Abu Dhabi’s technology investment fund MGX is collaborating with US chipmaker Nvidia and French companies to develop Europe’s largest artificial intelligence data center, located near Paris. This significant initiative was announced at the Choose France summit held in Versailles. The project involves a 1.4 gigawatt-capacity campus and includes partnerships with France-backed investment firm Bpifrance and...
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Abu Dhabi’s MGX Collaborates with Nvidia to Establish Europe’s Largest AI Campus
Abu Dhabi’s MGX has formed a partnership with Nvidia to develop what will be the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus in Europe. This initiative is a continuation of the AI agreements established earlier this year between President Sheikh Mohamed and French President Emmanuel Macron during their discussions in February. The collaboration aims to enhance AI...
UAE and U.S. Sign AI Agreement to Enhance Technology Cooperation
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States have recently signed an agreement to boost their cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI). This deal is expected to provide the UAE with expanded access to advanced AI chips from the U.S., following previous restrictions that were aimed at preventing China from obtaining such technology. Finalized during...
US Considers Allowing UAE to Import Over a Million Advanced Nvidia Chips
The Trump administration is contemplating a deal that would enable the United Arab Emirates to import more than a million advanced Nvidia Corp. chips. This quantity significantly exceeds limits set under the Biden-era AI chip regulations, raising concerns about the potential risks of American hardware being accessed by China. According to sources familiar with the...
Nvidia to Ship 18 000 AI Chips to Saudi Arabia for Data Center Project
US chip maker Nvidia has announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s AI startup Humain, which is backed by the country’s sovereign wealth fund. As part of this collaboration, Nvidia will ship 18 000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia to support the development of a new data center project. This partnership was unveiled during a recent...
White House Considers Lifting AI Chip Export Restrictions for UAE
The White House is contemplating the removal of restrictions on AI chip exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This consideration follows significant advocacy from major tech companies like Nvidia and Microsoft, which have been urging the government to revise policies that currently limit exports to the UAE, along with other countries such as Saudi...
UAE Advances as a Global Hub for Artificial Intelligence, Says NVIDIA Executive
As reported by MSN, Ahmad Jamal, the Regional Director of Artificial Intelligence Solutions at NVIDIA, stated that the UAE has made significant progress in establishing itself as a global and regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI). He highlighted that the nation has moved beyond merely investing in infrastructure and technologies to a phase where it...
Nvidia and xAI Join UAE-Backed AI Consortium for US Expansion
Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI have recently joined a consortium supported by Microsoft, the UAE investment fund MGX, and BlackRock to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. This announcement was made on Wednesday amidst an escalating global competition to lead in the emerging AI technology space. The consortium, which was formed last...
Nvidia RTX AI GameCraft Showcases Future of Game Development in Dubai
Nvidia GeForce Middle East, in collaboration with the Dubai Program for Gaming 2033 (DPG33) and led by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), hosted the inaugural Nvidia RTX AI GameCraft. This pioneering event highlighted the future of game development leveraging Nvidia’s RTX AI technologies and showcased the top game development talent from the UAE. The RTX...