How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men

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The deals stand to enrich tech CEOs substantially by opening up new audiences for their products

On his tour of the Middle East this week, Donald Trump announced a slew of multibillion-dollar tech deals with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. With the sale of the US’s most advanced technology, he also sold the American model of the industry that made it: enormous amounts of power concentrated in the hands of a few men.

The announcements poured in last week: the US and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Abu Dhabi as the site of the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the US. The deal reportedly allows the UAE to import half a million Nvidia semiconductor chips, considered the most advanced in the world for the creation of artificial intelligence products. Saudi Arabia struck a similar deal for semiconductors, obtaining the promise of the sale of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia Blackwell chips to Humain, an AI startup owned by its sovereign wealth fund. Cisco said it had signed a deal with a UAE AI firm to develop the country’s AI sector. The agreements also directed some investment by Saudi firms into US technology and manufacturing. Amazon Web Services and Qualcomm likewise announced deals on cloud computing and cybersecurity.

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Watch India launch its 2nd mission of the year tonight – Space

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  1. Watch India launch its 2nd mission of the year tonight  Space
  2. ISRO's 101st Big Rocket Launch Takes Flight, Loses Satellite Minutes Later  NDTV
  3. ISRO’s 101st satellite launch fails: Recalling the only two other instances when ‘workhorse’ PSLV failed  The Indian Express
  4. PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission could not be accomplished: ISRO  The Hindu
  5. PSLV launch of Indian radar imaging satellite fails  SpaceNews
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Zelenskyy calls for tougher Moscow sanctions after deadly Russian strike on bus

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Ukraine’s president describes attack on minibus reportedly carrying mostly elderly women as ‘deliberate killing of civilians’

Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a minibus Ukraine says was evacuating civilians, prompting Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call for tougher sanctions against Moscow.

Local authorities said that most of those killed were elderly women being evacuated from Bilopillya, a town in the Sumy region that has come under repeated Russian attack.

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Exclusive | Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal – WSJ

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  1. Exclusive | Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal  WSJ
  2. Meeting transcripts show Hamas wanted to thwart Israel-Saudi normalization with Oct. 7 attack - WSJ  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Report: In days prior to Oct. 7, Yahya Sinwar said 'extraordinary act' needed to derail Saudi normalization  The Times of Israel
  4. Oct. 7 massacre aimed to block Israel-Saudi deal, documents reveal  Ynetnews
  5. Hamas docs: Oct. 7 aimed to block Israel-Saudi peace  JNS.org
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Poland presidential election 2025: Polls, results, contenders – Al Jazeera

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  1. Poland presidential election 2025: Polls, results, contenders  Al Jazeera
  2. Poland’s presidential election could end last vestige of populist resistance to PM Tusk  CNN
  3. ‘The same faces, swapping places’: Polish candidates aim to break two-party hold on power  The Guardian
  4. Why so much is riding on Poland’s presidential elections  The Economist
  5. Polish voters set for tight presidential race after 10 years of Duda  BBC
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Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – 8.3 km south of Puquio, Ayacucho, Peru, on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 05:22 am (Lima time) – – Volcano Discovery

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  1. Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 8.3 km south of Puquio, Ayacucho, Peru, on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 05:22 am (Lima time) -  Volcano Discovery
  2. Peru earthquake horror as huge 6.0 scale quake hits thousands with tremor felt for miles  The Mirror
  3. Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Central Peru; No Major Damage Reported  Newsx
  4. Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador, EMSC says  Deccan Herald
  5. Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border region  Armenpress
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Libyan ministers resign as protesters call for government to step down – Al Jazeera

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  1. Libyan ministers resign as protesters call for government to step down  Al Jazeera
  2. Libya's PM says eliminating militias is 'ongoing project' as ceasefire holds  Reuters
  3. Most intense fighting for years rocks Libyan capital  CNN
  4. Six killed in Tripoli clashes after killing of militia leader  The Guardian
  5. Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli  UN News
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Laura Kuenssberg on UK-EU summit: What to expect on trade, immigration and defence – BBC

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  1. Laura Kuenssberg on UK-EU summit: What to expect on trade, immigration and defence  BBC
  2. Is Britain really inching back towards the EU?  BBC
  3. UK-EU summit will be step on path to better relations, says Rachel Reeves  The Guardian
  4. Starmer set for 11th hour Brexit reset talks with Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to avert crisis  The Independent
  5. Keir Starmer: Shouting at EU is not in the UK’s national interest  The Times
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India Is Accused of Inhumane Deportation of Rohingya Refugees – The New York Times

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  1. India Is Accused of Inhumane Deportation of Rohingya Refugees  The New York Times
  2. UN agency, Rohingya refugees allege Indian authorities cast dozens of them into the sea near Myanmar  AP News
  3. UN launches an enquiry into Rohingya refugees being cast into the sea by Indian naval vessels  The Hindu
  4. Supreme Court refuses to stay deportation of Rohingyas illegally staying in India  Tribune India
  5. SC calls Rohingya refugees plea a ‘beautifully crafted story’  Hindustan Times
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‘The Interview’: Rutger Bregman Wants to Save Elites From Their Wasted Lives – The New York Times

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  1. ‘The Interview’: Rutger Bregman Wants to Save Elites From Their Wasted Lives  The New York Times
  2. Author Wants Smart Graduates to Avoid Jobs in Finance and Consulting  Business Insider
  3. Does your job feel pointless? This might be the answer.  vox.com
  4. Why you should quit your job and change the world – podcast  The Guardian
  5. Radical or problematic? Rutger Bregman’s book, Moral Ambition, Drive A Change, gives the handle to those with privilege  The New Indian Express
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