War in the Gulf could tilt the cloud race toward China
… The strikes disrupted services across banks, fintech platforms, and ride-hailing apps in the Gulf. …
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The Gulf was Silicon Valley’s bet on the future. Trump has put it in the crosshairs
… Banks, payment platforms, and enterprise software went dark. …
Iranian strikes test the Gulf’s trillion-dollar AI dream
… Amazon, Microsoft, and Google’s operations in the UAE and Dubai are the digital backbone for fintech platforms across Africa, logistics networks in South Asia, and media and health services in other emerging markets. …
U.S. and Israel’s War on Iran
… By Bobby Ghosh Global Dispatch 20 March 2026 The stark divide in the UAE and India war info systems My experience of the tech platforms, media content, and official messaging of the war in two cities. …
AI sovereignty won’t come from renting Big Tech’s models
… It is for nations to collaborate around open standards and shared infrastructure, rejecting the false binary of platform dependency or isolation, and instead building AI futures they actually control. …
India’s AI deal with the UAE challenges U.S. cloud dominance
… India already has substantial AI infrastructure commitments from U.S. companies: Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 billion over four years, Google has pledged $15 billion , and Amazon Web Services has earmarked $12.7 billion , all built around Nvidia processors and the companies’ own cloud platforms. …
“Data embassies” and safeguarding digital assets during wartime
… Co-tenancy agreements are the norm, which means that civilian enterprise applications, like banks and ride-hailing platforms, “are sitting on the same physical servers as AI systems used for military intelligence and war simulations,” Abuwasel said. “Intertwining civilian and military data … inadve… …
Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
… Unequal dynamics are structuring not only relations between developing and developed nations, but also elsewhere, with India actively exporting software platforms and services. …
AI is giving tech companies power that once belonged to governments
… The EU has linked size with more elaborate obligations and reporting requirements for “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act, and “very large” online platforms and search engines under the Digital Services Act. …