# Microsoft winds down rented Oracle AI computing capacity

_Published Friday, November 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM EST · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Microsoft is switching off computing capacity rented from Oracle after declining to renew a 2023 deal because the hardware used older Nvidia chips, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The withdrawal forms part of Microsoft's broader reassessment of billions of dollars in cloud partnerships.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261106/p18#a261106p18)

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