The Department of Commerce loosens export controls to the UAE, letting G42 and US companies like Apple, Meta, and xAI export AI chips to UAE without a license
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Looser AI chip export controls to the UAE open another high-capacity region for training and inference — and formalize G42 as a central node in that ecosystem. If you’re planning global AI infra, the Gulf just became a more straightforward region for serious deployments, but you still need a clear view on data residency and partnership risk.
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