The US has authorised the export of Nvidia's powerful AI chips to UAE artificial intelligence company G42 and Saudi tech start-up Humain, it said on Wednesday.
Both companies can purchase the equivalent of up to 35,000 of Nvidia's Blackwell chips (GB300s), the Commerce Department said. G42 and Humain must meet rigorous security and reporting requirements, it added.
The approval is seen as a significant moment for the UAE and Saudi Arabia as part of their broader diversification efforts.
“The White House’s decision to authorise US chip exports to the UAE marks another milestone in the trusted and enduring partnership between our two nations,” said Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Minister of State and the country's long-standing ambassador to the US.
“The authorisation follows sustained engagement between both governments and reflects the confidence that underpins our collaboration in advanced technology and national security.”
UAE ambitions receive major boost
The announcement falls under bilateral deals the US has made with the UAE and Saudi Arabia. In March, the UAE pledged to spend $1.4 trillion in the US as part of a broader technology investment framework. In May, the UAE announced plans to launch a 5 gigawatt UAE-US AI Campus during President Donald Trump's visit to the country.
The move marks a "pivotal transition from planning to deployment" on AI between the UAE and the US, G42 said.
It will accelerate the development of projects such as Stargate UAE, the 1GW AI compute cluster being built by G42, OpenAI, Oracle, Cisco, Nvidia and SoftBank Group, the company said. The project is part of the larger campus. When completed, the campus and AI data centre are expected to be among the largest computing infrastructure projects in the world.
The move also supports the expa
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