{"id":3538,"date":"2025-05-11T16:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2025-05-11T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:59:04","slug":"weekly-news-blast-8th-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/weekly-news-blast-8th-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Blast – 8th May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com<\/a> with NEWS<\/strong> in the subject line.<\/div>\n
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UAE<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

US considers easing of chip export restrictions on UAE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The U.S. is considering easing restrictions on exports of advanced semiconductors to the UAE, according to Bloomberg. A potential bilateral chip deal could be announced during former President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to the region from May 13\u201316. Currently, the UAE faces export limits under new U.S. rules, which restrict access to high-end chips unless security guarantees are provided. The move comes amid surging global demand for AI-capable processors and U.S. concerns about technology diversion to China. In response, the UAE has partnered with U.S. firms and distanced itself from Chinese tech companies to build trust\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Oman<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

ITHCA invests in US chip firm to boost Oman\u2019s tech vision<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ITHCA Group has signed a strategic investment agreement with U.S.-based Lumotive to bolster Oman\u2019s role as a regional hub for advanced industries, particularly in semiconductor technology. The partnership aims to support research, design, and skill development, and is part of ITHCA\u2019s broader effort to establish a centre of excellence for Omani semiconductor designers. The move reflects a strategy of collaborating with global tech leaders to promote knowledge transfer and national expertise. Lumotive, known for its programmable optical semiconductors, is backed by major investors and has received multiple innovation awards\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the GDCA Weekly News Blast! Check out the latest industry news from the GCC region below. Have any Middle East data centres news you\u2019d like to share? Email yours to imogen@gulfdca.com with NEWS in the subject line. Industry News UAE US considers easing of chip export restrictions on UAE The U.S. is considering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news-blast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3539,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538\/revisions\/3539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gulfdca.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}