Source: G42 is talking to Google, AWS, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI to become tenants at its UAE-US AI Campus, and aims to diversify chip suppliers beyond Nvidia
THE SCOOP — Abu Dhabi-backed G42 is still negotiating with major American technology firms — with no agreements yet …
A look at the intensifying race for super apps in the Gulf, as Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Botim, and Noon consolidate various services into single platforms
From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms. — The race for super-apps is intensifying in the Middle East. Bluesky: @restofworld.org Blues...
A look at the UAE's Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI, which aims to supply talent to Emirati companies, incubate startups, and serve as the UAE's AI R&D arm
Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI is focused on building an engineering pipeline, incubating homegrown startups, and hypercharging the region's AI development
Sources: TSMC and Samsung executives have visited the UAE and are considering building UAE-funded chip factories; TSMC denies any new international expansion
Wall Street Journal :
In an interview, Brad Smith says Microsoft's deal with UAE-based AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of key US chips and AI technology abroad
Stephen Nellis / Reuters :
Microsoft and UAE-based G42 plan to build a $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya, opening in about two years, to boost computing capacity in East Africa
Bloomberg :
Sources: seeking an edge over China in AI deals, the Biden administration is brokering talks between US companies and the UAE, including Microsoft's G42 deal
Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China X: @shashj and @dkaushik96 LinkedIn: Alex Kipman and Nick Hatcher X: Shashank Joshi...
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft Chris McKay / Maginative : Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE's G42 Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Microsoft invests $1...
Sources: Sam Altman met with investors and officials in the UAE this week to push for more infrastructure investment to support the development of AI technology
Bloomberg :
Sources: Canada and the UAE have lobbied leading AI startups based in Europe, including Aleph Alpha, Synthesia, and Stability AI, to move their headquarters
Canada and UAE lobby companies amid global competition over developing cutting-edge technology — Leading European …