The escalating military conflict between the U.S. and Iran sparked fresh uncertainty regarding billions of dollars in regional technology investments. Microsoft previously committed $15.2 billion to the United Arab Emirates, while Amazon pledged $5.3 billion for data centers in Saudi Arabia. Alphabet and Oracle also finalized multibillion-dollar agreements in the region as local governments are transforming their domestic artificial intelligence ecosystems.
Escalating Middle East conflict threatens multibillion-dollar AI investments by Microsoft and Amazon
Paul Drecksler is the founder and editor of Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter, covering the most important stories in e-commerce.
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