Microsoft Secures $15.2B UAE Investment Deal with Unprecedented AI Chip Export License
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Microsoft's $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy | TechCrunch
Microsoft will invest $15.2 billion in the United Arab Emirates over the next four years, the company announced Monday at the first annual Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit. The investment will include the first-ever shipments of the most advanced Nvidia GPUs to the UAE. As part of the deal, the U.S. has
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Microsoft is investing $15.2 billion in the UAE to expand AI and cloud operations
The country's citizens are among the top generative AI users worldwide Microsoft has pledged to invest $15.2 billion in the UAE between 2023 and 2029 to expand its AI infrastructure and build talent in the region. The company's investment goes one step further in helping building trust in US-UAE
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Microsoft to quadruple its UAE AI data center capacity as part of $7.9B investment - SiliconANGLE
Microsoft to quadruple its UAE AI data center capacity as part of $7.9B investment Microsoft Corp. plans to significantly grow its data center footprint in the United Arab Emirates through a partnership with a local company. The tech giant announced the initiative today alongside a second major
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Microsoft to invest over $15 billion in UAE, secures US export licenses for AI chips
Microsoft plans to invest over $15 billion in the United Arab Emirates in the seven years to the end of 2029 and has secured export licenses from the Trump administration to ship advanced chips to the Gulf country. Microsoft plans to invest over $15 billion in the United Arab Emirates in the seven
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Microsoft to spend $15.2B in UAE by 2029; unveils AI GPU export license (MSFT:NASDAQ)
Microsoft (MSFT) said on Monday that it will invest $15.2B in the United Arab Emirates from the years 2023 through 2029 as part of its efforts to grow its business in the region. The tech giant also said it received The investment aims to expand Microsoft's business in the UAE through equity
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Microsoft to invest $15.2bn in UAE to expand AI, cloud infrastructure
Image: Abu Dhabi Media Office Microsoft said it would invest $15.2bn in the UAE by 2029 to advance artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, develop local digital talent, and deepen technology cooperation between the UAE and the US. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown
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Microsoft Invests $15.2 Billion to Power UAE's AI and Cloud Future
Satya Nadella Announces Microsoft's AI-First Hiring Revival Partnership with UAE-based sovereign AI company G42 anchors the deal. Microsoft holds equity in and has established local engineering and AI research centres in Abu Dhabi. The company also aims to train up to one million people in the UAE
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Microsoft and G42 announce 200-megawatt data center expansion in UAE By Investing.com
Investing.com -- Microsoft and Abu Dhabi's G42 announced a 200-megawatt expansion of data center capacity in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, as part of an over $15 billion investment commitment by the U.S. tech giant in the Gulf country. The expansion will be delivered through Khazna Data
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Microsoft to invest over $15 billion in UAE through 2029 By Investing.com
Investing.com -- Microsoft plans to invest more than $15 billion in the United Arab Emirates over the next seven years, with a focus on expanding artificial intelligence data centers across the country. The investment, which will run through the end of 2029, comes after Microsoft secured export
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Microsoft, G42 announce 200 MW data centre capacity expansion in the UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) -Microsoft and Abu Dhabi's G42 on Wednesday announced a 200-megawatt expansion of data centre capacity in the United Arab Emirates as part of an over $15 billion investment commitment by the U.S. tech giant in the Gulf country. The expansion will be delivered through Khazna Data
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Microsoft to invest over $15 billion in UAE, secures US export licenses for AI chips
ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Microsoft plans to invest over $15 billion in the United Arab Emirates in the seven years to the end of 2029 and has secured export licenses from the Trump administration to ship advanced chips to the Gulf country, it said Monday. "The biggest share of it (the investment), by
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Microsoft announces a massive $15.2 billion investment in the UAE through 2029, becoming the first company to receive US export licenses for advanced Nvidia AI chips to the Gulf state, positioning the UAE as a strategic test case for American AI diplomacy.
Historic Investment Marks New Era in AI Diplomacy
Microsoft announced a groundbreaking $15.2 billion investment in the United Arab Emirates spanning 2023 to 2029, positioning the Gulf state as a critical test case for American AI export diplomacy
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. The announcement, made at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, represents one of the largest technology investments in the Middle East and includes the first-ever shipments of advanced Nvidia GPUs to the UAE under newly granted US export licenses2
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Breaking Export Control Barriers
Microsoft became the first company to receive approval from the US Commerce Department to export Nvidia's most advanced AI chips to the UAE in September, following substantial cybersecurity and national security compliance work
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. The licenses enable deployment of computing capacity equivalent to 21,500 Nvidia A100 GPUs, utilizing a combination of A100, H100, and H200 chips .Massive Infrastructure Expansion
The investment will dramatically expand Microsoft's UAE data center footprint, with plans to nearly quadruple local computing capacity to the equivalent of 81,900 H100 chips
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. The expansion includes deployment of Nvidia's cutting-edge GB300 superchips, each containing one CPU and two Blackwell Ultra graphics cards that provide 50% more performance than standard Blackwell B200 processors3
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Strategic Partnership with G42
Microsoft's UAE presence builds on its 2023 partnership with Group42 (G42), the UAE's sovereign AI company, which included a $1.5 billion equity investment
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. By the end of 2025, Microsoft will have invested over $7.3 billion in the UAE, with more than $4.6 billion allocated to data center capital expenses5
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Future Investment Commitments
From 2026 through 2029, Microsoft pledges an additional $7.9 billion investment, including $5.5 billion in capital expenses for AI and cloud infrastructure expansion and $2.4 billion in operating costs
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. The company expects to secure additional GPU export licenses within the next 12 months to support further infrastructure growth3
.Talent Development and Regional Hub Strategy
Beyond infrastructure, Microsoft commits to training one million UAE residents by 2027, establishing Abu Dhabi as a regional hub for AI research and model development
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. The investment responds to exceptional local demand, with the UAE ranking highest globally for AI usage per capita at 59.4%, ahead of Singapore at 58.6%2
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