The Wall Street Journal (gated) with the report on chip-makers TSMC and Samsung mulling building factory complexes in the UAE:

  • on par with some of the company’s largest and most advanced facilities in Taiwan, according to people familiar with the interactions
  • discussions are still in the early phases
  • could be a cornerstone for artificial-intelligence investments in the Middle East

Journal caveats that there are multiple technical and other hurdles that mean they might not pan out.

Link here (gated).

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