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Report: US Looks to Forge AI Partnerships With UAE
artificial intelligence // April 21, 2024

The White House reportedly wants U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies to form partnerships in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). By launching operations in the UAE, the U.S. could build an alliance that would give it an advantage over China in the race to develop new...

Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE AI Firm G42
Investments // April 16, 2024

Microsoft has invested $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm G42. The investment is the latest in a series of collaborations for the company and marks the latest example of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) growing importance in the AI space. “Building on the two...

UAE Launches Bilingual Gen AI Named Jais
artificial intelligence // August 31, 2023

Today’s large language models (LLMs) aren’t actually trained on that large a set of languages. For the most part, the vernacular vehicle underlying the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms operating right now is the language that dominates the content AI models train themselves on: English....

EMEA Daily: AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund; VertoFX Acquires Innovation Studio Locusnine
International // August 18, 2022

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, G42 has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG) to launch a $10 billion investment vehicle, while VertoFX has acquired the Indian innovation studio Locusnine. AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund G42, an...

Quick Reads
Microsoft and G42 Team on $1 Billion Kenya Data Center

May 22, 2024
Microsoft and AI company G42 have teamed to build a $1 billion Kenya-based data center. The collaboration, according to a Wednesday (May 22) news release, marks the largest digital investment in the history of the African nation, and will see the two companies join forces to create a new cloud region in East Africa. The companies say they are set […]

Report: US Looks to Forge AI Partnerships With UAE

April 21, 2024
The White House reportedly wants U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies to form partnerships in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). By launching operations in the UAE, the U.S. could build an...

Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE AI Firm G42

April 16, 2024
Microsoft has invested $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm G42. The investment is the latest in a series of collaborations for the company and marks the latest example of...

AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund

August 18, 2022
G42, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing firm based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage growth technology companies. The G42...