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Humain plans a 1.7 GW Saudi datacenter build next year
Datacenter building ambitions in the region have been mostly undeterred by the Iran war
UAE residents top Microsoft’s AI adoption list
Second-place Singapore isn’t even close
Microsoft’s plan to spend USD 10 bn in the Gulf through 2030 is the biggest new foreign commitments to the region since the Iran war kicked off
The spending is a gamble that drone strikes haven’t diminished the value of the Gulf’s…
Saudi aims to raise its profile in global AI governance
Saudi’s the first Arab host of a UN conference on AI ethics
United Arab Emirates
Anthropic’s a two-time loser — and Dubai’s going driverless
Two-time loser: The Pentagon was within its rights to blacklist Anthropic from its contracts, a…
G42 rethinks Stargate plans amid Iran fears
The firm may spread its data center footprint across the UAE
UAE, Germany agree to AI, energy investments
Both nations want to diversify their tech relationships