Nvidia’s UAE Chip Deal: U.S. Greenlights Advanced AI Exports, Stocks Soar
The U.S. approved a first-ever export license for Microsoft to send about 60,400 of Nvidia’s latest AI chips, including GB300 “Grace Blackwell” processors, to the UAE for use in data centers. Nvidia stock rose 3% on the news. Microsoft plans to invest $15.2 billion in UAE AI infrastructure by 2029. The deal includes strict safeguards and was personally endorsed by President Trump’s administration.