In the AI arms race, the world’s superpowers are increasingly forcing prospective allies to pick sides—the U.S. or China. And this week, a major Emirati technology company threw its lot in with the U.S.
UAE-based G42, which the Biden administration has flagged as a national security risk over its ties to Chinese companies and government agencies, announced it would sever ties with Chinese hardware suppliers, according to the Financial Times. G42 will now use hardware from American suppliers to assuage the national security concerns its business dealings with China posed, the company said.
