๐ป Technology Live Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals. TE TechCrunch 17 Jul 2026 2 hours ago 1 min read TechCrunch โ 17 July 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 6 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million dโฆ Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals. Read Full Story at TechCrunch โ Advertisement Why first GPU financiers turning inference chips 400 React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories ๐ป Technology Jodie Foster Says Brad Pittโs โF1โ Seemed Like It Was Made by AI and Written by a Computer: โWasnโt It?โ Variety ยท 14 days ago ๐ป Technology Killers of British couple in South Africa sentenced to life BBC World News ยท 14 days ago ๐ป Technology Relief efforts shift as Venezuela quake survivors seek aid Al Jazeera ยท 14 days ago ๐ป Technology England out to end semi-final hoodoo against bogey side South Africa Sky Sports ยท 15 days ago ๐ป Technology 'We can't see the ball': Thick fog at Wrigley Field forces delay, shuts down ABS challenge system in Cardinals-Cubs Yahoo Sports ยท 12 days ago ๐ป Technology World Cup What to Watch: Spain aims for first knockout win since 2010; Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal against Croatia Yahoo Sports ยท 15 days ago