Advanced AI chips cleared for export to UAE under Microsoft deal

Published on December 10, 2024

Advanced AI chips cleared for export to UAE under Microsoft deal

The US government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United Arab Emirates as part of the company's highly-scrutinized partnership with Emirati AI firm G42, Axios reported on Saturday, citing two people familiar with the deal.

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