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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

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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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Instagram Redraws Its Wordmark And The Internet Reads “Instagzam”

Instagram’s first wordmark refresh in a decade arrives with new fonts, a restrained gradient — and a Reddit verdict of sidegrade.

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4 days ago

August 14, 2026

Nour Nasir

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Although Instagram’s famous camera icon hasn’t changed, the company has refreshed the handwritten wordmark at the top of its app. This is the first redesign we’ve seen in ten years, and one the internet promptly set about renaming.

“The wordmark at the top of the app hasn’t changed in 10 years, so it was time for a refresh,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote in a post on August 13, describing the new version as “cleaner and more modern” while keeping references to the original design.

Instagram says its team explored hundreds of options — all-caps lettering, camera-inspired concepts, even literal handwriting — before returning to script. “Script reflects individuality, so referencing that felt right,” Instagram director of product design Jasmine Probst said in Meta’s announcement. “The new wordmark is bolder and simpler, with touches of unexpectedness. It cues individual expression, a personal voice, both of which have always been core to Instagram”.

The wordmark is part of a broader brand overhaul: an updated Instagram Sans typeface, two new fonts — the hand-drawn Instagram Pen and Instagram Mono — plus refreshed motion and layouts, and more restrained use of the signature gradient. The wordmark is rolling out globally now, with the rest arriving throughout 2026 and beyond.

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The design mixes cursive and print lettering, some characters connected and others floating free. That hybrid approach, combined with unusually shaped “s” and “r” characters, led some users to conclude the logo actually reads “Instagzam”. On the r/logodesign subreddit, one user said the wordmark looked “fan-made,” like something built in Canva; another called it “an unsettling mix of manuscript and cursive”; a third summarized it as a “sidegrade” — or, inevitably, a “zidegrade”.

Not everyone was hostile to the new look. Some found the half-cursive design stylish and surprisingly readable, while others called it an improvement on its predecessor, and one commenter argued Instagram was simply adopting minimalist branding later than everyone else. Either way, the platform now has a refreshed identity, three updated fonts, and an unofficial new pronunciation.