UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks
Most outlets reported that the UAE is reconsidering its AI data centre plans following Iranian attacks, citing sources. Aaj News added context about the scale of the project and the broader strategic rethink prompted by the Iran war, while The Express Tribune also noted the authorities are exploring ways to better protect the facilities from drone and missile attacks.
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UAE revises AI data center plan after Iranian attacks, sources say
The United Arab Emirates is quietly revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data centre project – one of the biggest outside the US – after the Iran war prompted a rethink of how and where critical infrastructure should be built, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Originally envisaged as a 10-square-mile (26-square-kilometer) campus in Abu Dhabi, the project will now likely comprise...
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UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks, sources say
Authorities also considering ways to better protect the facilities from drone and missile attacks
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