EXCLUSIVE: UAE revises AI data center plan after Iranian attacks, sources say

The UAE is revising its ambitious 5-gigawatt AI data center project from a single large campus in Abu Dhabi to a distributed network across the country, adding defensive measures like air defences and underground construction following Iranian attacks on regional data centers. The project, key to the UAE's global AI strategy and involving U.S. partners such as Nvidia and OpenAI, remains under continuous review for security and operational standards.

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