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Monday 19 May 2025
Middle East key to extending cloud AI peripheral chip market growth by two years
US President Donald Trump recently led a large delegation of American companies to the Middle East for various political and business cooperation agreements. Reports indicate that...
Monday 19 May 2025
Tesla sidelined in Trump's Middle East trip, as Lucid pushes for Saudi auto tariffs
US President Donald Trump's new agreement with Saudi Arabia will allow the state to procure AI chips from leading US-based chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, as part of the Saudi Vision 2030...
Monday 19 May 2025
From containment to control: Trump's Gulf deals isolate Huawei and heat up AI Cold War
The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued fresh guidelines targeting AI chips, delivering another major blow to Huawei. The directive explicitly...
Monday 19 May 2025
Nvidia's master plan: forging a strategic alliance for the future of AI infrastructure

For the past two years, the AI revolution has resembled a software arms race: the bigger the model, the better the odds of winning. But...

Sunday 18 May 2025
Appier posts strong 1Q25 growth, eyes Middle East expansion
Appier has reported solid financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with revenue rising 27% year-on-year to approximately JPY9.4 billion (US$64.17 million), or 31% on a currency-neutral...
Friday 16 May 2025
Trump's Qatar Boeing deal boosts Taiwan suppliers as China ban lifts
Boeing landed its largest-ever single order as Qatar Airways agreed to purchase 210 wide-body aircraft during US President Donald Trump's recent Middle East visit. The deal, announced...
Friday 16 May 2025
Trump's Middle East visit brings relief to Nvidia and AI supply chain
Industry insiders revealed that just as the market believed the rapid growth of AI was slowing down and Nvidia's performance would no longer be spectacular, US President Donald Trump...
Thursday 15 May 2025
US poised to approve deal permitting UAE to import 500,000 Nvidia AI chips yearly

The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced...

Thursday 15 May 2025
Foxconn expects AI servers to drive over half of 2025 server revenue amid surging demand and Middle East opportunities
AI servers are emerging as a dominant revenue driver for leading ODM vendors in 2025, with Foxconn at the forefront of this trend. Despite lingering concerns about potential supply...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Huawei cornered in Middle East: Trump, Nvidia redraw AI frontlines
The US-China tech conflict is intensifying even as leaders project a veneer of diplomacy. During trade talks in Geneva, President Donald Trump said the US was "not looking to hurt...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Trump's Middle East visit sparks major AI deals
US President Donald Trump embarked on a high-stakes Middle East tour from May 13 to 16, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
China's Pony AI is Uber's latest robotaxi partner in Middle East
Robotaxi company Pony AI will partner with ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. to launch in the Middle East this year, as the auto industry's push into autonomous driving gathers...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
PC giants eyes Saudi Arabia for setting up plants as US tariffs supply disrupt
The Trump administration's imposition of reciprocal tariffs has thrown global supply chains into disarray. Industry analysis of tariff rates and regional investment incentives reveals...
Monday 10 March 2025
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Friday 20 December 2024
Global smartphones, 3Q 2024

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