Microsoft received U.S. approval to ship 60,000 Nvidia GB300 chips to the UAE under Trump’s administration

Microsoft just got permission from the U.S. Commerce Department to ship over 60,000 Nvidia AI chips to the United Arab Emirates. This is the first export license of its kind approved under President Donald Trump’s administration, and it clears the way for Microsoft to move forward with its AI expansion plans in the Gulf. The approval came through back in September, but the company announced it Monday, saying the license was based on “updated and stringent technology safeguards.” These aren’t some random chips either. The license covers the shipment of hardware equivalent to 60,400 A100 GPUs, but with a twist,...