Microsoft says the US now lets it ship the latest Nvidia chips to the UAE, the first company to get a license; Trump made a deal with UAE President MBZ in May
Commerce department approval paves way for huge new investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Middle East
Sources: delays in the deal to send Nvidia's AI chips to the UAE, announced in May, are frustrating Jensen Huang and administration officials like David Sacks
White House said to be pressing nation to finalize U.S. investments before chip deliveries are authorized Aiko Gao Ishida / Tech in Asia : Trump's UAE chip deal delays frustrate Nvidia, US officials S...
Roblox restricts some features in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including its in-game chat tool, and improves Arabic content moderation due to child safety concerns
Leen Al-Rashdan / Bloomberg : X: @tdrauae X: @tdrauae : 👦👧 Because our children's safety comes first... TDRA, in collaboration with Roblox, announces new changes to enhance protection on the Roblox p...
Sources: the US has approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the UAE as part of the company's partnership with G42
- Lawmakers have raised concerns over the partnership, saying there is a risk it could open up a back door for China to access the advanced technology.
US authorities: Dubai has quietly become a leading home for crypto scamming in the past decade, including Ponzi and pyramid schemes that made $3.4B+ since 2017
Ponzi and pyramid schemes dressed in startup clothes have been running rampant in the UAE, experts and US authorities say.
Microsoft calls for “clarity and consistency” over US export controls that have held up shipping AI chips to UAE-based G42, in which Microsoft invested $1.5B
Financial Times :
Yemen says a ship has repaired the AAE-1 subsea cable, linking Asia and Europe, in the Red Sea, and remains in the water to repair the Seacom and EIG cables
- Vessel owned by UAE-based telco making repairs amid conflict — Fixes to internet cables delayed by geopolitical friction X: @oliviasolon . Forums: Slashdot X: Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon : NEW: Thr...
Sources: Biden administration is encouraging US tech groups to seek AI deals in the UAE and brokered Microsoft's deal with G42, as it seeks an edge over China
Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher : Fascinating read, and some very sma...
Sources: Sam Altman is working to get US approval for his chip project, as involving the UAE and others risks raising national security and antitrust concerns
- Middle East investors, factories may prompt security concerns — Potential new company could trigger antitrust review
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority grants OKX Middle East a license, allowing the crypto exchange to offer its services to retail clients in the UAE
Federico Maccioni / Reuters :