Overview

• The UAE and US plan additional joint investments in artificial intelligence as part of their strategic partnership.
• Microsoft's $1.5 billion investment in UAE's G42 deepens ties between the two nations, focusing on AI and cloud services.
• The UAE is exploring small modular nuclear reactors to support AI data centers but has no concrete plans yet.
• Saudi Arabia's $40 billion AI fund highlights the region's ambition to become a global AI leader.
• Mastercard collaborates with the UAE to promote AI adoption and enhance cybersecurity through a new AI center in Dubai.