According to Jeff Dean on X (formerly Twitter), Google has announced the general availability of its 7th generation TPU, codenamed Ironwood, for Cloud TPU customers. This new release features significant improvements in both performance and efficiency compared to previous generations, enabling faster model training and inference for enterprise AI applications. The Ironwood TPU is expected to accelerate large-scale machine learning workloads, including generative AI and deep learning, providing a substantial competitive advantage for businesses leveraging Google Cloud's AI infrastructure (source: x.com/sundarpichai/status/1986463934543765973).