Google Cloud and Canonical release certified Ubuntu images for TPU VMs
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Summary
Google Cloud and Canonical have announced the release of certified Ubuntu images for Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) VMs, covering TPU generations v5e, v5p, v6e, and TPU7x. This certification, announced in a press release by Canonical's public cloud alliance director Hugo Huang, means Ubuntu is now officially supported on Google's custom AI accelerator hardware for cloud workloads, going back to 2023's v5e generation.
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Certified Ubuntu images for TPU7x, v6e, v5p, and v5e are now the de
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