{
  "id": 11121919,
  "title": "China’s Tencent leases 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate AI push, FT reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/chinas-tencent-leases-100-000-chips-from-oracle-to-accelerate-ai-push-11121919",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442140/chinas-tencent-leases-100000-chips-from-oracle-to-accelerate-ai-push-ft-reports"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tencent, the Chinese technology giant, has entered into a significant overseas lease agreement with US cloud provider Oracle to access approximately 100,000 advanced AI chips, according to a report by the Financial Times. The Chinese company has committed to a five-year lease across multiple Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia, valued at around $7 billion, with an upfront payment of about 30%, as per the report. However, Reuters has not been able to independently verify the report, and neither Oracle nor Tencent have responded to Reuters' requests for comment. The agreement underscores the escalating demand for computing resources to fuel Tencent's AI expansion, as the company intensifies investments in developing and deploying large language models. ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is reportedly in discussions with Tencent and other parties to sell gaming assets. Chinese firms have been actively seeking AI chips due to tightening US export curbs and China's emphasis on developing home-grown alternatives to US technology providers.",
  "summary": "Tencent signed its largest overseas lease deal with US cloud provider Oracle to access about 100,000 advanced AI chips that were not available in China, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Chinese technology giant this year agreed to a five-year lease across multiple Oracle data centers in south-east Asia, according to the report. The deal is…",
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        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "China’s Tencent leases 100,000 chips from US tech firm Oracle to accelerate AI push: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/chinas-tencent-leases-100-000-chips-from-us-tech-firm-oracle-to",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:30:00.000Z"
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        "title": "China's Tencent taps Oracle for 100,000 AI chips in $7B lease deal - report",
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