Iranian strikes test the Gulf's trillion-dollar AI dream

https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-uae-data-center-fire-iran-strike/

by donohoe • 5 months ago

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ChrisArchitect• 5 months ago

Operational issue – Multiple services (UAE)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47209781

pinkmuffinere• 5 months ago

It would be really interesting if this pushes infrastructure further into countries which are less developed but also less war-torn. I'm not really familiar with the region, but I imagine parts of West Africa might be good candidates.

someotherperson• 5 months ago

It won't. This article misses the almost certain reality that the support of the Gulf states for this conflict (and the others that passed, and those that will follow) came from incentives like having infra investments on their soil.

Divesting away from the Gulf after something as trivial as this would be a complete rug-pull. And it would end the Abraham Accords.

Don't get me wrong: it will happen at some point. But not now. Not until the Abraham Accords have served their purpose.

kittikitti• 5 months ago

"In return, Abu Dhabi’s G42 cut ties with China’s Huawei, and Humain pledged not to buy Huawei equipment — effectively locking Beijing out of the region’s AI expansion."

This is a great point, and one that I will be keenly watching because I wasn't aware of this. I was aware that Beijing is purging Israeli technology so it's even more interesting given the article posted.

Computer0• 5 months ago

One of the best things to come out of this war is the damage to AWS centers! Get some!

Iranian strikes test the Gulf's trillion-dollar AI dream

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