Satya Nadella just tried to show everyone who's boss in AI, again

aol.com None Satya Nadella is hoping to prove he's the shrewdest dealmaker in AI. • None Microsoft just put $1.5 billion in UAE firm G42 while getting it to divest its China ties. •…

Huawei's latest surprise and an unexpected avatar

asia.nikkei.com Hi everyone! This is Lauly from Taipei, still recovering from the mental shock of the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan since 1999. The tech supply chain on the island, which…

U.S.-backed Microsoft deal elbows out China's AI in Gulf

axios.com Microsoft's new $1.5 billion partnership with G42, a government-backed tech-investing giant in the UAE, marks a stunning move in AI's increasingly frantic global chess game.…

Inside Washington’s Role in Microsoft’s Big AI Deal With G42

nytimes.com A relatively small deal — by Microsoft’s standards, anyway — is leading to big geopolitical ripples on Tuesday. The tech giant is investing $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati…

Microsoft’s $1.5B funding for G42 signals growing US-China rift

techcrunch.com As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance in the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big move into one of its oil-rich countries. On Monday…

Microsoft makes high-stakes play in tech cold war with Emirates AI deal

seattletimes.com Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Gulf.

Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake

aol.com Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42, giving the U.S. tech giant a minority stake and a seat on the board, the…

As tensions with Israel rise, Iranian forces seize a container ship near Strait of Hormuz

pbs.org DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the…

Iranian commandos seize container ship linked to Israeli billionaire near Strait of Hormuz

fortune.com Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the…

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with West

abcnews.go.com Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have rappelled down onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel DUBAI, United Arab Emirates…

OpenAI CEO wants UAE Dubai into his plan for a global AI cabal

theregister.com OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's latest stop on his AI emperor roadshow was in the United Arab Emirates, where he floated the idea of a global consortium of governments and private…

Can Sino-Arabian business ties replace Sino-American ones?

economist.com WHEN CHINESE and Middle Eastern moneymen meet, it is usually behind closed doors. Last month they mingled openly in the lobby of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, at the “FII…

‘Extraordinarily opaque’: A Dubai energy company that’s only 2 years old has deals in place to acquire huge chunks of African land

fortune.com Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as the morning sun casts a golden hue over the…

Get Inspired for Summer with 101 Abu Dhabi Do's!

benzinga.com From breakfast with giraffes to art classes at Louvre Abu Dhabi… ABU DHABI, UAE, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Planning your summer holidays, and looking for a unique mix of…

‘Carbon colonialism’ in Africa meets resistance as companies seek to sell carbon credits from conservation projects that often upend local livelihoods

fortune.com Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as the morning sun casts a golden hue over the…

UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus, collaborates with Kushner

investing.com The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai's signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he owns in Belarus, a country targeted by…

A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods

abcnews.go.com A raft of agreements between African countries and Dubai-based company Blue Carbon could give the company control over large swaths of land for conservation projects ABUJA,…

UAE has Halted Diplomatic Relations With Israel

watcher.guru The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has halted all diplomatic coordination with Israel, according to an i24 News report. Specifically, the country announced the suspension of…