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Trump Backs Massive Middle East AI Hub to Counter China

William Attardi on May 28, 2025

President Donald Trump has signed off on a major agreement with the United Arab Emirates to build the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the United States. The agreement marks a sharp turn from the Biden-era policy, which limited chip exports to nations seen as too close to China. At the center of the pact is a 10-square-mile AI campus in Abu Dhabi, backed by 5 gigawatts of power—enough to support around 2.5 million of Nvidia’s flagship B200 chips………… The U.S. Commerce Department called the initiative the largest AI infrastructure project to date. UAE state-linked firm G42 will construct the site, but American companies will operate it and provide U.S.-managed cloud services across the region. The White House said the UAE has committed to building or financing equivalent data centers in the U.S., while also aligning its national security policies with American standards.  The project signals a deepening U.S. presence in Middle East tech infrastructure and a possible new chapter in global AI competition.  Trump Backs Massive Middle East AI Hub to Counter China – Newsweek

Big Tech’s Next AI Bet Is A ‘Watershed Moment,’ Analyst Says — And a $1 Trillion Opportunity by Shannon Carroll

William Attardi on May 19, 2025

At the core of this strategy is a growing alliance between Gulf governments and U.S. technology companies. The Middle East could rapidly become the next major frontier for artificial intelligence, and U.S. tech giants are lining up to cash in. Nvidia, Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Palantir (PLTR), and Tesla (TSLA) are all positioning themselves in the region to be key players in what could be full-throttle AI buildout. In what Wedbush analysts are calling a “watershed moment” for Big Tech, recent developments in the region mean the AI boom might be rapidly shifting its center of gravity. A wave of investment in AI infrastructure across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is signaling an acceleration in U.S. tech companies’ expansion abroad. According to a Monday note from analysts led by Dan Ives, the region is poised to become one of the most important global markets for AI over the next decade, potentially adding over $1 trillion.  Big Tech’s next AI bet is a ‘watershed moment,’ analyst says — and a $1 trillion opportunity

Trump Secures Historic $1.4 Trillion Investment from UAE to Boost U.S. Economy by Mike Jenkin

William Attardi on March 21, 2025

In a major economic development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a landmark $1.4 trillion, 10-year investment framework in the United States, following a high-level meeting with President Donald Trump this week at the White House. The announcement came after Trump hosted UAE National Security Advisor HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed in the Oval Office on Tuesday. The UAE’s commitment marks one of the largest foreign direct investment pledges in U.S. history and is expected to supercharge growth in key sectors such as artificial intelligence, energy, semiconductors, mining, and manufacturing. A consortium led by MGX (Abu Dhabi), BlackRock, Microsoft, and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) welcomed NVIDIA and Elon Musk’s xAI into a partnership aimed at building next-generation AI data centers and energy infrastructure to solidify U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. The massive economic commitment highlights the deepening relationship between the Trump administration and the UAE. The announcement is expected to generate tens of thousands of U.S. jobs, accelerate construction of AI and energy hubs, and position the United States as a top destination for strategic investment in emerging sectors.  Trump Secures Historic $1.4 Trillion Investment From UAE To Boost U.S. Economy

Telling Time – 12-hour time is a very ancient system that traces back to the Mesopotamian empires. They had a cultural fixation with the number 12, used a base-12 numerical system, and divided up most things into 12ths whenever possible – including day and night. The 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night system spread throughout Europe and the Middle East and has defied multiple attempts to change it over the centuries. Also, for anyone curious as to why there was such a love of the number 12, it was because that was how they counted on their hand. Look at your hand. Notice how each of your fingers minus your thumb has three easily identifiable parts to it. They used to count by using their thumb to count each part of the finger, much in the same way we count to 10 using our fingers today. So, 12 was the max you could count on one hand.