Microsoft announced on Monday it has obtained export licenses<\/strong> from the U.S. Commerce Department to supply Nvidia AI chips<\/strong> to the United Arab Emirates<\/strong>, marking a significant step in advancing the Gulf nation\u2019s artificial intelligence capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The approval, granted in September under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, allows Microsoft to ship the equivalent of 60,400 additional A100 chips<\/strong>, including Nvidia\u2019s advanced GB300 GPUs<\/strong>. According to Microsoft, the decision was based on \u201cupdated and stringent technology safeguards<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a company blog post, Microsoft stated that the GPUs will be used to provide access to advanced AI models from OpenAI<\/strong>, Anthropic<\/strong>, open-source developers, and Microsoft itself. \u201cMore important is their positive impact across the UAE,\u201d the company emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nvidia shares rose 2.17% following the news, while Microsoft dipped slightly by 0.17%. Analysts say the move cements the UAE\u2019s strategy to become a global AI hub. \u201cAccess to the world\u2019s leading AI chips provides the hardware that will give developers the leading edge needed in an incredibly competitive global landscape,\u201d said Azad Zangana<\/strong> from Oxford Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft President Brad Smith<\/strong> highlighted the importance of the U.S.\u2013UAE relationship during the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi. \u201cWe\u2019re very grateful to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick<\/strong> and the bipartisan support that made these export licenses possible,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft is also increasing its total investment in the UAE to $15.2 billion<\/strong> by 2030. This includes a $1.5 billion equity investment<\/strong> in AI firm G42<\/strong> and over $5.5 billion<\/strong> in capital expenditures for expanding its AI and cloud infrastructure in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smith emphasized that Microsoft\u2019s strategy is rooted in \u201ctechnology, talent, and trust<\/strong>,\u201d which he sees as the foundation for the UAE\u2019s broader digital transformation. \u201cWe\u2019re really investing in trust, not just infrastructure,\u201d he said, pointing to AI\u2019s role in shaping the region\u2019s future economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" U.S. government approves high-end chip shipments Microsoft announced on Monday it has obtained export licenses from the U.S. Commerce Department to supply Nvidia AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, marking a significant step in advancing the Gulf nation\u2019s artificial intelligence capabilities. The approval, granted in September under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, allows Microsoft to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10772,"featured_media":12888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[3197],"class_list":{"0":"post-12887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech","8":"tag-hns"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12889,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12887\/revisions\/12889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetimesfinancial.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Boosting AI infrastructure and model access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Deepening U.S.\u2013UAE tech cooperation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A foundation of technology, talent, and trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n