)



Why this is a breakthrough moment for Google Cloud



How AWS, Azure, and Google are competing in the next phase of the cloud wars



What this deal reveals about the future of AI infrastructure spending



The irony of “coopetition” as Meta and Google work together despite being ad rivals




If you’re curious about how AI is driving record-breaking cloud deals — and what this means for the future of technology — this is an episode you won’t want to miss.



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