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e& UAE, Core42 partner on sovereign AI infrastructure

Published

21 July 2026

Topic

technology

Sectors

AI Infrastructure

Geography

UAE

Source

Read at mobileeurope.co.uk

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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

e& UAE and Core42 have launched Sovereign AI Compute, a GPU-powered platform keeping AI infrastructure and sensitive data within the UAE for government, healthcare, financial services and other regulated sectors. The offering combines compute, connectivity and local support to help organisations deploy production-grade AI systems compliant with data residency requirements.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

The Wire takeaway

If you're building AI products for Gulf government, healthcare or finance, the infrastructure lock-in just tightened: data must now stay in-country, and e& and Core42 own the on-ramp. You'll need to either partner with them or rebuild your stack for data residency.

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AI Infrastructure · data-sovereignty · gpu-infrastructure · regulated-sectors · regional-compute · ai-deployment