US to sell Al chips to UAE's G42

Thousands of Al chips to be sold to firm will be Nvidia Corp's most advanced offering

- BY ANUPAM VARMA

The US has approved sales of tens of thousands of advanced AI semiconductors to Emirati AI firm G42 and Saudi Arabia's Humain, in a major boost for both Gulf nations' ambitions to become formidable players in the technology.

Each company is slated to receive Al chips with the computing power equivalent to 35,000 GB300 processors from Nvidia Corp., the chipmaker's most advanced offering, according to the US Commerce Department.