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has committed to using multiple generations of Intel

central processing units in its artificial intelligence data centers, an expansion of an existing partnership.

Intel shares gained 2% on Thursday while Alphabet shares sank more than 1%.

The internet giant has long relied on Intel processors, dating back to its earliest server rack ambitions nearly three decades ago. Intel’s newest Xeon 6 CPUs will now run AI training and inference workloads, potentially giving the chipmaker a stronger position in an AI market that’s so far been dominated by Nvidia