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Global Tech Leaders Unite To Launch Stargate UAE AI Supercluster

G42, OpenAI, Oracle, and other global tech giants will build a 1-gigawatt AI infrastructure hub spanning 10 square miles in Abu Dhabi.

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1 year ago

May 23, 2025

Nour Nasir

global tech leaders unite to launch stargate uae ai supercluster

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In a landmark move for artificial intelligence and global tech collaboration, G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group, and Cisco have announced the launch of Stargate UAE, a next-generation AI supercluster that will form the core of the newly unveiled UAE–U.S. AI Campus in Abu Dhabi.

The project marks the first Stargate deployment outside the U.S. and will deliver 1 gigawatt of AI compute capacity. Operated by OpenAI and Oracle and built by G42, the facility will run on NVIDIA’s latest Grace Blackwell GB300 systems, integrating cutting-edge AI infrastructure with sovereign-grade data security. The first 200-megawatt cluster is expected to go live in 2026.

Spanning 10 square miles and offering 5 gigawatts of total AI data center capacity, the UAE–U.S. AI Campus will be the largest deployment of its kind outside the United States. Powered by a mix of nuclear, solar, and natural gas, the campus aims to minimize carbon emissions while driving sustainable innovation. It will also house a dedicated science park focused on talent development, R&D, and advanced computing.

Stargate UAE is designed to unlock scalable, low-latency AI capabilities for industries ranging from healthcare and energy to finance, education, and transport. It reflects a shift toward sovereign infrastructure that can power national-level innovation with global impact.

G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao described the launch as a “significant step in the UAE–U.S. AI partnership,” calling it a bridge rooted in trust and ambition. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman framed the project as the first major milestone in the company’s OpenAI for Countries initiative, focused on building global AI infrastructure with trusted partners.

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Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison emphasized the role of Stargate in delivering “nation-scale digital sovereignty,” while NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang called it a bold investment in powering the country’s vision for AI-driven growth. SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Cisco’s Chuck Robbins echoed similar sentiments, underscoring the potential of this collaboration to fuel global transformation.

As global demand for AI infrastructure surges, Stargate UAE positions the Emirates as a frontrunner in the race to deliver secure, sovereign, and scalable AI infrastructure — with benefits that stretch far beyond its borders.

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At I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai Concedes AI Must Deliver Real Value

Gemini 3.5, a personal agent called Spark, agentic shopping, and Android XR eyewear are all aimed at making AI feel useful, not just impressive.

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6 days ago

May 20, 2026

Nour Nasir

at io 2026 sundar pichai concedes ai must deliver real value

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Google’s annual I/O developer conference (I/O 2026) has recently become a status update on the same question: can the company turn its AI spending into products people use every day? This year, chief executive Sundar Pichai described Google as being in a phase of hyper progress, while conceding this is the part of the cycle where people want to see real value in the products they use on a day-to-day basis.

The strategy on display was to push agents — AI systems that act on a user’s behalf — into nearly every Google product at once. Search now has an “intelligent search box” that returns generated explainer videos alongside links. Gmail, Docs, YouTube and Maps are gaining their own agent layers, including a Docs Live feature that turns spoken instructions into drafted text with citations.

Two new models, Gemini 3.5 and a cheaper Gemini 3.5 Flash, arrived the same day. Google says 900 million people now use Gemini, and that more than 50 billion images have been generated with it. The pricing tier names are likely to confuse buyers: a new AI Ultra plan launches at $100 a month, while the older Gemini AI Ultra drops from $250 to $200.

The flashier announcements were Gemini Omni, a video generator pitched as a more realistic answer to OpenAI’s discontinued Sora 2, and Gemini Spark, a personal agent that handles recurring tasks across a user’s Google account. A new universal shopping cart lets agents complete purchases across multiple retailers from inside Google itself, placing the company between the merchant and the buyer, and also owning the checkout.

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Google also confirmed its Android XR eyewear, built with Samsung and frames from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Audio-only glasses ship this autumn; a display-equipped version, which would superimpose live translations into the wearer’s field of view, is still in development. Both sets translate, however only the display version shows you the result.

What Pichai did not resolve is the bargain underneath all this. An agent is only useful to the degree it knows your calendar, your inbox, your shopping history and your physical surroundings. Google has now confirmed that, in time, the same context may carry advertising.